24 Aug 1994
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1994
Page
1
Parents should resist the gotta have trap as students adopt a layered preppy style in school. The feature notes colorful lunch boxes purses and backpacks and includes an excerpt from All My Octobers by Mickey Mantle describing his last World Series.
The page blends forecast notes and assorted briefs including a storm outlook for several days, a Pentagon budget cut story, a NAACP firing delay request, an insurance dispute, a corn crop circle in Central New York, Syracuse unemployment data, a college football survey, NASCAR injury update, baseball playoff pursuit, a workers strike talk, MTV reality show note, Zodiac reference, and a jail discussion by Onondaga County Health Commissioner James Miller.
Senate Republicans demand tougher crime provisions and removal of pork in a bill near Clinton’s desk. Democrats say GOP aims to kill the crime bill while health care reform teeters, with House Speaker Foley signaling limited concessions on insurance reform this year.
Jim Reilly profiles Greg Biesch a 42 year old taxi driver and ordained minister. He recalls a violent past a poetry reading that failed to move crowds and a life marked by abuse betrayals and resilience. He believes his poem What It Means speaks to abused people and reflects a journey through heaven and hell from Utica years ago.
Cuban refugees cling to homemade rafts as a U S Coast Guard helicopter hovers 40 miles south of Key West. They press on toward the United States despite dangers, with many risking detention and possible repatriation to Cuba.
The Education Department forecast a rise in U S education spending to 506 billion dollars for the new school year. Public school spending per child is about 5900 dollars while state college attendees pay about 14400 dollars and private college enrollees around 25700 dollars. High school enrollment is seen at 13.6 million for 1994 95 and college enrollments reach a record 14.7 million.
Miami circuit judge Margarita Esquiroz, 49, flunked a roadside sobriety test after striking a tree stump and driving off. Witnesses followed her, she called police by cell, and police arrested her. she posted a $1,000 bond after four hours in jail.
Scores on college entrance exams are slowly rising as more high school students enroll in rigorous courses. The 1994 average ACT score was 20.8, up from 20.7 in 1993, with prior comparisons limited by test changes in 1990.
The American College Testing assessment results show higher scores for a second consecutive year, indicating improved performance across tested groups. Strong entities appear as institutions and year context, with ongoing trend reflecting increased readiness and college pathways.
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