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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1998
Page
1
A fragmentary weather note forecasts milder temps with highs near 52 and lows around 26 as the back page teaser mentions a calm spell. It also teases Ricky Williams as Heisman front-runner, with unrelated cartoon and coupon promotion tucked in.
President Clinton opened a tough diplomatic mission in Israel as the Wye River peace process faced strain. Prime Minister Netanyahu accused Palestinians of failing to meet obligations, saying deeds matter more than empty promises. Clinton urged cautious optimism amid doubts about full implementation.
The House Judiciary Committee approved a fourth impeachment article against President Clinton on party lines, accusing him of abuse of power after false answers about his Lewinsky relationship. A bid to censure him failed 21 to 16, while the panel had already advanced three articles. The full House now faces a verdict in the ongoing Starr inquiry.
Boston EMT Jim Scopa responded to a labor call in South Boston. While en route to the hospital he helped Patricia McPartlin deliver a healthy girl, marking a second delivery for the same mother and rescuer who met previously five years ago during a prior birth.
Eccentric businessman Abe Hirschfeld is the subject of a full page New York Times ad funded by “friends.” The ad reprints Time magazine’s December 7 issue cover naming its 20 most influential business geniuses of the century.
Page B-1 notes an incorrect time for Handel's Messiah performance and directs readers to contact deputy executive editor Tim Bunn at 470-2240 to discuss the correction. The notice specifies the proper channel for readers to report time discrepancies.
In Lockerbie a small flower shop frame and the tale of Paula Jab lonska anchor the city’s enduring grief after Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Scotland. Marion Alderman revisits the shop and Paula’s cross, returning home every year as a quiet tribute to those lost in 1988.
Columnist Sean Kirst returned from Lockerbie Scotland with new stories about a community forever linked to the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing. He will publish weekly columns in The Post Standard and Herald Journal through the Dec 21 1993 tenth anniversary. Marion of Rome New York survived tuberculosis with one lung and describes Lockerbie’s lingering fear and a wind kept by old fields between sheep pastures and a golf course where passengers fell from the plane.
Florida Governor Lawton Chiles died at age 68 after being found beside his cycling machine in the governor’s mansion gym. He planned to leave office next month with Jeb Bush to succeed him, while Lt. Gov. Buddy MacKay will finish the term. Flags were lowered to half staff as tributes poured in from lawmakers including President Clinton.
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