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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1996
Page
2
A garbled notice touts online weather data and forecasts via Syracuse Newsline Weather Data. It mentions poet levels, interactive screens, and a contact line 4?77-2771. Names Bran Samson and category S031 appear, but details are unclear.
On this date the American Law Association was founded and Hawaii achieved statehood. ABC apologized to Philip Morris in a $10 billion lawsuit settlement.
The Herald Journal corrects a previous report on a two car fatal accident in Phelps. Elizabeth Miller, 7, of Pompey, was pronounced dead at the scene per the Ontario County Sheriff's Department. Readers are urged to report inaccuracies to executive editor Tim Bunn.
A garbled almanac of Adolph Ochs anniversary notes at The New York Times hints at longtime leadership under Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and a nod to past publishers. The piece shifts to a dubious claim about a Times actress and a pop show, then mentions Florida prisons cutting gas mowers to curb bomb risks, per Superintendent R G Williams.
The era of U-2 high altitude reconnaissance waned after the SR-71 entered service, with satellites handling most surveillance. The Air Force maintains some U-2 flights for research, while newer platforms dominate. A buried Baldwin steam locomotive story remains noted, linking transportation history to road construction.
Ronald Reagan endorses a media-free home policy, supporting a press-free space for officials. The initiative aims to reduce outside scrutiny while maintaining security and accessibility for government operations.
The Washington Post reports Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher are four months pregnant, after a long planning period. Sess Etheridge announces the news Monday after a world tour in Syracuse. Bill Wade sues Walt Disney Co. over Launch Sequence claims used in Crimson Tide. Tom Hanks declines primary Colors role. Jack Kemp rookie football card value jumps after VP bid.
Del Miller, 83, Hall of Fame harness racing driver and innovator who competed in eight decades and steered the sport through the Iron Curtain, died of heart failure at his Washington Pennsylvania home. He won 2,442 races and $11,010,083 in purses, owned Adios, and served as a sport ambassador. Also noted were Witold Urbanowicz, 88, Polish fighter ace of World War III, and Chuck Carpy, 68, Napa Valley wine industry founder and leader, who died of a heart attack in California.
The Herald Journal lists two pages of non classified advertisers appearing in all editions today. These entries cover local businesses and services promoting seasonal and ongoing offerings across multiple sections of the newspaper.
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