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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1996
Page
1
Washington Republicans faced questions after John Boehner admitted distributing tobacco PAC checks on the House floor. He said he will not do it again, while watchdog groups condemn the practice as improper though legal. Boehner apologized, citing a mistake and moving on.
Former GIA director William Colby died from drowning and hypothermia after apparently collapsing from a heart attack or stroke and falling from his canoe near Hartford. His body was found Monday after an eight day search using helicopters divers dogs and sonar. The medical examiner ruled the cause as drowning with hypothermia. Colby disappeared April 27 while canoeing near his home in Rhode Island. House leaders said the minimum wage hike will be voted on within two weeks as part of GOP backed legislation to create opportunity and raise take home pay. The plan includes 50 cent per hour increases over two steps and tax relief for small businesses.
Jurors hear prosecution urge focus on law not policy as Dr. Jack Kevorkian faces common-law charges of assisted death for helping Marjorie Wantz and Sherry Miller die in 1991. Defense argues case is political persecution and questions legality of post fact law.
An internal inquiry found a top Treasury official outside his office met with Mobil representatives during an OFAC probe and disclosed the investigation. The report cites potential violations of conflict of interest rules and improper gifts while noting a limo ride to a 1992 speech and提前 disclosure to Mobil of a subpoena. The prosecutor saw no legal violations.
A terminally ill Minnesota teen joined a Kodiak bear hunt in Alaska funded by Safari Club International with donations and gear. Humane Society and Ark Trust criticized the plan, urging alternatives such as a photo hunt or a day with Pierce Brosnan, while the hunt proceeded with a donor rifle and permits already in place.
A powerful heroin cocktail sent more than 100 addicts to city emergency rooms Friday as hospitals in North Philadelphia treated 116 cases by Friday evening. Patients exhibited delirium and distress, prompting rapid admissions and restraints. Police suspected a tainted batch aimed at harming a local dealer while workers braced for a possible second wave.
New York Daily News reports La Toya Jackson and Jack Gordon have separated amid allegations of abuse. Gordon denies the beating charges but confirms the marriage is over. Jackson previously accused him in 1993 of assault, charges she later dropped. Gordon predicts possible reconciliation with relatives. In Albany, William Kennedy’s play Grand View opened with John F Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette in attendance.
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