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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1993
Page
2
New York airlines including American United Delta and Northwest cut winter fares by up to 35 percent to spur travel after the holidays. Tickets bought by Friday Dec 10 can be used Jan 6 through March 31, with broader domestic route discounts and TWA matching rivals on key routes.
Rep Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois announced he would run for a 19th term despite the House Post Office scandal probes. He defended his record after receiving a Chicago award for securing federal financing for a deep tunnel project as Justice Department probes possible improper payments connected to a stamps for cash scheme.
Police say Alan Winterbourne, an unemployed computer systems engineer, killed one Oxnard officer and four others in a dawn attack at an Oxnard unemployment office. Documents left behind show a long dispute over an unemployment claim but no clear motive. Winterbourne, armed with a .44 revolver and a shotgun, fled to Ventura where he was killed by officers after exiting his car with a gun.
Secretary of State Warren Christopher flies to Israel for a week of talks and two planned trips to Damascus as the United States seeks progress in Israel Syria negotiations over the Golan Heights. He denies offering a Clinton meeting with Assad in exchange for concessions, saying he will stay as intermediary.
Irish Minister Albert Reynolds and British Prime Minister John Major held six hours of talks in Dublin on Northern Ireland peace. They pledged to continue searching for agreement despite leaks about Irish positions and British contacts with the IRA. They planned another meeting next week in Brussels to push toward a settlement before Christmas.
New York’s Consumer Protection Board backs a $29.8 million rate cut for New York Telephone next year, far short of the board’s requested $468.2 million. Hearing officers urged targeting long-distance access and services, not across the board cuts, and urged reducing basic service charges in high cost cities. The PSC will vote December 15, with final action by month’s end, while Attorney General Abrams also sought reductions.
President Clinton's California swing features a two hour aerospace roundtable at Rockwell Teledyne in Canoga Park and two Hollywood fund raisers expected to raise about two million dollars for the Democratic Party. He also visits rural New Mexico to press health care reform and rural medical access.
President Clinton offered a hand of possible cooperation after New York talks on nuclear inspections, with officials noting modest progress and the North potentially allowing wider access. CIA data suggests enough material for one or two weapons, while Seoul cites uncertain concessions and ongoing deadlock.
NASA begins five consecutive days of spacewalks to repair the Hubble telescope aboard Endeavour. Crewmembers pair up to service the 629 million dollar mission aiming to restore full capability, extend lifespan, and measure universe age and size. The program totals 3 billion dollars to date with annual operating costs. Endeavour's high speed chase after Hubble covers hundreds of thousands of miles and thousands of observations.
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