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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1996
Page
1
A naked newborn boy, about 7 pounds and one to two hours old, was found on church steps in Riverdale Nebraska. He had afterbirth on him and the umbilical cord partially attached, was in critical condition with a temperature of 80 degrees, and police seek the mother who likely needs medical help.
George S. Meadows resigned as Sylvia Elementary School principal in Beckley after being sent home and suspended without pay. He allegedly offered oral sex to two undercover officers while in drag. Meadows faces a Monday hearing for soliciting prostitution, punishable by a $550 fine.
Dustin Turner, a 21 year old former Navy SEAL trainee from Bloomington Indiana, was convicted of abduction and murder in the 1995 strangling of Jennifer Evans after she refused sex. The jury recommended an 82 year term per count, with Nov. 6 set for sentencing. Brown, Turner associate, was convicted and received 72 years.
A Rialto fireworks factory blast killed one worker and injured three others during the opening Olympics extravaganza in Atlanta. Neighbors described repeated detonations as flames surged from Pyro Spectacular, folding metal roofing and blowing out a warehouse wall while smoke rose over San Bernardino County.
A 6 foot alligator wandered into a driveway in Fort Washington Maryland near Washington DC prompting two 911 calls. Police could not locate immediate help and the animal was eventually killed about 2 30 a m as a safety measure. Authorities said alligators are not native to the area and disposed of the remains.
The American Lung Association awarded the Phlemmys in Pasadena for shows glamorizing smoking. NYPD Blue won smokiest drama, Chicago Hope earned actress Christine Lahti for a cigar scene, while The X-Files and Fraiser received Pink Lung honors for anti smoking messaging.
Investigators for a presidential advisory panel say as many as 1,100 U S troops may have been exposed to nerve gas from Iraq in 1991 far above Defense Department figures. They fault the Pentagon probe as superficial and urge outside review. The Kamisiyah demolition exposed 150 37th Engineer Battalion members, and panel findings urge presumption of exposure within 25 kilometers.
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