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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1996
Page
1
Parents in a Wisconsin village near Milwaukee voiced shock after sign painters began painting a water tower with the letters SEX and SUS. Village administrator Chris Swartz said about six calls came in before rain halted work on Friday morning.
Prosecutor says three more suspects will not be charged in the July 3 fire at the Ohio River Fireworks store in Scottown. Judd Hall, 24, faces eight counts of involuntary manslaughter after allegedly setting a lit cigarette to fireworks. About 40 shoppers were inside. twelve were injured. Hall had undergone a brain lobotomy from a 1987 skateboard accident in Morgantown West Virginia.
Nelson Mandela began a four day visit to France with talks with President Jacques Chirac aimed at growing economic links and attracting more French investment in South Africa. The 78 year old leader would join Chirac at Bastille Day celebrations and meet Prime Minister Alain Juppe. France ranked sixth in South Africa's foreign direct investment.
Catholic protests over Protestant marches explode into clashes with police and troops in Londonderry and Belfast. One man dies after an army jeep hits him, dozens injured, and a rural hotel is bombed. IRA and Sinn Fein leaders condemn violence while patrols rise and a fragile peace process frays.
Washington AP reports NASA temperature tallies show 1995 as the hottest year, with a global average near 59.8 F, edging 1990 and above the 1950 1980 mean. James Hansen notes measurement uncertainties but cites 1995 as the peak while Pinatubo’s eruptions helped cool some years.
A flotilla of 19 Cuban exile boats from Key West reached the edge of Cuban waters to honor 41 refugees killed when their tug sank two years ago. They prayed, sang the Cuban anthem, and released cremated ashes and wreaths while officials monitored from U S Coast Guard and AWACS aircraft to ensure the group stayed within the 12 mile line.
The article reports on how the CDC’s firearms research, showing 40,000 annual gun deaths and rising gun violence, faces a $2.6 million House cut amid NRA opposition. CDC officials defend the program as vital for prevention and policy design, highlighting teen risk and gun-related homicide trends.
In Santa Barbara County, Judge Zel Canter barred television cameras from the wrongful termination trial of Michael Jackson's former staff. The suit, filed by three bodyguards, a maid, and an administrative assistant, alleges layoffs and recording devices at Neverland amid molestation allegations.
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