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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 2001
Page
2
A bus collision on the Sa raighat bridge over the Brahmaputra in Gauhati Assam killed the bus driver and two adult elephants. At least 20 of 45 passengers were injured and traffic was halted for eight hours while cranes removed the elephant bodies. Police reported the accident occurred at 4 30 a m.
Chantal weakened to a tropical low after crossing the Yucatan Peninsula but could regain hurricane strength once over the Gulf of Mexico. It struck land with strong winds, damaged homes, snapped power lines, and forced about 2,000 residents into government shelters with no reported injuries. The storm was forecast to move toward the Gulf, where warm waters could revive its intensity.
Rescuers recovered the body of 17 year old Bille James of Cornwall on Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia after a weeklong search. Her brother Henry, 15, was found alive six hours after their disappearance during a descent with family and fellow British trekkers. Rangers spotted the body amid clear skies, 500 yards from the brother’s rescue site.
Israeli commandos fired on a group the army said were planting a bomb, killing four Palestinians and wounding others. Palestinian officials reported three of the dead were unarmed villagers while mourners later filled the streets in Nablus with clashes and a gunfire injury.
Across the United States players rush to buy tickets for a growing Powerball prize that could set a record. In Greenwich Connecticut an 81 year old man spends 125 dollars on tickets amid traffic and heat, while a Idaho store reports lines out the door. Des Moines Iowa workers and others imagine retirement and gifts as the sum climbs.
New York City marshal Erskine Bryce aged 46 died after being beaten and set on fire during an eviction at 50 New York Avenue Crown Heights. He had previously ousted tenant Joanna Jones, who was later reinstated, and she plus a boyfriend and son were interviewed as investigators weigh whether the beating or the burns caused death. No charges filed at this time.
State officials report child support collections rose 11 percent through the first half of this year, totaling 651.8 million with 243 million collected in New York City. The governor unveiled an initiative to intercept 16 million in federal tax refunds for non custodial parents behind on support.
A $100,000 federal grant supports restoring a two mile Iroquois trail linking a Seneca village to a palisaded fort on a nearby hill. The Ganondagan State Historic Site near Victor opens the trail to hikers and riders and adds a visitors center and a replica Iroquois longhouse. State purchase of a farm in 1998 enabled the project.
Edna Hamelinck, 77, died Monday after driving into a lagoon near Canandaigua Lake. Police investigate a possible medical cause. Two teenagers fishing nearby, a cashier, and two customers jumped in to help. Hamelinck was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead.
Albany based Statewide Youth Advocacy with partners across nine states urges taxpayers to donate all or part of federal tax rebates to underfunded public schools. The effort centers on the investinschools.org site guiding donors to high need schools and education funds, with checks routed via the National Association of Child Advocates.
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