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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 2010
Page
2
The House approved a bill to reduce the disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentences, moving to President Obama for signature. The measure cuts the 1986 law’s 100 to 1 ratio to about 18 to 1, addressing decades of racial impact in sentencing.
A passenger Airbus A321 crashed into the Margalla Hills near Islamabad in monsoon rain, killing all 152 aboard. The Karachi based Airblue flight departed at 7 45 a m from Karachi and was en route to Islamabad when it lost contact. Officials say it was not believed to be an act of terrorism. The disaster is the deadliest in Pakistan to date and included at least two U S citizens among the victims.
Jurors weigh whether Rod Blagojevich attempted to sell an Obama Senate seat and used power for personal gain. The judge instructs deliberations as prosecutors bring in exhibits. the pace of verdicts is uncertain.
The 88 year old Samuel Kunz, once quiet near Bonn, is charged in Germany with participating in the murder of 430000 Jews as a Trawniki guard. He is named No 3 suspect by the Simon Wiesenthal Center amid renewed Nazi prosecutions.
An Associated Press survey of 42 leading economists shows growth dipping under 3 percent this year and next, with unemployment staying near 9.5 percent by year end. They expect Fed rates near zero until at least spring, consumer spending weak, and state budgets under strain amid midterm political risks.
AP reports two large studies show dispatcher directed hands only chest compressions save lives in cardiac arrest outside hospitals. 80 percent of callers attempted CPR with hands only instructions versus 70 percent for standard version, energized by direct coaching from dispatchers.
Hundreds of firefighters pressed the assault on the Tehachapi area blaze now at 25 percent containment. Officials revised destroyed structures to 25, most homes, with 150 more homes still threatened as 2,300 residents evacuated and wind conditions easing to help the 800 responders.
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