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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1996
Page
2
Fifteen current and retired NYPD officers are accused of tax offenses including evasion and failure to file. They allegedly claimed up to 98 dependents and argued that New York is outside U.S. borders. One officer allegedly sold a tax-avoidance packet for up to $2,000.
A 17 year old boy resisted mowing the lawn at 6 a.m. Saturday and his father, Rickey Worthley, pushed a mower into the bedroom and started it. The boy threw a fan at the mower. Worthley was arrested by police sergeant Randy Scott and charged with assault. No one was hurt.
A 13 pound century old lobster nicknamed Stanley was freed into the Atlantic from a Wal Mart in Virginia. Animal rights activists say the escape cafe off the coast of a Maine seaside town despite television crews waiting a quarter mile away. Bruce Friedrich of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals apologized for the confusion but said the goal was achieved.
Health activists demand stop to Matria at home terbutaline pumps used by thousands of pregnant women to prevent premature labor citing at least two maternal deaths and multiple heart and lung complications. They warn the drug is not approved for home use and offer no evidence that it prevents premature birth.
NASA plans to leverage Mars Pathfinder for a toy line with Mattel Hot Wheels style rover models priced around five dollars. The project aims to bring a replica of the rover and its ship, plus a possible floppy disk, to market by the Pathfinder landing on July 4 1997. Mattel designers return after a joint workshop at NASA JPL showcasing Mars Pathfinder Cassini Stardust and other unmanned missions.
Essex Conn AP sculptor Nicholas Swearer presents 28 bronze nudes in the exhibition Our Time outside The Hollycroft Foundation. Clinton and Dole are depicted with arms symbolizing political stasis, Reagan Gingrich and Hillary Rodham Clinton are featured, and Sen Jesse Helms is shown covering his genitals and backside.
An amnesia victim found beaten and robbed at Kailua Beach, Hawaii, in March has been identified as Philip C. Cutajar, 37, a former New York man with a diplomatic background and security clearances. His family, based in Florida and North Carolina, had heard a different name in circulation. The case links him to a humanitarian mission and raises questions about how he ended up in Hawaii.
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