07 Dec 1994
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1994
Page
1
SU opens its Big East campaign with an 83 65 defeat of Miami as the team builds early momentum. The article notes Syracuse’s new Domestic Violence Unit on page D4, highlighting a city effort to prevent cases from falling through the cracks.
Weather outline predicts 3 to 6 inches of snow before tapering to flurries with cold sunshine and mixed patterns over the weekend. Political items note House Republicans planning to cut funding for the Congressional Black Caucus, amid various national topics and local notices.
A new analysis of Pearl Harbor attack photos suggests a Japanese submarine slipped into the harbor and fired two torpedoes at the USS Oklahoma and USS West Virginia. The sub may remain buried on the harbor floor, altering historical interpretation of the raid. The study was led by Daniel Martinez and Autometre Inc. with photos reviewed after a 1991 torpedo recovery.
In Syracuse a December night march backed by Together Against Crime urged crack dealers to stop. More than 50 residents, led by Rev Larry Ells, walked South Salina Street with police, singing hymns and sprinkling holy oil, calling the trade genocide.
Syracuse poets and professors debate Mick Jagger and Keith Richards as rock stars and writers. They discuss whether Stones lyrics cross into misogyny and if the band blends poetic ambitions with rock energy on the album Voodoo Lounge, citing live shows and literary comparisons.
Activists from both sides say Paul Hill's electric chair sentence for the 1994 Pensacola clinic killings could spark further anti abortion violence. Eleanor Smeal of the Feminist Majority Foundation warns the condemned man may be turned into a martyr and incite others to join the violence. The victims were Dr John Bayard Britton and escort James Barrett.
Burt Reynolds and Som Anderson end their 40 day dispute with a settlement for their 6 year old adopted son Quinton. Reynolds pays an undisclosed monthly amount and gasps as he leaves the courthouse, citing poverty while seeking a lower payment. The couple embraces after the agreement, offering no further details.
Fort Drum soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division now in Port-au-Prince will be replaced in January by about 3,300 Army personnel based in Hawaii. The Tropic Lightning unit from Hawaii will continue supporting the democratically elected government and maintaining security to help democracy develop. Pentagon officials announced the troop rotation.
President Clinton selects Robert Rubin as the new Treasury Secretary. Rubin rose in Wall Street earning $26 million prior to joining Washington in 1993, admired as a low key pragmatic consensus builder with no ego per profile on Page AB.
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