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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 2010
Page
1
On January seventeenth nineteen fifty seven masked men robbed a Brink's garage in Boston stealing 1.2 million dollars in cash and 1.5 million in checks and money orders. The full gang was later captured and some loot recovered.
A man who fled the Haiti earthquake opened a restricted door at JFK Airport causing an alarm and evacuating hundreds. He is Jules Paul Bouloute, 57, living in Brooklyn and charged with criminal trespass. The incident disrupted dozens of flights and followed a prior New York area scare this month.
Washington reports that four major cigarette makers, controlling about 90 percent of U.S. sales, pressed lawyers to persuade the government not to seek Supreme Court review in a decade-long racketeering case. A 2006 ruling found concealment of smoking dangers, while courts have limited past profits and campaign damages.
Dmitry Medvedev’s black and white Kremlin photograph sold for 1.7 million dollars at a charity auction, surpassing Putin’s 1.1 million painting sale. Beneficiaries include World War II veterans housing, a children’s hospital, and an alcohol rehabilitation center kitchen. The buyer, Mikhail Zingarevich of ILIM Group, plans to display the work in his office.
President Barack Obama named former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to lead a major Haiti relief fundraising drive. The trio announced a web site to accept donations while warning of tough days ahead as aid delivery and reconstruction begin.
A Los Angeles tour company charges 65 dollars for a bus trip into gang neighborhoods led by ex gang members. Critics call it a risky spectacle while supporters say it raises awareness and funds efforts to improve the troubled communities. Visitors include a German professor and a California teacher who see value in firsthand accounts and discussing social issues.
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