You Can Play Santa to Our Troops
A request urges readers to write letters to military personnel stationed in the Persian Gulf. Anyone can participate, with details inside the Metro/B1 section.
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1990
Page
1
A request urges readers to write letters to military personnel stationed in the Persian Gulf. Anyone can participate, with details inside the Metro/B1 section.
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Nearly 50 years after the Pearl Harbor raid, Atsuyuki Sassa urged Prime Minister Kaifu to issue an official apology. He said a statement on the attack’s 49th anniversary seemed unlikely and pressed for a comment before President Bush’s spring visit. Kenichi Takemura echoed calls for mutual action.
Liverpool High School seniors face fifth-degree criminal possession charges after a prank scavenger hunt turned illegal when three 17-year-old boys pulled license plates from two marked police cars in Clay. Six students, four 17-year-old boys, one 17-year-old girl and an 18-year-old girl, were issued appearance tickets and released to parents. Police withheld names to protect youthful offenders.
The CDC report shows homicide among Black males ages 15 to 24 rose two-thirds in the five years through 1988 and now nears war casualty levels. Dr. Robert Froehlke notes 95 percent of the rise stems from gun deaths, with one in a thousand dying by homicide. The decade ending 1987 saw Black youths facing five to eight times higher homicide rates than White peers.
Police in 20 largest cities report 7,698 homicides so far in 1990, up 3 percent from 1989. New York City reached 2,000 violent deaths as seven killed in one night, while Washington DC posted 434, likely keeping its status as murder capital. New records appeared in Dallas Phoenix San Antonio Memphis Milwaukee Boston New Orleans Richmond Providence Bridgeport Oakland and Fresno. In most cities police cite guns drugs and eroding respect for life.
Iraq's parliament endorsed Saddam Hussein's move to free hundreds of Western hostages including about 900 Americans, while dispatching 30,000 fresh troops to the desert. The move accompanies a broader buildup in Kuwait and southern Iraq totaling about 480,000 soldiers, with 10,000 more U.S. troops arriving in the Persian Gulf. Bush pledged 440,000 Americans in the region by mid January as hostages begin exit visa applications and some are moved to Amman for travel.
FDA may grant approval soon for Norplant, a six silicone capsules implant under the skin releasing hormone for five years. The method provides long lasting birth control with a low hormone dose and reversible fertility.
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