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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1992
Page
5
New Jersey officials announced Wednesday that about 2,700 state workers will be laid off starting in October after an $11 billion budget cut approved by the Legislature. The reductions, plus 2,850 attrition losses, would shrink the state workforce to 62,000, about 9,000 fewer than January 1990 levels.
Robert Hartwell a 59 year old Penn medieval Chinese history professor called 911 and said he would kill Mayor Edward Rendell after dental work and pain meds. He was charged with terroristic threats but placed in a six month pretrial probation program for first time offenders with potential dismissal and expungement upon completion.
Dana Blythe now Dana Smith confessed to arranging the 21 year old murder of her husband Curtis Blythe in Hialeah Florida. She said her husband abused her and her motive was to end the abuse. Smith, 48, turned herself in to authorities and was held without bail on first degree murder charges.
The US Supreme Court refused to clear Nebraska’s first execution in 33 years. Harold Lamont Otey, 41, faced execution for 1977 rape, stabbing, and strangling of Jane McManus in Omaha. Justices split 6-3 to keep the stay as federal judges review Otey’s clemency hearing claim.
Fans, friends and look-alikes gathered at Marilyn Monroe's tomb in Westwood Memorial Park to mark the 30th anniversary of her death. Actress Bebe Goddard, Monroe's childhood friend, called her the liveliest and most beautiful person. About 500 attended, with many posing for photos after the service.
Victor Fisher of Syracuse recalls Guadalcanal with the 9th Marine Defense Battalion. He describes hellish conditions with no food, constant noise, sickness, injuries, and a terrible smell, reflecting on war’s lasting impact fifty years on.
Ceremonies mark the Guadalcanal battle with a 10 30 am wreath laying at the US Marine Corps Memorial in Washington DC. Veterans of the 1st Marine Division and units from Americal and 25th Divisions join dawn Aug 7 as a new memorial is dedicated bearing the inscription about endurance and memory. On Aug 8 two obelisks will be dedicated at Bloody Ridge and Henderson Field, with six other obelisks under construction.
U S First Division Marines push to finish Henderson Field on Guadalcanal. Engineers fill a 180 foot gap using dirt from explosions and a captured compressor, reaching 2660 feet by Aug 12 for Catalina ops, then 3778 feet by Aug 18, though no taxiways or revetments yet.
Victor Fisher, 69, recounts joining the Marines after Pearl Harbor December 8 1941 and serving on Guadalcanal with the 9th Marine Defense Battalion. He describes daily bombardment, ack ack fire, hand to hand fighting, injuries, and his pride in the Marine Corps before leaving as a sergeant.
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