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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1998
Page
1
U S District Judge Richard Matsch rejected defense claims of tainted deliberations. Nichols, 43, was convicted on involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy and sentenced to life, with murder and weapons counts acquitted. He plans to appeal.
In Santa Monica 19 year old Mikail Markhasev was found guilty of murdering Bill Cosby’s son Ennis Cosby on a dark Bel Air road while he changed a flat tire. He was also convicted of attempting to rob Cosby and using a firearm in the crime. The verdict mandates life without parole.
Protestants and Catholics clash as Britain adds hundreds of troops to curb mobs hijacking cars and torching barricades in Belfast Portadown areas. Orange Order seeks right to parade through Garvaghy Road despite Catholic opposition. Police report 42 officers wounded, 101 vehicles burned, 213 cars damaged, 110 buildings vandalized, 63 rioters arrested as patrols faced 330 gasoline bomb barrages.
Nigerian political prisoner Moshood Abiola dies at 60 in Apuya after falling ill during a meeting with a visiting U.S. delegation. A heart attack is cited. Abiola, winner of the annulled 1993 presidential vote, had been jailed by Gen. Sani Abacha. U.S. officials and Nigeria’s new military leader Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar react with cautious statements on his death. United Nations and other politicians had discussed potential releases of Abiola and other prisoners.
Detroit voters will decide whether Michael Jackson and Don Barden can pursue a $1 billion Majestic Kingdom project including a theme park hotel and casino, with a casino license debate fueling a key ballot question next month. The plan promises about 6,000 jobs though approval hinges on securing the casino license.
Palm Beach Post notes the Trump International Golf Club is scheduled to open in late 1999 on 215 acres, with excavation and construction less than half complete. The item also mentions Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith's reactions to tabloid gossip, plus a Movieline interview quote about their daughter Stella. Birthday notices list Jerry Vale Steve Lawrence Cynthia Gregory Anjelica Huston Kevin Bacon Joan Osborne.
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