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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1996
Page
1
Afghan rebels moved into Kabul early today using tanks and foot patrols, seizing the capital after two days of heavy fighting. They captured and hanged former president Najibullah, who had been in hiding for years. Fighters, met little resistance, proclaimed Islamic rule as government forces fled.
Alaska's Permanent Fund will issue a record October dividend of 1,130.68 to about 564,000 residents who have lived in the state for the full year. Since 1982 annual payouts have come from oil revenue, with a history of rising checks and growing business promotions to capture a share of the windfall.
Astronaut Shannon Lucid lands at Kennedy Space Center after a 188 day stay aboard the Mir station making her the longest American and longed for woman in space. President Clinton salutes her feat while doctors prepare three years of tests on her bones muscles and heart.
In San Jose California Richard Allen Davis was condemned to death for Polly Klaas kidnapping and murder. He contended Polly’s last words implicated her father triggering rage in the Klaas family, while witnesses and officials condemned his rambling courtroom remarks and stance.
The West Bank violence escalates as Israeli reinforcements, tanks, and helicopters deploy for the first time since the PA took control of much of the area. Defense Minister Mordechai closes the territories to Palestinians entering Israel while Netanyahu returns from Europe to chair an emergency cabinet session. US efforts seek a Netanyahu Arafat meeting in Cairo to halt the bloodshed.
Jay Leno gives 10000 to Cresset Christian Academy to fund a Monica Hudson scholarship. Hudson died at 23 from spina bifida complications after meeting Leno at a 1978 charity golf event. Her mother says the actor and family stayed supportive. Macaulay Culkin news follows.
Paul McCartney has directed a nine minute film about the Grateful Dead titled The Grateful Dead A Photofilm. Based on Linda McCartney’s four rolls of film shot at the band’s San Francisco home and a Central Park concert, it debuts at the New York Film Festival with a national run by Miramax before Trainspotting and Microcosmos viewings.
The House Ethics Committee expanded its inquiry into Speaker Newt Gingrich to assess whether he gave misleading information about a college course. The panel also probes links to the Progress and Freedom Foundation and possible violations of tax laws by a former tax-exempt group. The investigation, due after the November elections, aims to determine if Gingrich provided accurate details on the course Renewing American Civilization. Gingrich urged public release of the interim findings, insisting the charges are groundless.
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