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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1997
Page
3
Florida officials released a report noting Pedro Medina died within seconds as a corroded copper screen in the headpiece sparked a fire during last week's execution. Four pathologists agreed the 2,000 volt jolt killed him instantly and questioned chair procedures and cleaning gaps.
In Monroe Louisiana a man who won custody of 6 month old Callie amid claims of paternity must return her to adoptive parents Mike and Sheila Downhour after DNA results showed he was not her biological father Birth mother a 15 year old from Mississippi selected the Downhours to adopt the baby A Louisiana Supreme Court order prompted blood and DNA tests to settle paternity.
Navy Lt. Commander Susan Still, 35, will pilot the space shuttle Columbia on a 16 day flight from Cape Canaveral to study zero gravity effects on flames, metals, and crystals. Still, who came to Florida in 1979 seeking aviation and college, first dreamed of space while a student at Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach.
A Chicago public housing complex assault left a girl unnamed as Girl X unconscious in a Cabrini-Green stairwell two months ago. Doctors report she now laughs cries and smiles while hospitalized, unable to speak and using gestures to communicate. no arrests have been made.
Navajo families in northern Arizona faced a midnight deadline to sign "accommodation agreements" acknowledging Hopi ownership of disputed desert lands. By Monday night over 60 of the 80 affected homesteads had signed, allowing 75 year stays as protests wide of the plan continue.
San Jose International Airport workers mistook a bag for a handgun on an X ray, delaying 10 flights and 2,000 travelers. An earlier incident in March involved a toy gun mistaken for a real weapon. Airport staff recovered a different bag containing a cell phone, delaying operations until evacuations and rechecks ended hours later.
Shart Lo, 15, was disqualified from a regional science fair despite winning the district trophy for a condom reliability project. School officials cited a sex education policy promoting abstinence over safe sex. Lo plans to appeal after testing six condom brands for strength endurance and temperature without human trials.
About 65 bombing victims and survivors, including Janet Walker and Rudy Guzman, attended the Denver courtroom telecast in Oklahoma City. They watched proceedings as juror selection began, while others stayed away. The court views the Oklahoma City auditorium as an extension of the Denver trial, with safeguards on reporters and spectators.
Denver witnesses raise health fears and moral concerns as jury pool of about 350 is narrowed to 64. Some potential jurors admit reluctance to serve or favor the death penalty, while others doubt media coverage or government actions. Trial could take weeks with heavy security and courtroom surveillance in place.
Five days after 39 bodies were found in a Rancho Santa Fe mansion, authorities say there is no evidence of mass murder or external influence. Cult members died by their own actions, with autopsies complete and toxicology pending.
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