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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1998
Page
5
Philadelphia police revive the 30 year old Noe infant deaths case. Arthur and Marie Noe faced scrutiny as investigators reexamine eight crib death claims amid new medical insights on sudden infant death syndrome and possible homicide. The deaths span 1949 to 1968 with the couple aged, now in their seventies.
A Georgetown led study found no signs of leaky heart valves in about two million Americans who took the Redux diet pill for a few months. Three quarters used it no longer than that. Officials caution results do not address long term effects of the prescription appetite suppressant.
In a plea deal prosecutors say Howard Scott Anderson will plead guilty to being a principal in the slayings of Rycard Wendorf and Vacma Queen, avoiding a possible death sentence. Rod Ferrell, the cult leader, was sentenced to death in February after pleading guilty.
In Dearborn Michigan a man who fatally shot his estranged wife, Donna Sinigh, 82, later killed himself after telling a TV crew he would surrender. Police say he had a protective order filed against him six days earlier. The interview ended abruptly as he went inside his Detroit apartment and died.
Police puzzled by a series of explosions targeting officials in Fremont, starting with a firebomb at the police chief's house and including a pipe bomb found in a backpack on a water tower. No injuries reported. Investigators saw similarities but had no suspects or motive Tuesday evening.
West region lawmakers discuss a regional primary to boost influence in national elections. Utah Wyoming Idaho and Nevada joined a task force toward a single early spring 2000 date with Colorado and Arizona considering joining. Lawmakers say unity could foreground water rights grazing on public land and environmental rules.
Angeles hospital worker Saldivar, who police say confessed to 40 to 50 mercy killings, did not attend a hearing as state regulators sought to extend his suspension. No charges have been filed due to lack of corroborating evidence about his claim of drugging near‑death patients since 1989. His whereabouts remain unknown.
New York activist Bella Savitzky Abzug drew attention at the 1996 Chicago Democratic Convention and remained a national figure after her three terms in Congress from 1971 to 1977. Born 1920 in the Bronx, she championed women’s rights, opposed the Vietnam War, and pursued activism and law for decades despite health battles.
A Denver police officer misread a gray Nissan pickup plate during a speeding stop causing a frantic manhunt. The truck fled east Denver, the plate tied to a North Carolina registration, and the suspect remained at large as authorities corrected the error two hours later after FBI confirmation that the impounded Alabama truck linked to months earlier.
In Amarillo Texas Catteman will appeal a ruling in the Oprah Winfrey defamation case after a February decision found no valid claim against Winfrey her production company and a vegetarian activist under business disparagement laws The suit argued Winfrey show on April 16 1996 about mad cow disease harmed the cattle industry Quotes and actions from involved parties appear in fragmented text with limited clarity.
Emily Rosa, then a fourth grade girl, tested practitioners of therapeutic touch by asking them to detect her energy field with eyes covered. Twenty-one practitioners identified the near hand only 44 percent of the time, just above random chance, casting doubt on the method's claims and published in JAMA.
The Federal Communications Commission is introducing a new 877 toll free prefix starting Sunday joining 800 and 888. MCI says the 800 pool exhausted after 20 years and 888 numbers are nearly used up in two years. After 877 is used up, 866 will follow.
New Jersey state police say a counterfeiting ring produced near perfect licenses netting 1.9 million dollars over two years. Attorney General Peter Verniero stated the operation spread to 11 East Coast states and sold IDs to thousands of underage students at 35 colleges, with Rutgers University in New Brunswick named as the main staging ground. The mastermind used advanced computer equipment to duplicate the DMV seal and create near perfect licenses.
The Postmaster General Marvin Runyon hailed the test as a glimpse of the future as postage could be printed from a personal computer. The system prints stamps directly onto envelopes, reducing licking and sticking, with appeal to small businesses and some individuals.
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