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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1997
Page
3
A 45 year old man, distraught over personal troubles, slashed his throat with a knife in a restroom aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 612 from Albuquerque to San Diego, forcing an unscheduled landing in Phoenix where he was taken to a trauma unit. Relatives requested no condition information as the Chicago origin flight had stopped in Kansas City and Albuquerque before the incident.
The American Foundation for AIDS Research halted its bus and billboard campaign planned through March in 19 markets amid criticism. Time controversy and backlash obscured the message, particularly in Dallas and Fort Worth, with ads insisting that abstinence and red ribbons won’t cure AIDS and that research will.
In Newark a man sobbed as he told a judge he strangled his 12 year old daughter and killed his 10 year old son during a custody fight over religious upbringing. Avi Kostner, 52, pleaded guilty after a dramatic in court admission. The bodies were found in a borrowed car near a police station.
Larry and Janice Klapperich of Kent won half of Saturday's 7 million Lotto jackpot, receiving a first of 20 annual checks for 126,000. Both plan to keep their jobs as they share plans to help family and visit Disney World with nine grandchildren and three children.
New York AP reports that cooling patients to about 87 or 88 degrees for 24 hours may speed recovery in coma patients after brain injuries. Dr. Donald Marion notes cooling is feasible in general hospitals and could benefit many survivors, though those in the worst condition showed little or no improvement.
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