16 Aug 1989
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1989
Page
1
Woodstock 1969 is recalled with mixed views. Cal Thomas calls the festival an exercise in futility and self deception, contrasting coverage of heart transplants and moon walks with the Woodstock crowd. The piece notes ongoing debate over the event's meaning and impact two decades later.
President Bush considers a 7 billion drug crackdown targeting foreign cartels dealers and users. Proposals to be unveiled Sept 5 during a prime time address after a 20 day vacation in Kennebunkport Maine. Plan includes stricter penalties ride for drug charges loss of student aid license suspensions and expanded drug testing with foreign aid to Colombia Peru and Bolivia and increased prison and prevention funding.
A local sports figure defeats cancer and returns to action, according to medical updates. Doctors report a successful battle and his forthcoming return to competition in the D1 setting.
Fred Aguilera, 44, linked to the largest cocaine laboratory in the Northern Hemisphere, 100 miles east of Syracuse, is set for sentencing in Albany. Prosecutors have convicted 20 others over five years as authorities shut down a six ton operation worth about $2 billion. Aguilera faces up to life in prison.
Weather prospects for a total lunar eclipse over Central New York look uncertain due to a weak front and possible cloud cover. If skies clear, observers could witness a rare event not seen locally since 1982, with the eclipse starting at 8 23 pm and ending around 1 53 am Thursday.
Suzanne German Stall Writer Barbara and Carroll Wootton fell for a sleek overstock electronics scam at a Great Northern Mall loading dock. A phony UPS contact and a brother in the store led to $11,600 lost by the Clay ton couple who own Northern Satellite. Ronald Holbrook reported a $3,500 theft at Sears. State police seek more victims to aid capture.
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