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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1998
Page
3
Connecticut lawmakers passed a bill raising the state minimum wage to 6.15 by 2000. Gov. John Rowland promised to sign. the plan heights wages above the federal 5.15. The measure steps to 5.65 on January 1, 1999 and 6.15 on January 4, 2000, amid Democratic support and Republican concerns about small business impact.
In Tampa a state official says an attorney paid to represent death row inmates took part in a $5 per bet death pool on which inmates would live or die. Capital Collateral regional office denies, while witnesses insist the pool occurred during discussions of stays or continuances.
Scientists at Cape Canaveral await eight 16 day old rats aboard space shuttle Columbia to video their first movements in zero gravity. Kerry Walton of NYU Medical Center notes the study aims to separate hard wired development from environment influenced behavior and could inform future space travel for children.
Archbishop Justin Rigali confirmed Rome scheduled Pope John Paul II to visit St. Louis for at least one day in May 1999. Plans floated include Mass at the Trans World Dome with televized broadcast at Busch Stadium and Kiel Center, aiming to seat about 145,000 across three venues.
Ford Motor Co disciplined four managers who held parties with prostitutes and exotic dancers and fired four workers linked to racial and sexual harassment. Top management said they were not aware. the events occurred outside the Chicago Heights stamping plant between 1988 and last December. The firings affected workers at the stamping plant and the Chicago South Side Salem assembly plant. The action follows a $1.5 billion harassment lawsuit settlement earlier this year involving employees at the two facilities.
Governor George W. Bush told conservative Hollywood figures in Beverly Hills he has not decided on a 2000 presidential bid but is considering it. He contrasted his father's era’s Cold War threats with modern dangers, warning that moral decay and school violence threaten America from within.
A Science study by William and Mary and the University of Arkansas ties Jamestown drought to the starvation period. Researchers note the driest seven years from 1215 to 1984 overlapped with colonial hardships, while Roanoke’s disappearance aligned with extreme drought. The article cites Blanton, Ransome, and Axtell on blame and broader factors beyond weather.
Coretta Scott King urged disclosure of truth as Ray’s innocence claimed. Statements from Memphis prosecutors and family paint a complex tale of a slain civil rights leader’s killing, with Ray’s alleged actions disputed and appeals exhausted after a 1969 plea.
Pittsburgh radio voice Lanny Frattare misreported that actor James Earl Jones had died during Giants Pirates coverage on KDKA radio. He corrected the error after learning the news related to James Earl Ray and reflected on Jones role in Field of Dreams.
In a church marriage counseling session, Michael Martin and Bonnie Martin fired at each other after he arrived drunk with a beer. Both were wounded, he shot his wife as she tried to leave, she returned fire wounding him. The struggle continued outdoors before Michael fled. Police seek attempted murder charges.
A spokesman, Thad Baker, acknowledged confirming Linda McCartney died at the family ranch near Tuscon Arizona rather than Santa Barbara California to shield Paul McCartney and the family. He defended his actions as moral and legal while Santa Barbara authorities investigate missing death certificate details.
ABC ends Elen after a 22 percent ratings drop. The sixth season is cancelled with Ellen Morgan's storyline and Ellen DeGeneres facing mixed reception. The show failed to draw viewers since the reveal of the lead character's sexual orientation and averaged well under previous season levels.
Madonna was photographed with a bruised left eye after her 18 month old daughter Lourdes bumped her head during a peekaboo moment at a movie premiere party. Publicist Liz Rosenberg confirmed the incident.
Thomas Lande, 40, of Atlantic Southeast Airlines, pleaded guilty to opening up to 100000 greeting cards and stealing cash inside. He admitted stealing mail for nearly three years to fund lottery tickets to help his two disabled children. He faces up to five years in prison. amount stolen and other details remain unclear.
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