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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1996
Page
2
A trio including the Tardy Furniture Company owner and two employees were murdered in an apparent execution style attack at a Winona furniture store. A 16-year-old teen, a star baseball player, was critically wounded and in a coma after the shooting.
In Washington DC a federal auction concluded with seven bidders totaling 905 million for 18 licenses to provide next generation mobile phone data services. The Federal Communications Commission put licenses on the block after two companies defaulted on license agreements. The auction surpassed the first by 30 million, funding personal communications and two-way paging and data services.
The FAA mandated the temporary removal of JT8D Pratt & Whitney turbofan engines from three passenger planes after reviewing records showing surface anomalies. The move targets parts linked to a July 7 fatal accident and mirrors issues tied to a Delta flight blast in Florida that killed two.
The Senate approved opening debate on a proposal to build a nuclear waste dump within 100 miles of Las Vegas by 65 votes to 34. Supporters cite overflowing storage at plants from California to Maine while opponents warn of seismic risks near the San Francisco Bay area.
A Coral Springs woman testified before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Rohypnol abuse amid reports of sedative fueled rapes in Broward County. Det. Sgt. Robshaw cited a man boasting of drugging 20 to 40 unconscious women. The drug, illegal to import into the US, is legal in 64 countries where Hoffmann LaRoche markets it for medical use.
Five states including Arizona Utah Illinois Missouri and Tennessee rejected Lloyds of London proposed settlement that would reduce U.S. investor debts by up to 62 million. Regulators from NASAA said the deal’s rejection by these states does not derail the broader global Lloyds restructuring.
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