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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1999
Page
2
Reverend Jesse Jackson was arrested with 215 others as they blocked the entrance to the police headquarters protesting the killing of Amadou Diallo. The day marked the 14th day of civil disobedience amid reports that four officers were indicted on murder charges, with protests surpassing 1,000 arrests.
General Cigar Holdings Inc sells its mass market cigar unit including White Owl and Tiparillo to Swedish Match AB for 200 million in cash. Plants in Dothan Alabama and the Dominican Republic will stay open with hundreds of workers retained. New York based General Cigar will continue to supply tobacco to Swedish Match for the brands.
A Methodist minister in Downers Grove was suspended for disobeying church law by officiating a same sex union between two Chicago men. The nine to thirteen jurors found him guilty, with suspension starting July 1 as the church enforces its stance while considering changes.
Julie Lund, 15, was found near Don Pedro Lake reservoir after three sightseers vanished six weeks earlier. Her mother Carole Sund, 44, and friend Silvina Pelossa, 16, disappeared Feb 15 near El Portal. Sund's body was earlier found in a torched rental car trunk in Sierra Village. Authorities expect Silvina to be the second body. FBI and Tuolomne County officials vow full follow up.
In California a woman gave birth to a girl on March 17 using sperm extracted from her dead husband 30 hours after his death. The process was led by Dr. Cappy Rothman, who has performed postmortem extractions since 1978, with the sperm frozen for 15 months. The event raises ethical questions about the practice and its boundaries.
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