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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1995
Page
8
A study finds a chemical disinfectant used on some medical and dental devices may fail to kill the AIDS virus. Laboratory tests show blood in lubricants on dental equipment and endoscopes can survive, though no transmissions have been proven. Researchers urge sterilizing dental gear at very high temperatures.
Norfolk reports an inmate at Southampton Correctional Center claimed a $1 million inheritance to recruit an assistant warden and several employees. He promised liquor, Chinese takeout, and a cellular phone in exchange for smuggling items. Assistant Warden James Farrow was suspended. charges may follow.
Five astronauts are set for an 11 day mission to test materials in weightless vacuum and deploy a four ton stainless steel dish behind the shuttle. The goal is to improve cellular phone clarity and television pictures as well as fiber optic communications through new semiconductor materials.
Kevorkian lawyers planned to seek dismissal of murder charges tied to two 1991 deaths in Michigan. The Michigan Supreme Court had ruled that without a specific law, assisted death by one’s own action could be prosecuted as a common-law felony if there is probable cause death was the direct result of the act. The case concerns the deaths of Marjorie Wantz and Sherry Miller at a state park on October 23, 1991.
A Delia County high school principal, Al Williams, resigns after a scandal where two female students were made to compare their breast development by standing together and touching elbows. The incident prompted district pressure and a board meeting resignation on Monday. Larry Hagman recovers from a liver transplant with no complications after a 15 hour operation. He moves to a private room and shows fair condition.
NATO and U S led air strikes hit Serb air defense and radar sites around Sarajevo in retaliation for the market massacre in Yugoslavia. Clinton said the attacks were necessary and would not derail peace talks. Warplanes from USS Theodore Roosevelt and Aviano base supported by allied jets aimed to degrade Serb defenses amid hopes sanctions talks progress.
Milpitas Calif residents rally to honor Harry Wu and his wife Ching Lee Chen after Wu’s release from nine weeks imprisonment in China. About 50 attend a Civic Center event where Wu thanks supporters, proclaims a local Harry Wu Day, and 70 gather at the Santa Clara County Building for further recognition.
In Waco, Texas, twin sisters Holly Wayment and Heather Simonsen cause viewer mixups as Wayment becomes morning anchor after Simonsen moves to Salt Lake City. The siblings share onair style and features, yet viewers often mistake one for the other. Simonsen notes even her boyfriend has briefly confused them.
Lawmakers and lawyers in Rochester general seek a presidential pardon for Susan B Anthony who was jailed and fined for casting an illegal ballot in 1872. The push began last year and gained attention at Equality Day in Seneca Falls with White House staffers and media coverage.
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