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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1997
Page
3
Friends and family mourn Air Force pilot Craig Button 32 whose death came after his A 10 Thunderbolt jet crashed during a training mission from Davis Monthan Base in Arizona. Wreckage and DNA confirmed remains found 800 miles from the base.
At Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland a jury deliberated for a fourth day without a verdict in the staff sergeant rape case. Deliberations followed testimony about a witness recounting a different account from a female trainee. Simpson 32 faces life for a single rape plus 35 other offenses and earlier admitted sexual conduct with trainees. The Aberdeen scandal has led to charges against other instructors and a wider Army inquiry.
Donald McGraw a Burnsville janitor employed by the Minneapolis School District since 1973 was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to repay over 73000 after pleading guilty to fraudulently obtaining 73000 in state workers' compensation benefits. He collected about 233000 total, the largest such employee fraud in Minnesota memory. civil action possible for the rest.
Eunice Esquivel, 52, of Puerto Rico, was killed Monday at Oak Hill Center for Rare and Endangered Species after entering a caged leopard run to feed the animal. Oklahoma County deputies fired at least six shotgun rounds, executing a shoot-to-kill order to prevent another attack.
Arson investigators focus on a parked Cadillac near 2582 Fordham St as the origin in San Mateo County's deadliest blaze. Detectives question people tied to a prior traffic incident and feud with the victims while analyzing two cars for evidence. Nine dead, seven injured, including five children.
Oklahoma trooper Charles Hanger testified he pulled over Timothy McVeigh near Perry on Interstate 35 for a missing rear license tag. He said McVeigh admitted a gun, pulled back his jacket, and Hanger held a Glock to McVeigh's head as he was placed under arrest.
Prosecutors plan to call an FBI fingerprint expert and display two key exhibits: a downtown Oklahoma City model and the Ryder truck axle used to trace the vehicle to Timothy McVeigh. Trooper Charles Hanger testified about the 75 minute post bombing stop of McVeigh’s Mercury Marquis 77.9 miles north, noting McVeigh remained calm and cooperative.
President Clinton used Independence Hall as a stage for calling a national youth volunteer effort. Delegates at the Presidents' Summit for America's Future drafted action plans with over 140 community groups. Syracuse and Onondaga County faced difficulty pledging concrete aid for Central New York’s underserved children, citing competing concerns and feasibility.
Syracuse delegates headed to the Presidents Summit for America’s Future focused on assessing resources and needs to help children. The group resisted a numeric goal while aiming to secure five critical resources for two million children by 2000, including caring adults and safe places to grow.
In Philadelphia, delegates from across the United States outlined action plans to boost ongoing volunteer commitments with disadvantaged children. Youth leaders Isabel Castillo and others urged cities to organize national youth involvement, while mentors and parents discussed time commitments and community centers to support youth.
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