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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1996
Page
5
A mother faces charges after investigators alleged falsification of birth records. Police and prosecutors say discrepancies were found in official birth registration documents, prompting a formal case file and potential legal proceedings.
A Fort Bragg soldier, a Switch operator in the 35th Signal Brigade, is jailed at Camp Lejeune since June 26 facing espionage charges, damaging government property and larceny after allegedly hacking into a highly secure system. His lawyer says he was not a criminal but a hacker who accessed an expensive system. The case includes claims he gave a nonclassified Internet access code to a friend in China.
Hampden Sydney College trustees voted unanimously to retain the private school's all male policy and rejected a plan to admit women to boost competitiveness. President Samuel V. Wilson pledged renewed vigor in pursuing the all male path. The college, founded with help from James Madison and Patrick Henry in 1776, remains one of the nation’s three private all male schools alongside Wabash and Morehouse. The board agreed to market the college to emphasize its tradition.
Kevorkian assisted the suicide of Louise Siebens, 76, of McKinney Texas at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital. He acted alone bringing the body to the ER around 10 p.m. Tuesday. An autopsy was planned and police opened an investigation. This marked at least the 36th death in Kevorkian's presence since 1990.
Virideen Redman, 67, was convicted in Anderson Indiana of driving with a lifetime license suspension after a June 10 arrest. He faces up to eight years for that count and 112 years for related public intoxication and assaulting the officer, who said a blanket was thrown. Redman has a long record of nearly 400 arrests since 1947 for drunken driving and license violations, with 33 license suspensions and fines before 1988.
The Chicago suburb Park Ridge hosts curiosity seekers during the Democratic Convention as residents recall Hillary Rodham's early days. Neighbors discuss her roots at Maine Township High School East, the Georgian home once shared with Hugh and Dorothy Rodham, and local landmarks like the Pickwick Theater. Local mayor Wietecha hopes Hillary will visit during the event, praising the values she gained in the community.
Bob Dole with Colin Powell pledges veteran protections while proposing a tax cut and balanced budget by 2003. He argues veterans’ programs won’t bear disproportionate cuts, claiming improvements to veteran health care and noting current outlays for hospitals, clinics, pensions, and entitlements.
Omaha police say Kim McDowell 22 was charged with felony child abuse after neighbors reported she offered to sell her baby boy for 2500 dollars to raise bail for her boyfriend. McDowell was arrested Saturday. roommate and sister deny the accusation.
Fidel Velez, after 11 years in the United States, became a naturalized citizen during six July ceremonies at the Los Angeles Convention Center. About 30,000 legal residents took oaths, boosting August naturalizations in the district to 60,800, part of INS’s push toward 320,000 by year’s end. The surge is tied to political fears, voting in the next elections, and the 1986 Amnesty Law publicity.
Poll trends show Clinton widening lead over Dole to 12 points in latest ABC survey, with 49 percent to 37 percent and Perot at 10. Dole staff call the shift evidence that Clinton is soft, while White House aides frame it as a double digit race.
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