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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1996
Page
1
NASA scientists led by David McKay report possible cell structures in a second meteorite from Mars seen on CBS Evening News. Earlier tests on a 3.6 billion year old meteorite suggested microscopic life on Mars, with the new rock being younger by billions of years.
The first Indian McDonald’s will open in New Delhi this Sunday as a beef free restaurant. The menu includes Maharaja Mac made with mutton and vegetarian patties to suit Hindu dietary restrictions. In a separate civil case jurors awarded 16 million dollars to a girl harmed by a pharmacist’s drug error in 1995.
East Timor peace activists Carlos Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta won the Nobel Peace Prize for their work against Indonesian rule. The award spotlights East Timor’s struggle, with Belo praised as a steadfast nonviolent spokesman and Ramos-Horta noted for leading international advocacy and reconciliation efforts amid Indonesian occupation and regional tensions. Indonesia reacted with surprise and doubt, while local officials dismissed the prize as inconsequential.
A review of 23 studies suggests women who have had abortions face a modest rise in breast cancer risk, with preterm abortion showing a larger potential increase. Researchers caution the association is unproved and unlikely to settle the issue, noting cancer risks from other factors are far greater.
Federal officials said an international heroin ring run largely by Nigerian women was dismantled. The operation stretched from Southeast Asia to the Midwest with 34 arrests in the United States, Thailand, and Pakistan under indictments naming 44 people. The syndicate based in Bangkok smuggled heroin through Europe and Mexico to U S points including Boston and Chicago. Seizures valued at over 26 million dollars were recovered as investigators linked street gangs in the Midwest to the smuggling network.
In Washington the AIDS Quilt has grown from a city block in 1987 to nearly a mile long with 38 000 panels honoring over 70 000 victims. The weekend event, drawing crowds including President Clinton and Vice President Gore, aims to renew attention on AIDS as Elizabeth Taylor leads a candlelight march to the Lincoln Memorial.
Former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders speaks on poverty and blunt talk at the 20th Book and Author Dinner at The Racquet Club of Memphis, reflecting on her Arkansas roots and a 1994 Clinton firing over remarks on masturbation. Boston rapper James Brown's finances also in focus as he must forfeit $120,000 under a federal agreement, while keeping $140,743 of the seized $260,743.
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