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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1997
Page
1
SU fans rush Fiesta tickets as Bud Poliquin remembers Jack Bruen, recalling his impact. Lockheed harbor system guides global vessel traffic, signaling advances in maritime logistics.
Weather brief notes mostly sunny today with a high near 28 and a warmer Monday with highs around 36. Northern Ireland reports mass convictions linked to a camel holiday plot. Kodak announces further layoffs totaling about 6,000 in Rochester. Clinton faces a difficult congressional path in a second term. Local business and editorial items noted.
Mexico High School senior Lucas DeStevens scored in the top 93 percentile on PSATs and has a strong academic record yet planned to join the Marines. Districts with lower per pupil funding show the smallest shares of graduates attending college, with Memco High School and Mexico reporting the lowest rates for the Class of 1996.
The Christmas Bureau distributed toys and food to 2,983 families this season. The Volunteer Center led Saturday’s toy giveaway with part of a $25,000 boost from the Old Newsboys sale. Corporations schools and families donated items.
Convicted child killer Precious Bedell, who beat Lashonda Bedell to death in 1980, is on a clemency short list considered by Gov George Pataki this week. Her case drew support from actress Glenn Close and Onondaga County DA William Fitzpatrick, who urged mercy after Bedell’s prison rehabilitation at Bedford Hills.
The University of Michigan survey found eighth graders less likely to have tried illegal drugs, with 29.4 percent saying they had once used an illegal drug, cannabis most common. Older high school students still report rising marijuana use but overall adolescent drug activity appears to be leveling off, a Clinton announcement noted.
A growing number of abortion clinics, led by Planned Parenthood medical director Dr Jerry Edwards in Houston, offer abortions as early as eight to ten days after conception using ultrasensitive pregnancy tests. Experts say the method could shift many abortions earlier, while opponents warn of moral implications. 23 Planned Parenthood affiliates have begun offering these very early procedures and training for doctors is spreading to other clinics.
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