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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1997
Page
3
Cortland County court records show Matthew Covington, 19, pled guilty to first degree murder in the June 1996 slaying of Melissa Marshall, 18, near Cortland High School. He avoided the death penalty and faces life without parole at sentencing set for Sept 19.
Tonight's low near 62 with a high of 85 followed by a hazy, mostly cloudy night. Sunday offers partly sunny skies and hazy conditions with a slight shower risk. Monday turns humid with scattered showers and thunderstorms, high 83, low 65. Tuesday expects more showers and thunderstorms, high 79, low 65. Wednesday turns mostly sunny, cooler, and less humid at 75/58.
White House officials acknowledge that Lynn Cutler, a Clinton ally and now director of intergovernmental affairs, helped funnel about 25 000 dollars from Johnny Chung to the Back to Business Committee to finance a campaign against Senator D Amato a Whitewater hearings target. Chung later met with Commerce Department officials through Cutler to discuss his Chinese business contacts.
In Yonkers a 12 year old grandson of Malcolm X was sentenced to at least 18 months in a juvenile facility for arson and manslaughter in the death of Betty Shabazz. The judge called him mentally ill and allowed review after 18 months with possible extensions.
Miami reports cockpit alarms indicating engine stall and insufficient airspeed as a DC-8 crashed into a crowded business district. NTSB chair Jim Hall notes separate systems warned of danger while FAA and NTSB investigators assess overload, cargo shift, mechanical issues, or pilot error. Three crew members believed dead. one ground victim found in a burned car. another person presumed dead aboard.
A mother, Markele Peck, 25, faces criminally negligent homicide charges after an infant girl Samantha Arena died of methemoglobinemia from milk contaminated by raw sewage. Investigators linked filth in a Glenwood Springs area trailer to the child’s feeding, noting autopsy findings and delayed ruling out of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Manan Muller Wood, a 56 year old Stamford nurse of the year nominee, alleges a JC Penney salon hair relaxer caused burns and permanent damage after gray covering procedures. Court papers say she suffered pain, psychiatric counseling, job loss, and now wears a wig, with ongoing low mood and relocation to the Atlanta region for a fresh start.
Rockford Republican state Sen. Dave Syverson had a dental tattoo of the Republican elephant on a upper molar last week. The emblem is not easily visible and requires pulling back the lip to view. He says his children encouraged the tattoo as a playful mark of party loyalty.
The Sunday Mirror paid 400000 for pictures of Diana, Princess of Wales, with her new boyfriend Dodi Fayed aboard his father’s yacht off Sardinia. The Times notes a bidding war among papers and a print run boost of 200000 extra copies. Photographer Mano Brenna could profit worldwide from sale. Diana’s office declined immediate comment.
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