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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1996
Page
2
A teen couple appeared on Sally Jeasy Raphael’s talk show in July with their baby and the girl’s mother. The episode titled I’m 14 and I Want a Baby aired locally on November 27. The girl, now 15, was 14 at conception. New Hampshire’s legal age of consent is 16.
Police say Ronald Leftwich, a 40 year old sex offender who served 17 years in prison, killed Rev Martin-Herri near his monastery after praising him on a cable TV show earlier in the year. The Rev was found face down in a ditch with a smashed skull and chest wounds. Associates described him as gentle and forgiving.
Dr Ernesto Pinzon was indicted for giving lethal doses of morphine Valium and potassium chloride to 70 year old Rosario Gurrieri at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring Florida on Oct 6 Gurrieri with cancer of the lung liver and spine was allegedly told the drugs would make his heart stop and Pinzon faces first degree murder and possible death penalty if convicted.
In Pontiac Michigan Jonathan Schmitz was sentenced to 25 to 50 years for the murder of Scott Amedure, who confessed a crush on him on The Jenny Jones Show. The court heard he killed Amedure three days after the taping on March 6, 1995, a show that never aired.
In Minneapolis at St. Mary Basilica about 400 mourners gathered to eulogize Tiny Tim the ukulele singer famed for Tiptoe Through the Tulips. He died at 64 from a heart attack while performing at a benefit. His widow Susan Khaury noted their aim to exceed expectations in the funeral program.
A Census Bureau report shows Americans delaying marriage as college and careers take precedence. In last year the median age for men marrying first rose to 26.9, the highest since 1890, while women’s median age held at 24.5 for three years. About one third of 25 to 34 year olds were unmarried.
Boo and Ron Walser found a bank theft suspect hiding in their mother Wilma Walker’s camper yard on Thanksgiving. After initial refusals, Seafirst and Wells Fargo added $50,000 and Pemco later $10,000, totaling $60,000 in rewards amid public backlash.
A beta blocker given to surgery patients with suspected heart disease lowered death rates from 30 percent to 21 percent over two years, suggesting atenolol become routine after operations. The finding, from researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, could affect millions undergoing surgery annually and address post op heart attack risks.
Researchers at a major neuroscience conference describe how the brain’s two vision systems process sight, how taste and smell differ, and how memories form. They note brain plasticity, gene involvement, and the shift from psychological to biological views of disorders like Alzheimer's and schizophrenia.
United Nations Ambassador Madeleine Albright emerges as Clinton's leading pick to succeed Warren Christopher as secretary of state. If announced this week, she would be the first woman in the role, praised by allies and conservatives alike for her tough diplomacy and experience with Carter, Mondale, Dukakis campaigns, and Georgetown.
Amid uproar over a proposed campaign to discredit special prosecutor Starr on Whitewater, James Carville said he might not proceed. He warned that if Starr pursues the matter full time he would respond accordingly, while Starr’s office declined to comment.
White House says President Clinton must stop talking for three to four days to rest his voice. An ENT probe confirmed overuse of his vocal cords linked to travel, campaign use, and reflux. Doctors adjust meds Cisapride added while Prilosec continues.
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