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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1996
Page
7
Lawrence firefighters mark National Arson Awareness Week amid ongoing arson probe. From 1991 to 1995 the city averaged 40 arsons annually. this year 38 have been investigated, including a Riverridge Road apartment fire on April 29. No serious injuries, but 12 people in six units displaced.
From 1991 to 1995 the city saw arsons average about 33 annually with intentional fires rising. Officials urge public vigilance and information sharing to aid investigations. Fire is described as a weapon of mass destruction and arson costs include higher insurance premiums, per State Farm agent Diane Senne.
John Webb, owner of Webb's Fine Wine & Spirits, circulates a petition to place Ross Perot's Reform Party on the Kansas ballot. He has about 100 signatures and aims for 1,500, noting that signatures must reach 16,417 by noon June 1. Webb says observers expect Perot to run, and he hopes to field a presidential candidate and perhaps congressional candidates.
Kansas City note describes Pfc Willy FE James Jr killed in 1945. White veteran Donald Weishaupt protests the award as unfair while Shaw University researchers recount James’s actions as a point man who aided a fallen officer and earned the Distinguished Service Cross, with the Medal of Honor later under consideration amid racism concerns.
Former Kansas doctor Stan Naramore, sentenced to 5 to 20 years for second degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, says he meant no harm. He laments harming his profession, cites support from fellow physicians, and notes his jail time since 1994 after overdoses in Cheyenne County Hospital case.
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