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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1997
Page
1
In Manganeses de la Polvorosa, Spain, villagers defied a 1992 ban by throwing a goat from a 45 foot belfry during the town festival honoring its patron. Spectators caught the animal in a tarp and it appeared unharmed while demonstrators and tourists watched and cheered.
McDonald’s acknowledged it hired detectives to identify activists distributing critical leaflets and to gather names of people responsible for the leafleting. The company filed a libel suit against two activists over claims of unfair work practices and environmental damage, with final arguments in a long running British civil case concluded and a spring ruling anticipated.
Algeria’s press largely abstained from reporting new violence after the government warned against exaggerating bloodshed. The Interior Ministry accused journalists of inflating victim counts or fabricating terrorism, threatening sanctions for media aiding terrorist propaganda amid a deadly Ramadan period.
The Spokesman-Review says three Spokane area suspects held on bank robbery and bombing charges are under federal scrutiny for possible ties to the Atlanta Olympic bombing. Anonymous officials warn the leads are preliminary with no solid suspects yet.
Ennis Cosby spent the evening at Sports Club L A and a late drive through wealthy LA neighborhoods ended when a flat tire forced his car onto a dark road. A call to a 47-year-old woman led to a fatal shooting as she arrived to assist, leaving the case unsolved days later with police reporting usable leads.
Police and media accounts outline Ennis Cosby’s killing overnight January 16 near Pacific Palisades. He parked after a tire change, spoke with a woman who arrived at the scene, then was shot beside his Mercedes near 1:40 a.m. A witness describes the suspect as a white man in his late 20s or early 30s, average height and build, clean shaven with a light cap. Ennis Cosby is buried in Shelburne, Massachusetts.
Belgrade thousands march as police beat back demonstrators in a third straight night of violence over government annulment of local elections. Five protesters injured. two photojournalists hurt when a car struck the crowd. Students gain apparent support from army colonel and officers while Milosevic resists concessions.
Dozens refused to leave the cracked lake despite a Sunday rescue of 83 fishermen by helicopters and boats. Ontario police said many anglers continued fishing in 11 below zero temperatures as a 320 foot wide open water gap stretched 20 miles across Lake Simcoe, north of Toronto, after a Saturday ice crack that trapped hundreds Friday.
New York tabloids allege backstage anger between Liza Minnelli and Tony Roberts during Victor Victoria with a rumored illness and a sickout while Julie Andrews is away. Peter Cromarty denies trouble on set and Minnelli’s spokesman labels gossip as backbiting.
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