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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1997
Page
2
A dump truck with a backhoe collided with a pickup at a rural intersection near Concord Township Michigan killing nine children and two women in the pickup. Two other children were critically injured. The driver of the dump truck was not hurt.
The Moscow International Film Festival awarded the Golden St. George to Marvin's Room directed by Jerry Zaks, with stars Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep in a drama about aging parents. Sophia Loren Catherine Deneuve and Robert De Niro attended as special honorees amid controversy over the event's $6 million cost. Deep Blue prize winners from Carnegie Mellon split a $100,000 award for defeating Kasparov, a milestone sparking global debate.
San Diego investigators compare Cunanan's fingerprints and DNA with three cold cases including the 1992 killing of Todd Loren. Florida officials examine whether the Hillcrest caretaker who found Cunanan’s body aided him. Results in two to three weeks.
President Clinton hailed Justice William Brennan as a legal giant whose life shaped core American ideals. Justice Souter invoked friendship and family by adoption as he quoted Brennan’s farewell line and recalled Brennan’s 34 year liberal influence, in a ceremony attended by many justices and officials.
In Phnom Penh crowds watch a TV broadcast of Pol Pot’s appearance and a staged life sentence. Vendors, shoppers and taxi drivers react with shock and nostalgia, recalling the Khmer Rouge era and hoping for accountability while a humiliated Pol Pot is shown under house arrest.
Corvus Cristi Texas Arlington Selena Quintanilla Arriaga announces a fashion venture with Jerell Inc Dallas to market a Selena collection of dresses and accessories designed by Sandra Salcedo It will debut in New York showrooms by September and reach major department stores by spring. Updike online contest on Amazon invites entries for Murder Makes the Magazine with daily $1000 prizes and a $100000 grand drawing October novel due.
Santa Monica actor Carroll OConnor spoke of faith after a two week slander case ended with a juror verdict absolving him. He credited his church and prayer for guidance and said supporters are glad he stood for doing the right thing. The piece notes his late son Hugh’s 1995 death, linked to drug use and Perzigian's suit.
Actress Rue McClanahan will headline Oklahoma in October as part of Charlotte’s Broadway Series. Marla Maples will star in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas next February at Ovens Auditorium. The series ends next July with Mame, no star named for that production.
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