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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1990

Page

2

Asbell resigns after alleged assassination claim

A Camden County prosecutor Samuel Asbell reportedly faked a New Year assassination attempt and damaged his own car windows. He resigned and checked into a psychiatric facility. State Attorney General Peter N. Perretti planned a briefing detailing findings.

Trenton N.J Camden County Samuel Asbell Carrier Foundation Somerset County Peter N. Perretti Asbell

Read On Book II Program a Hit

Gorbachev takes a break and factory orders leap as the newspaper page highlights key stories on pages 1C 3C and 7C with a brisk section layout.

Gorbachev

Teen runs for local justice of the peace in GOP primary

Plano teenager John Payton, still 17 but turning 18 before the March 13 GOP primary, files to challenge Col lin County Justice of the Peace James Murrell. Payton cites high school law classes and debate experience as prep for office, while his campaign hinges on community engagement and parental funding support.

Plano, Tex Collin County James Murrell John Payton

Grim Boston shooting lie unravels as killer dies

The Charles Stuart case ends with his death by his own hand after his brother challenged his account of a suburbia wife’s murder and a staged robbery. Police found Mrs. Stuart dead hours after the Oct 23 shooting. authorities say the motive involved life insurance.

Boston Charles Stuart Boston Harbor Stuart Carol Suffolk County Atty Newman Flanagan Flynn America Boston Globe Boston Herald the Globe the Herald Flanagan Matthew John Perenyi Matthew Stuart Stuarts Perenyi

Electronic flash inventor Edgerton dies at 86 in Cambridge

Harold E. Doc Edgerton, MIT professor emeritus and inventor of the repeatable short duration electronic flash, died at the MIT faculty club at age 86 after a heart attack. A pioneer in stroboscopic photography, he helped popularize flash and contributed to ocean research with underwater devices and collaborations with Jacques Cousteau. He aided the Monitor recovery off Cape Hatteras and joined the Loch Ness expedition in 1976.

N.Y. Times Harold E Edgerton Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institute Cambridge Mass Jacques-Yves Cousteau Cape Hatteras Scotland Harold Doc” Edgerton

Jobless rate holds steady in December

The nations unemployment rate stayed at 5.3 percent in December 1989 amid weaker job growth. December added 142000 jobs largely due to 55000 striking telephone workers returning to work, while manufacturing shed 25000 positions, contributing to the year’s stable unemployment outlook.

Washington Labor Department New York Janet L. Norwood Commissioner of Labor Statistics Brpens

Weather summary for Douglas County zones 1 to 17

Zone based forecast shows tonight mostly clear with lows 15 to 25 and Saturday sunny with highs 40s to 50s. Some zones cite partly cloudy clearing by midnight and winds varying from NW to SW. Clinton Lake readings note 99 percent ice cover and lake level near normal at 875.45 feet.

Clinton Lake

Travel outlook for Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma and Colorado

Travel outlook notes partly cloudy conditions across Missouri with tonight and Saturday low 20s to low 30s and a Saturday high in the 40s. Nebraska mainly clear 10-20 with Saturday highs mid 40s east to low 50s west. Oklahoma highs in the 40s with low 50s southeast and cooler tonight. Colorado tonight from 15 below to 5 above in mountains and high valleys. Saturday mostly sunny with warmer mountains and east and highs 20s to low 50s. Road contacts listed for Kansas patrol and Turnpike Authority.

Journal Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Colorado

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