05 Mar 1997
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1997
Page
1
U S attorney says elderly victims paid 20 000 to 270 000 each to prepay taxes on a Publishers Clearinghouse grand prize. Six defendants including a couple and mother charged in conspiracy to commit wire fraud for a scheme run from 1992 to 1993, with potential penalties of up to five years in prison and 250 000 fine.
Pvt Toni Moreland testified that military investigators coerced her into admitting she had sex with Staff Sgt Marvin Kelley at Aberdeen Proving Ground. She said they threatened jail for Kelley if she did not confess. Moreland, 21, faced a court martial for lying as seven drill instructors faced charges of harassment and sexual misconduct with recruits.
Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis celebrated 45 years of marriage with a private Bel-Air dinner. The couple met while actors at MGM and wed on March 4 1952 at the Little Brown Church in Studio City with William Holden as best man and Ardis Holden as matron of honor.
Iran appeals for international assistance as the Ardabil province earthquake leaves thousands dead or missing and tens of thousands homeless. UN and aid agencies report dozens of towns and harsh conditions complicate recovery, with an airlift crash adding to the crisis.
Fed chief endorses creating a presidential commission to set the size of annual cost of living adjustments for Social Security and other federal benefits and taxes. Greenspan argues CPI overstates true living costs, aiding Clinton's push to reform indexation and reduce deficits.
Yasser Arafat proposed twin capitals for Jerusalem one for Israel and one for a Palestinian state using Rome and Vatican City as a model. He condemned Israel's Har Homa project as illegal, urged peace talks, and called Netanyahu a partner while urging no demographic changes.
President Clinton blocked the use of federal money for human cloning projects and urged private scientists to refrain voluntarily. He noted ethical and moral concerns while citing potential benefits in medicine and agriculture, saying the issue requires cautious progress and a presidential bioethics panel will report in spring. The action excludes animal cloning and builds on prior NIH and policy prohibitions.
New York judge rules Macaulay Culkin may use part of his 17 million fortune to prevent homelessness for his family. He replaces the actor’s parents as property guardians with accountant Billy Breitner citing ongoing financial crises and possible eviction. Macaulay earned as much as eight million per film after Home Alone.
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