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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1996
Page
1
Ras Montana Freemen disrupted an arraignment as Judge Richard Anderson entered innocent pleas for five defendants on federal charges. One disruptor was removed to a holding cell and a defendant taunted the judge, while the others refused to enter pleas.
Jury verdict finds Chrysler liable after Patricia Van Eizenga died when a Jeep tether and a loose hitch contributed to a chain of events. The Oct 1992 Kent County jury awarded 8.4 million to her family. Chrysler plans an appeal and cited a proper hitch. In a separate note, Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted a terminally ill Ohio woman to die, the 31st such case he has supported since 1990, per Geoffrey Fieger.
Pitt family donor contributes 100000 to the Discovery Center a hands on museum seeking 1300000 by June 30 to secure a 550000 grant. Center officials warn delay could push the full time opening years. Doug Pitt says the act supports education and kids.
San Francisco reports the state Supreme Court ruled judges may overlook prior convictions to reduce life sentences under the 1994 three strikes statute. The unanimous decision could trigger about 20,000 appeals, drawing praise from civil libertarians and criticism from victims’ rights groups and Governor Pete Wilson, who vows amendments to preserve tougher sentencing.
An early morning 3 a.m. fire gutted Immanuel Christian Fellowship in north Portland in what investigators call arson. The 160 to 180 member, predominantly black church sits in a mixed neighborhood and had doors forced open as flames damaged the sanctuary while a basement office survived. Witnesses ponder motive amid national fire-bombing concerns.
After a night of Kremlin intrigue President Yeltsin dismissed three top ministers Gen Alexander Korzhakov Gen Mikhail Barsukov and Oleg Soskovets in a power struggle over the July 3 vote The move strengthens democrat faction led by Anatoly Chubais and boosts Gen Alexander Lebed who favored reform and helped end a security services clash involving campaign aides and a cash box incident
The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, held that the federal government cannot be forced to pay damages for discrimination against disabled people under the Rehabilitation Act. The case involved James Griffin Lane, a Vienna, Virginia resident who was dismissed from the U S Merchant Marine Academy for being insulin dependent. Lane had sought reinstatement and $75,000 in damages. the court ruled the government lacks damage liability due to sovereign immunity.
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