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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1998
Page
3
Youths in Texarkana allegedly dipped cigarettes in mercury stolen from an abandoned neon sign plant and smoked them. At least one teen required medical care after inhaling vapors, with five youths hospitalized since December and about 165 people tested for possible contamination.
Four of the McCaughey septuplets were released from Blank Children’s Hospital leaving four still in the facility. Brandon James weighed 3 pounds 12 ounces at birth and now weighs 5 pounds 3 ounces while Joel weighed 2 pounds 15 ounces and remains in fair condition. The family of Kenneth Robert and Bobbie McCaughey of Carlisle Iowa welcomed the seven siblings born November 19.
Census Director Martha Farnsworth Riche, after fighting with Republicans over Census 2000 counting methods, resigns effective January 30. She led a bureau redesign and aims to write a book on census history, saying a new leader should handle daily operations of the 2000 count.
Washington AP New Jersey sought to redefine Ellis Island as mostly New Jersey while New York argued the island remains primarily New York. The case hinges on historic border lines and where sovereignty lies for the immigrant landmark. The court will decide by late June whether most of the island should be in New Jersey with New York retaining the main building and surrounding acres.
The Supreme Court let stand a lower ruling that Georgia Attorney General Michael Bowers did not violate Robin Joy Shahar's rights by withdrawing a job offer in 1991 because she planned to marry a woman. Shahar, then an attorney, now works for Atlanta's city government and criticized the ruling as a delay in correcting unfairness.
Federal Judge Edward Lodge ruled Lon Horiuchi the FBI sharpshooter in the Ruby Ridge siege will be tried in federal court on state manslaughter charges. The arraignment followed a request to change jurisdiction, with a tentative March 10 jury date. DOJ lawyers aided the transfer, arguing official-capacity actions justify federal prosecution.
Ex senator Bob Dole registered with the Justice Department on January 6 as a foreign agent for Taiwan. He will provide strategic advice and counsel though his firm says he will not lobby members of Congress. The contract pays about 30000 per month, with Dole previously critical of foreign influence in donations.
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