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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1998
Page
2
A Milwaukee jury found a 48 year old father guilty of hiring a prostitute for his 13 year old son to begin sexual activity. The man faced up to 10 years for failing to prevent a child sex assault. The boy testified that the father arranged the encounter and provided a condom. The father denied the charges, claiming his son lied to spite him over sneakers.
President Clinton signed legislation expanding a survivor scholarship program to include families of all public safety officers and bolstering penalties for federal crimes with firearms. The bill adds seven years for brandishing a firearm, 10 more if a shot is fired, and raises mandatory penalties for subsequent gun offenses from 20 to 25 years. A gun ownership survey by the Center to Prevent Gun Violence shows high home firearm presence and storage practices among households with children, released at a gun-control conference.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force urged activists to build grass-roots support for hate crimes laws so homosexuals need not leave home for safety. The campaign will meet townspeople hold rallies prayer breakfasts and display AIDS guilt to show gay people deserve safe communities. Executive director Kerry Lobel emphasized preventing relocation to more accepting areas.
A study in the Archives of Ophthalmology reports glaucoma patients would need about 4,000 marijuana cigarettes yearly to gain any medical benefit. Keith Green of the Medical College of Georgia challenges marijuana's value for glaucoma while noting cannabinoids may momentarily ease eye pressure in some patients.
Boston researchers and colleagues rally around Dr. Judah Folkman of Children’s Hospital as debates grow over endostatin and angiostatin effectiveness. Some experts question reproducibility while others report positive brain tumor and kidney tumor results in mice, suggesting further study.
In a Washington lobby display, 2000 cans form a Capital build model including the Capitol dome and stairs, with tomato paste, prune juice and vegetables as marching figures. RTKL architect Rob Strayhorn chairs the effort, one of ten can based exhibits by local architects, to aid the Capital Area Food Bank.
The South Florida Water Management District unanimously approves a multibillion-dollar plan to acquire land near Everglades National Park, clearing the way for flood control aims. About 350 homes and farms lie in the affected 8.5 square mile area, with roughly 640 residents in the county, while owners protest loudly and vow to resist.
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