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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1996
Page
3
Scottsdale Mayor Sam Campana admits to calling 911 about six times since her April election to seek driving directions to city functions. After storms caused outages on Aug 14, the police chief sent a memo, reminds 911 is for emergencies, and offered three private police lines for future use.
Two 22 year old men Reggie Dula and Tyreek Davon Ramseur casing United Savings Bank twice last week led to police action. After the robbery they were arrested outside the bank as about 20 officers waited. one suspect wore a bulletproof vest and carried an Uzi while the other had a pistol. President Clinton phoned Boris Yeltsin to praise openness about surgery. Cleveland Teachers Union reached a tentative three year contract averting a strike with pay freezes and raised health costs.
The Hawaii case challenges denying marriage licenses to same sex couples. Witnesses dispute whether heterosexual two parent homes are inherently superior for child development while plaintiffs’ experts argue gay parents can raise children as capably as heterosexual ones. Judge Chang is expected to rule by year end with potential Supreme Court review.
House Speaker Newt Gingrich voiced strong support for barring domestic abusers from buying handguns. He said the measure should pass in the closing weeks, with endorsements from President Clinton and push by Sen. Lautenberg. The proposal aims to keep guns from those under restraining orders or facing stalking or harassment charges.
Georgia Republican Newt Gingrich told NBC he will vote for the ethics report to be made public once finished, asserting the country has a right to know. Democrats accuse House ethics leaders of delaying disclosure of an outside counsel study on his finances and tax compliance for a college course.
New York investigators revisited Athens as a possible source of a bomb in the TWA Flight 800 crash while Navy salvage ships returned to the site after hurricane weather eased. Residues of plastic explosive chemicals were found, but authorities say there is not enough evidence yet to declare sabotage.
Janet Good, 72, longtime associate of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, says her pancreatic cancer diagnosis will likely end in death by her own action with Kevorkian at her side. Good founded Michigan Hemlock Society chapter and has counseled many seeking physician assisted death.
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