Rock star Lewis eyes benefit for tax debts in Memphis
Jerry Lee Lewis considers a benefit concert to help pay $3 million in back taxes and penalties after years of IRS actions. His attorney confirms talks with the IRS while legal actions linger from bankruptcy in 1988 and a 1984 tax evasion acquittal. Lewis has had property seizures and a Georgia paycheck seizure in 1992.
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Georgia
Legislation Focuses on Crime and Death Penalty Debates
State lawmakers wrestle with crime bills and a restrictive death penalty proposal. The Senate backs a limited list of capital offenses while the House pushes Three Strikes and sex offender measures. A brutal campus slaying prompted new protections. gambling bills await next week.
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House
Stephanie Schmidt
Pittsburgh State University
House eyes tougher death penalty bill in Kansas
In Kansas, death penalty advocates push for a stronger measure, sending the bill to a conference committee on a voice vote. Senate delays, while House rejects higher basic education spending and debates welfare reform. The 1994 Legislature nears adjournment after an eighth week.
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OPERA
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