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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1986
Page
5
Sunday night disturbance outside Philadelphia followed an early Santa exit during a crowded photo session at Deptford Mall. Police say an unidentified Santa was involved as a man faced alleged threats amid a chaotic scene.
Connie Faye Goggins asked for an annulment after learning Larry Wayne Hill had never divorced Rhonda Hill, who watched the televised ceremony amid jury duty at Jefferson County Circuit Court. Rhonda Hill said she and Hill married in March 1983, and he left in December that year.
A defense lawyer urged the judge that the 22 year old son of actor Ryan O Neal had not shown manslaughter negligence in the boating death of Gian Carlo Coppola son of Francis Ford Coppola. The trial is non jury and defense disputes the required standard of negligence. Meanwhile in Maryland a nurse at Prince George s General Hospital was indicted on three counts of murder and seven counts of assault with intent to murder for allegedly giving patients large doses of potassium during cardiac arrests.
Chicago officials drew the two candidates Harold Washington and Jane Byrne for the top position on the Democratic primary ballot after both filed to run on December 8. Washington won the top ballot spot in a preliminary tally.
Marshall Texas police reported a deadly fire that swept through a storage shed where six children and a woman were sleeping. Firefighters arrived to find the shed engulfed in flames as officers identified the structure as a one room storage shed being converted into a living space.
Bridgeport California reports the tour bus crash that killed 2 passengers near the Sierra river during a Reno gambling weekend. Ernst A. Klimeck 48 of Glendale faces 21 felony vehicular manslaughter counts and 21 misdemeanor counts. A separate Utah arrest: Peter Gabriel McMullen 39, ex IRA member, sought in Britain, turned himself in to INS agents.
A six mile Buffalo Metro Rail line opened its final stations amid mounting deficits and political doubt. Analysts warn fare income will not cover operating costs, and expansion to Amherst, Tonawanda, or the airport faces steep price tags. NFTA projects multi‑million deficits, while officials quarrel over who should fund and govern the system.
The report faults the New York City Transit Authority for poor record keeping on station maintenance. Comptroller Harri son J. Goldin says the TA has no summary of station conditions and spends millions without oversight. Only 51 percent of 3,781 work orders at 66 stations were acted on between January 1980 and October 1985. The TA plans a Project Monitoring System to improve planning and prioritization.
City officials debate funding next steps for NFTA Metro as ridership climbs past 23,000 daily since last May. Critics warn of fare hikes and service cuts without long term money from regional leaders. Supporters tout a growing system with two new downtown stops and projected 30,000 rides daily.
Washington observers say prospects for sweeping welfare reform brighten or dim as Senate control shifts. Analysts note White House caution about proposing major changes with a Democratic Senate and fear Liberal Democrats may push broader Medicare expansion, risking higher costs. A White House task force suggested states be allowed to experiment with welfare programs with federal approval, stopping short of broad federal changes.
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