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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2000
Page
3
Four University of Georgia freshmen face involuntary manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges after Ben Grantham, 20, died March 30 when an SUV he rode in flipped during a fraternity prank in which he was handcuffed and blindfolded in the cargo hold.
The Philadelphia Inquirer will not hand over reporter Nancy Phillips notes from interviews since the 1994 killing of Carol Neulander. Attorney Dennis Wixted subpoenas all notes. newspaper plans to contest. Phillips reports a middleman confessed to a murder for hire tied to Rabbi Fred Neulander. Jenoff and Daniels were arrested following the 1994 beating death.
A juror was removed from the panel in the Edwin Edwards corruption case, allowing deliberations to resume after days of deadlock. Judge Frank Polozola offered no reason for the dismissal and addressed the remaining 11 jurors about their role as ultimate fact finders.
Detroit Institute of Arts seeks ownership of the original Howdy Doody marionette in a federal case with Rufus Rose's family. The Rose heirs contend no obligation to donate exists and claim the doll in dispute may not be the original, whose whereabouts are unknown. The case pauses for potential resolution without trial as the judge weighs ownership and possible sale risks.
Washington reports astronomers used a distant stellar beacon to reveal hydrogen strands in intergalactic space, confirming long-predicted invisible matter that ensures galaxies stay bound. They estimate dark matter makes up about 90 percent of the universe, with ordinary matter comprising the rest, much of which remains undetected.
A Northwestern University survey finds wide variation in criminal codes across all 50 states, the federal government and D C, with poor writing and vague elements common. It lists Texas Colorado Arkansas Alaska Missouri Utah and Arizona as strongest and Vermont Washington D C Michigan South Carolina Massachusetts Rhode Island Maryland West Virginia and Mississippi as weakest. It notes Oklahoma bans defining certain offenders as idiots or lunatics without explanation.
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