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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1994
Page
1
Tomorrow brings increasing clouds and light rain. Wednesday stays cloudy with afternoon showers. Thursday turns breezy with a high near 76 and rain periods. Friday sees humidity return with similar surf conditions. Saturday looks partly sunny.
Central New York embraces a new AmeriCorps service plan tying education funding to a year of community work. Syracuse signs on as part of President Clinton's Peace Corps style program. Participants will tutor, clean streams, and perform varied duties. director Mark Bailey notes flexibility and broad scope.
Johnny Williams, 32, died after pepper spray use at the Onondaga County Public Safety Building in July. His family demands the jail halt pepper spray until external investigators determine any link to his death, noting autopsy shows asphyxiation and chest compression rather to a fractured skull. Williams’ mother seeks accountability and an immediate ban, while lawyers plan outside review of the autopsy and pepper spray’s role.
Carlos the Jackal, 44, arrives at the Palais de Justice in Paris under heavy guard to face charges of masterminding the 1982 Champs Elysees bombing that killed one and wounded 63 and the 1975 murders of two counterintelligence agents. He had evaded authorities for 20 years after being arrested in Sudan.
Paul Revere leads the Embassy of Heaven church in Sublimity Oregon claiming celestial citizenship. County taxes and licenses are rejected by the Heaven community which lives in a forest estate with a hydro plant, a small cabin, and several children. State officials foreclose over $10,000 in unpaid property taxes. The leader says the group is an earthly kingdom.
Travelers and Syracuse common councilors question why Rochester offers cheaper air travel than Syracuse. US Air handles about half Hancock Airport flights with four other airlines sharing the rest. Airport Commissioner Charles Everett says fewer airlines and less competition lead to higher fares. Councilors plan to vote Wednesday on a $36,000 study on the issue.
The Woodstock crowd left behind a sea of refuse at the Saugerties site as about 350000 attendees departed after three days. Authorities nudged lingering fans to leave, while nearby residents gathered trash and some equipment for personal use or resale. A separate crash in Farrell, Pennsylvania injured most of a Chicago bound Woodstock security bus crew.
The space shuttle mission will transport half a million Express Mail stamps marking the 25th moon landing anniversary. The Postal Service pays NASA 50000 dollars to carry the stamps, which will be sold later at about 25 dollars each. Each stamp page bears a 4.44 dollar face value and includes numbered authentication cards. Cards are sealed with an envelope featuring a space scene and a 24-cent moon stamp, canceled by a Space Shuttle Endeavour postmark.
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