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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1995
Page
2
Megari Parsons, a 21 year Willowick firefighter known as Ga Eee before gender change, says city demoted her to force her to quit. Mayor Fitzgerd denies motive, calls demotion risky and harassment denied. Parsons appeals the decision.
Cpl Joseph Viacovsky and Lance Cpl John May field faced charges for refusing to submit DNA samples to the Pentagon registry. A military judge presiding over Col Edward McKay’s court addressed the issue while the Los Angeles Police Commission contemplated disciplinary action affecting Chief Willie Williams. The Times cited unidentified sources and internal documents. Williams declined comment, his lawyer Melanie Lomax signaling a potential lawsuit alleging a campaign to discredit him.
Prosecutors assembling evidence before a federal grand jury on White House resistance to the Foster death inquiry. Park Police detective Markland testified about White House lawyers rebuffing a search of Foster's second floor office in the days after his body was found in a Virginia park on July 20, 1993. Secret Service inspector Dennis Martin corroborated. They seek whether a box of documents was removed from Foster's office the morning after his death, with Livingstone denying any box came from Foster's office.
Heavy rain pushed the Missouri and Mississippi rivers toward flood levels with 1 to 5 inches forecast and a flash flood watch covering most of Missouri. Crests in Cape Girardeau and Thebes were near record levels while towns like Kinsley evacuated residents as Edwards County declared a state of emergency. The Weather Service warned of renewed rises and potential misery across Kansas, Illinois, and eastern Missouri through the weekend.
A study shows Black patients with enlarged hearts die more from heart disease than whites, due to higher hypertension rates causing overworked, overmuscled hearts. From 1983 to 1991 researchers tracked black patients, 242 died in about five years, 163 from heart issues, with 37 percent due to left ventricle enlargement, 23 percent from artery blockages, and about 9 percent from weak pumping.
Shawn Timothy Nelson, 35, an Army veteran with tank training, hijacked a 60-ton National Guard tank and damaged more than 40 vehicles during a 23-minute rampage through San Diego streets on May 17. Police shot him dead after the tank was halted by a highway barrier. His blood alcohol was 0.24 percent, three times the legal limit. No bystanders were seriously hurt.
In Miami Beach, AP reports HIV infected men face faster disease progression when subjected to major stresses such as the death of a loved one. Dr. John Petitto, University of Florida, notes ongoing research with 93 non-intravenous users, tracking stress events and health status every six months. The study, conducted with Florida and North Carolina colleagues, aims to separate stress effects from other factors.
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