Syracuse Herald Journal (Newspaper) - September 10, 2001, Syracuse, New York MONDAY SYRACUSE VOL. NO. The Herald Company SEPTEMBER 2001 FINAL EDITION quits morning dj Fiss quit today to take a job with rival adult contemporary station FM says Fiss will replace who left the station last but didn't say when Fiss will start his new show Syracuse man holds police at bay for three Page B1 Actor Fred Savage lends his voice to an Page C3 REPORT ON SMALL-TOWN NOT SUCH A HEALTHY Rural residents tend to smoke lose more teeth as they age and die sooner Story below of a took hole at ol our galaxy HE ART OF O O s. Page C8 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS quarterback Doug throws a pass over ton Bruce Smith during the third quarter in San The Associated Press BUFFALO BILLS quarterback Rob Johnson just before being sacked during the first quarter of the game in Orchard Saints march over 24-6 Chargers rout 30-3 NFL D5 whips Sampras for title Page D1 Barry Bonds hits three homers Sunday Page D1 The Associated Press DOLLARS DIVORCE Money matters after the split Page DID STORM Three years after the destructive Labor Day Syracuse officials say needy homeowners will receive help in fixing the damage Story below GUOD EVENING TOMORROW'S Clear and a little Mostly sunny and less low 50. Clouds with high low 46. Clouds and maybe a high low 44. Partly sunny and high low 42. News Breaking Vicente Storm Henriette Northern Ireland Sports AP Sports Weather Financial Dow Lottery NY numbers Science Horoscopes Birthday Today 1H2 3232 ZIGGY A6 money moved at a snail's pace Syracuse has identified 120 homeowners as eligible for By Mark Staff Writer Three years after the most destructive storm in Central New York's history tore through the region with 115 mph aid is about to ar- rive for those too poor to repair their Beginning this Syracuse officials say they plan to help at least 120 needy homeowners fix damage that has lingered since a.m. Sept. On that giant trees came crashing down in Syracuse and its suburbs during a 10-minutc assault by a cluster of It's remembered as the Labor Day Two people died at the New York State Fair as pelting rain and winds ripped across the The storm caused more than million in It also changed the landscape across large swaths of Central New downing thousands of Insurance payments helped most people repair damage to their roofs and replace crushed garages and remove But for the elderly and the recovery has been painfully This Onondaga County received million in federal aid to fix rages and public facilities aged in the After the President Clinton de- clared the county a federal dis- aster Syracuse will end up with the biggest share of the with budgeted to help the city's poorest homeowners make repairs to their houses and For Annette White of nan Avenue in the help can't come soon disabled and on Social is among the 120 homeowners identified as ble for aid from the On the third anniversary of the she looked out on a back yard still devastated by the neighbors have been complaining about the way it she these things take time if you're as poor as 1 Some volunteers have helped remove the giant tree limbs that crushed her with a car Page A4 The Associated Press Plays guitar as she I the song Perfume Sunday during her 12-city World Sunday's 110-minute performance was the first of four sold-out shows scheduled for LA's ples California deals with weekend of 10 dead Former security guard blamed in death of himself in By Ray Locker The Associated Press Calif. A former security guard wanted in the slayings of five people shot himself to death after a speed chase and police Shootout capping a weekend of that followed another Sacramento rampage three weeks Joseph killed himself in a stolen car after leading officers on a 40-minute chase through suburban Rancho shooting an officer and a bystander during the said Sacramento County Capt. John The chase began after son allegedly claimed his fifth victim late Ferguson exchanged fire with officers during the then smashed into a light pole in front of a fast-food police Ferguson remained sprawled in the car while authorities and when they they found he had shot McGinness A bystander shot in the ach during the chase was in Page A5 No motive in death of 4 in San Francisco The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Police had identified no suspects and determined no motive in the shooting deaths of two adults and two girls in a house in a quiet San Francisco Police Lt. Judie Pursell would not say if authorities be- the victims were killed by an intruder or died in a She said police had no previous contact with the always very tragic when anyone's Pursell when you have dren involved it's quite over- The bodies were discovered in the home at a.m. on Their identities were not immediately Neighbors said Anthony and Anna Shami and their two ages 15 and lived in the red-tiled Anna Shami had operated a coffee shop a few blocks Mario who lives across the said she heard four shots around 6 a.m. er Jim said he heard loud motorcycle noises and car alarms early Sunday be- fore police lack By McQueen The Associated Press WASHINGTON cans overall are healthier today than they were 25 years A new government report offers some longer life better infant fewer less sion and lower cholesterol But in small-town the news on health is far from said an annual report re- leased Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Rural residents tend to smoke lose more teeth as they age and die sooner ban and many counter- Researchers offered some reasons People who live in rural areas are not getting as much preventive care and ical treatment as other Long distances and the high rate of poverty among rural residents are two factors that make it tough to attract medical I Page A4 Lottery SUNDAY Daily 244 Pick 77 SATURDAY Daily 918 3551 Pick 78 Take 42 2 For lottery call Line at thon enter category 1900. 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