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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1992
Page
2
The Senate Select Committee on POW MIA Affairs pushes toward a January 5 deadline for its year long inquiry. Friday's public hearing featured US officials who said remains have been located in many cases, but there is no evidence that any POW is alive or held after the war ended.
SPACE CENTER Houston Discovery's crew works with a Naval Research Laboratory camera system that maps Earth objects by latitude and longitude after a string of tests. On Friday night the crew logged 28 photographs and tried anew to receive laser data, finding a brief signal burst from Maui when skies cleared.
U S District Judge Lucius Bunton III issued a temporary restraining order restricting Border Patrol stops near Bowie High School in El Paso. He ruled agents must have reasonable suspicion based on specific facts to stop and question people near the area. The ruling protects the rights of U S citizens and permanent residents from unreasonable searches. The Border Patrol says the high school area is a known crossing point for illegal entry.
Russia's parliament failed to reach the votes needed to curb President Yeltsin's authority. The Congress of People's Deputies fell short at 609 of 694 required to require parliamentary approval for certain cabinet appointments, allowing Yeltsin to retain control of his government and economic reforms amid political opposition.
A radical black group the Azaman People Liberation Army says it bombed a Johannesburg restaurant wounding 19 whites and threatens further attacks. An APLA commander Congo Jibril told SAPA the strikes are a shock campaign against white civilians seen as supporters of the security forces. Police Minister Kriegel says authorities fear a bombing campaign against soft targets and defenseless communities.
A study finds that secondhand smoke after birth doubles infant death risk from SIDS and that smoking during and after pregnancy raises the risk further. Researchers analyzed 1988 data from 10 000 births and 6 000 deaths via the National Maternal and Infant Health Survey.
Fort Drum troops rushed through readiness checks as officials prepared for deployment while awaiting a formal go ahead from the president. Hundreds waited in lines for vaccinations and medicals, with over 2,000 soldiers cleared in two days and about 5 percent typically failing. Staff Sgt Hverette Morris praised the military’s thorough, dependable process.
In Mogadishu workers load 12,000 metric tons of food onto rusted trucks at the port for a trek to northern areas. With aid stuck since Nov 11 due to fighting between Gen Mohamed Farrah Aidid and Ali Mahdi Mohamed, the operation seeks to avert famine as Washington plans a multinational rescue. The last ship entry was blocked by mortar fire on Nov 24.
About 25,000 people filled Clinton Square for Syracuse’s tree lighting as Mayor Thomas Young praised community unity. Rev. James O’Brien urged helping the homeless and jobless while Santa sightings and Snow added festive cheer for families aboard the Salt City Trolley.
Bragman reports Cuomo's plan to issue 6 billion in bonds to finance roads bridges and mass transit as the opening bid in a testy fight with the Legislature over how new state and federal transportation dollars should be divided. The plan shifts petroleum tax revenues to transportation while facing GOP Senate pushback and budget worries.
Six people were killed when a twin engine Beech Baron crashed into a Vulcan Materials quarry two miles south of Shelby County Airport in Alabama. The wreckage was found submerged and wedged in rock with no survivors. Officials said identifications were being made and relatives notified. Flight was Friday night around 9:40 pm according to Civil Air Patrol and sheriff’s officials.
A winter storm from a low pressure system moved east dumping snow from New Mexico to Oklahoma and blanketing Northeast and Midwest cities. Forecasters warned of heavy snow across the Southwest southern Rockies Great Lakes area and northern New England with a winter storm watch in parts of upstate New York and nearby states.
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