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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1999
Page
4
An Erie woman was charged after an attempt to dare an underworld scheme involving a state pole and a plan to harm a man. She faced a bail set at 10,000 dollars as investigators described a thwarted attack intended against a friend’s grandmother and a two year old.
Holyoke Massachusetts police officer shot during car chase early Wednesday after arguing with a man who fled the scene. Over 200 officers and search dogs scoured the area for the suspect, John A. Dinpolt, 32, who allegedly opened fire on the cruiser, injuring Patrolman Napoli and killing him. the officer died of shoulder, arm, and abdominal wounds.
Police found 36 fetal remains, all from the first trimester, stored in three bags behind Timeless Treasures in Ocean Springs. Det. Capt. Kerry Belk said owner J P Brock admitted an employee buried the fetuses after discovering them in a Styrofoam cooler. No charges filed.
Four 15 year olds admitted plotting a Columbine style attack at South High School in Cleveland. A student tip led officials to close the school on October 29 homecoming day. Police recovered eight guns two suspect homes and two maps with shooter positions and a recruit list. Two teens pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit aggravated murder and two to inducing panic.
Louis Farrakhan, appearing publicly for the first time in months at Chicago's Nation of Islam mosque, urged unity across races and religions and called on all people to pray for world peace on Christmas Day. He cited a near death experience and recovery from prostate cancer and a radiation related rectal ulcer.
Patrick J. Naughton, 34, former Disney Infoseek senior VP, was granted $100,000 bail by US District Judge Edward Rafeedie with intensive supervision while awaiting a possible new trial. The appellate ruling struck down portions of the Child Pornography Prevention Act under which he was convicted.
Washington The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities releases a study using Census data showing poor children fell below the poverty line by an average of 1604 dollars in 1998, yet the burden deepens for those who remain poor. The report notes the Earned Income Tax Credit and economy help lift 3.6 million children since 1993 while welfare reforms reduce access to food stamps and cash assistance, complicating aid uptake.
NASA astronauts on Discovery tackled installing six new gyroscopes on the Hubble Space Telescope during a marathon spacewalk. Bolts and doors slowed progress, but the crew completed key tasks and prepared for a second EVA to replace the main computer and sensors.
The Justice Department reversed course and agreed to infrared field tests to determine if government gunfire occurred on April 19, 1993, during the Waco siege. The deal follows three weeks of talks and notes a similar or borrowable infrared camera from another customer, aiming to finish tests by mid March before a wrongful-death trial.
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