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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1996
Page
1
A state appeals court voided a $3.6 million jury award to Francisco Marino, a dishwasher who lost his left arm when knocked under a subway train after drinking. Marino argued the Transit Authority failed to remove him from the drunk-appearing platform. a 1994 retrial upheld the $3.6 million verdict.
President Ernesto Samper, elated by the killing of Cali Cartel leader Jose Santa cruz Londono in Medellin, asks Clinton officials to reconsider placing Colombia on a drug trafficking blacklist. The White House had disqualified Colombia as an ally and cut 13.7 million in bilateral aid amid ongoing investigations into Samper’s campaign funding from the cartel. Separately, the Labor Department predicts about 1,700 firms will claim amnesty to restore misdirected 401(k) funds during a six month program running to September 7, after investigations uncovered 6.1 million recovered from over 600 employers.
The House approved the Cuban Liberty Act 336-86 after Senate passage 74-22. Clinton, citing Cuba’s Feb 24 downing of two U.S. planes, pledged to sign. The measure tightens sanctions, blocks easing without Congress, and lets Cuban-Americans sue for seized property while barring certain foreign leaders from entering the U.S. The EU and NAFTA partners protest, while lawmakers defend the move.
In Jerusalem, Palestinian police join Israeli raids and asset seizures targeting Hamas after a string of bombings. More than 400 arrested in Gaza and the West Bank in 10 days, with a life sentence for the recruiter of three assailants. Arafat seeks détente while Security forces push operations to curb Hamas.
California data show 192 people received long sentences for marijuana possession under the three strikes law, far more than those imprisoned for murder, rape, or kidnapping. Advocates call the distribution misleading, noting many sentences stem from drug offenses, while officials argue the policy targets repeat violent offenders.
The lineup lists 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. sessions across Prodigy America Online and Prodigy featuring Jack Wagner Noel Gallagher Joe Torre Lindsay Doran Eric Tyson Kathleen Quinlan Emmanuel Goldstein Stephen Carter and others. Guests discuss soap operas Jane Austen films hacking securities and cultural topics with venues including Guest Spotlight MusicSpace Holly wood Online Oprah Online and USA Weekend.
The State Department outlined a nightmarish human rights situation in China with repression, dissident abuse, torture, and forced confessions. It warned prison conditions were harsh and dissent silenced by intimidation and detention, while opposing trade privilege threats.
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