12 Aug 1994
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1994
Page
1
The last game before the baseball strike featured Ken Griffey Jr. belting a grand slam to power Seattle past Oakland 8-1. After the win the park lights dimmed early and groundskeeper Frank Lova tamped dirt around Home Plate at the Oakland Coliseum. Full strike coverage on Page D1.
The major league players walk out over pay, with average salaries around 1.2 million. Striking workers at Loretto adult-care facility describe hardships as the walkout persists, noting their annual earnings of about 14 thousand and contrasting with $7,000 daily strike costs for star players.
In a cautious bid to rekindle progress, researchers press fundamentals. meanwhile unrelated items note a Korean jet incident, airport job losses, Pataki tax return release, and local theater plans. The distressing dogfighting thefts are also cited among the scattered notes.
Rules, cops, fences spark complaints and delays as Woodstock organizers prepare the 1994 event. A crowd of fans and reporters describe heavy security including metal detectors and scrip purchases, while shuttle buses struggle to move fans on schedule. Local residents express tension about security measures and crowd control.
The Saugerties Antique Exchange closes for the weekend as Woodstock 94 brings more than 190,000 credit card armed visitors to town of 18,500. Richard Miller, partner in the 10 year old business, calls it a forced vacation and cites security concerns and festival disruption.
The NRA spent 106310 dollars to back 38 lawmakers after May 5 votes to ban most assault weapons. Thirty three of those backed lawmakers then opposed a procedural rule to bring the 33 billion crime bill to the House floor, defeating the rule 225 to 210 and blocking floor consideration. The bill sought an assault weapon ban, police funding, and crime prevention programs. The NBA also lobbied against the rule.
Sara Anne Wood's father Robert Wood will walk 125 miles across Upstate New York from the Sara Wand Rescue Center in Washington Mills to Pittsford to publicize the abduction of 4-year-old Kali. He starts 6 a.m. Saturday and aims to finish on the one-year anniversary, with about 100 supporters pledging money per mile. Frances Wood will join for the final miles.
Fidel Castro blames the United States for the latest spate of Cuban refugees and accuses Washington of hiding the killing of a Cuban navy lieutenant. The leader ties the deaths and exodus to U S policies and seeks to frame the issue as a political crisis.
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