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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1999
Page
2
Lawmakers and animal rights activists push to outlaw creation sale or possession of crush videos depicting animals being tortured for sexual gratification. A proposed federal measure targets producers and supports up to five years in prison, amid probes and cruelty charges.
Thousands of students stayed home as 800,000 teachers, nurses, prosecutors and other public workers launched South Africa’s largest state employee strike after wage talks with President Thabo Mbeki’s government failed. Public offices ran with skeleton staff amid protests.
In Orahovac Yugoslavia ethnic Albanians block roads to protest Russian presence as Dutch and Russian peacekeepers clash over control. Russian officials trust NATO partners will prevail while Dutch mediators seek an end to the standoff amid fears of Serb paramilitary sheltering in the town.
A cruise ship carrying more than 2,400 passengers collided with a burning cargo ship early today off Britain's southeast coast. Three passengers on the Norwegian Dream suffered minor injuries but stayed aboard as the vessel reached Dover. The Ever Decent crew fought a cargo-fire at 1:15 a.m. in the English Channel.
Herald Journal urges readers to report mistakes by calling 470-2240. A Saturday story quoted Sally Berry of Vera House on a verdict in a death penalty case involving James Cahill, while Berry states her agency has not taken a public stand on capital punishment. Also corrected were Senior Citizens Days dates, Aug 30 and 31, and erroneous Centro bus departure details from Penn Can Mall to the fair.
Wen Ho Lee espionage links at Los Alamos prompt scrutiny of deputy director of intelligence Notra Trulock who opposed an inspector general report alleging security failures Secretary Richardson and Energy Department officials debate the findings Trulock resigned amid criticism tied to ethnicity and the Lee case remains uncharged
A congressional report accuses the Department of Veterans Affairs of spending 61 million dollars in travel funds on non travel items since 1993. The VA failed to report fund reprogramming to the Senate Appropriations Committee as requested. The GAO says the reporting lapse was not a crime and condemns a travel policy that lets administrators approve their own travel expenses.
Police Commissioner Howard Safir said he would not issue a permit for a second Million Youth March due to safety worries. Khallid Abdul Muhammad, the main organizer, denounced the move but organizers said they will proceed with the march next month. The event last year occurred only after federal courts overruled the city.
Storm King Mountain Park near Cornwall New York closes hiking trails after a 75 mm artillery shell exploded two weeks ago. No injuries reported. Trails already limited by drought fire from West Point as officials from Palisades Interstate Park Commission investigate with chief ranger Tim Sullivan.
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