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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1996
Page
1
A riot and fire at La Planta prison in Caracas left more than 30 inmates dead. The Justice Ministry said guards took over the facility after the blaze, which occurred as authorities reported most victims were totally burned. The jail holds about 1,700 inmates.
Northern Afghan warlord Rashid Dostum declared no cease fire until the Taliban are out of Kabul after clashes north of the capital. Dostum, leader of Afghanistan’s largest northern force, spoke after meeting exiled President Rabbani in Mazar-e-Sharif, as Taliban control expands across about two thirds of the country.
Opening statements begin in the wrongful death suit against O J Simpson by Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman’s families. The civil standard is preponderance of the evidence, unlike the criminal case, with nine whites on a Santa Monica jury and no TV cameras.
A former FBI headquarters manager, E. Michael Kahoe, was charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly destroying the after action critique of the 1992 Ruby Ridge siege. The one count felony information signals a possible plea deal to cooperate in the broader investigation of FBI officials linked to the incident and the deaths at the Idaho cabin.
Fleets of helicopters and airplanes work to contain wildfires across Southern California as Santa Ana winds up to 71 mph push flames through dry brush and eucalyptus. 95 houses burned and six firefighters injured, with Malibu and Carlsbad suffering extensive damage and thousands evacuated across four counties.
General Motors reached a three week settlement with Canadian Auto Workers affecting 26,300 strikers and could allow nearly 20,000 U.S. and Mexican workers to resume work by week’s end. The deal was hailed as a precedent on outsourcing and cost cutting, with UAW-GM talks intensifying in Detroit ahead of a broader North American settlement.
Carly Simon delayed at Travel & Leisure 25th anniversary party aboard the Queen Elizabeth II as nerves and vocal chord nodes kept her from singing. She eventually performed three songs while the crowd watched, with the Daily News noting the struggle and later praise for her voice.
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