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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1996
Page
1
A 13 year old teen was left dangling above a seven story elevator shaft for over an hour after elevator surfing caused the car to jam. Firefighters freed him after cutting power and creating a hole through a stairwell wall. Two others trapped inside the elevator were also rescued.
MTV delays the 7 p.m. broadcast of Singled Out during Gay Pride week and airs the episode at 11 p.m. The network says content was moved for timing reasons, not pressure. The piece notes MTV has previously tackled gay issues.
World leaders at the G-7 summit condemn the Saudi bombing as barbarous and unjustifiable and pledge 40 measures to strengthen international police cooperation, extradition, and information sharing. Clinton links Saudi, Manchester, Tokyo, and Oklahoma City attacks to a growing global terror threat.
In Los Angeles OJ Simpson hosted about 300 guests at an anti violence fundraiser organized by the Stop the Violence Foundation. Critics called the invite a cynical bid to repair his image after the past abuse allegations. protests outside denounced the event as inappropriate.
Federal Aviation Administration released air traffic control tapes from ValuJet Flight 592 detailing how fast conditions deteriorated after takeoff. In the last minutes, Pilot Candalyn Kubeck and First Officer Richard Hazen reported smoke in the cockpit and cabin and sought an immediate return to Miami.
In 1994 Senate Intelligence Committee review chief Dem warned senior White House aides about handling classified information and urged a nonpartisan security chief. Craig Livingstone’s office kept a background check database with 12 categories, yet warnings were unheeded and recommendations to hire a professional security director were not followed. The White House planned to hand over documents to Starr, while Livingstone and related materials were secured.
Stuttgart based Mercedes says it will collaborate with Universal Studios to introduce an all activity vehicle in Spielberg’s Last World slated for a 1997 US release and 1998 Europe. Cars to be built in Tuscaloosa Alabama with completion soon.
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