20 Aug 1999
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1999
Page
1
Forecast calls for showers and steady rain by dawn tonight with rain at times on Saturday. Low 58 with damp conditions Sunday morning then sunshine. Highs near 76 and 80, lows around 58 to 60, with partly to mostly sunny breaks and a warm period ahead.
Jurors met for live or die deliberations in the James Cahill murder case when the forewoman fell ill from stress. Alternate jurors may be seated if she cannot rejoin, with defense expected to object to substitutions. The panel weighing 18 mitigating and seven aggravating factors began at 3 20 p.m. Thursday, risking a judge deciding sentence if no verdict is reached.
Syracuse Minoa School Board votes 63 to accept the resignation of Superintendent Dennis Afton after about 70 days on the job. Assistant Superintendent Fred Thomson named acting chief. Several residents and staff protest the decision as critics cite misaligned goals and a short tenure.
Washington report says President Bush abandoned a stance of avoiding past drug questions and now faces ongoing inquiries from both parties. He asserts no illegal drug use in 25 years and notes his father’s era standards, while citing a seven year frame used in FBI checks.
The Herald’s Journal reports a Japanese businessman paid 90000 dollars for a stag beetle. It also lists Dick Tracy joining the FBI hunt for the Ten Most Wanted, Martha Stewart visiting the Iowa State Fair hog barn, and upcoming performances by the Miro String Quartet with Awadagin Pratt at the Skaneateles Festival.
Editorial notes after 30 years Onondaga Chief Paul Waterman brings ancestral remains home. Lottery numbers and results appear, with instructions to call News-Line for NYS and national results, updated nightly.
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