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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1994
Page
4
Fragmentary text mentions predator topic and a December reference with distorted wording. No clear events, names, or locations are readable to identify a specific report or person.
In Essex Maryland James Thomas Wood confessed to killing pastor Booth on Christmas Eve inside the Christian Faith Tabernacle Church trailer. He said he robbed Booth of 377 dollars in cash and 40 dollars worth of crack cocaine. Wood was held without bail as about 30 worshippers mourned Booth during a Christmas service.
The Hialeah police department enacts a point system rewarding arrests with three points for a traffic ticket nine for a DUI arrest and 12 for a felony. Critics warn it may push overzealous policing as traffic tickets drop 3 percent since the policy began two months ago per The Miami Herald.
In Dederick Missouri a bar manager Arthur Bartlett 44 tried to break up a Christmas morning fight outside Mule Bar Gun and was fatally wounded after shooting Kevin Ford 21 and Larry Ford 17 who were involved in the incident. Larry was found dead at the scene Kevin and Bartlett died later at area hospitals.
In Palm Springs California doctors at Desert Hospital report mistletoe derived Navelline showing promise in lung cancer trials. About 100 hospitals participate. roughly 30 percent of 500 patients show tumor reduction and 5 percent reach complete remission. If approved by the FDA Navelline would be the first new US lung cancer drug in two decades.
A Christmas visit to OJ Simpson at Men’s Central Jail occurred despite a general visitors ban for prisoners on Christmas. Denise Brown, sister of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole, condemned media coverage as too sympathetic toward him while inmates received a holiday meal and gift packages from the Inmate Welfare Fund. Simpson faces murder charges in the June 12 deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
Ross and Luis Lopton were granted custody of Gailen, a 4 year old boy, ending a dispute with his mother Megan Lucas who surrendered rights in 1993. Lucas sought to rescind and to adopt, but state officials and courts rejected the move due to late filing and her drug alcohol history. Gailen placed with Loptons in September 1993. he now calls Ross Daddy and Luis Papa.
The Associated Press reports Boys Town has transformed from a dormitory orphanage to a substitute family model for troubled youths. Each home holds five to eight children with a married couple, focusing on reunifying kids with their families, while costs run about $40,000 per resident annually.
The 1938 MGM drama Boys Town is highlighted by Republican figures including Newt Gingrich as an example of dealing with youth crime and poverty. The article recalls casting, reception, and behind the scenes, noting Spencer Tracy's initial reluctance, Father Flanagan’s criticisms, and the film’s portrayal of reform through bootstraps while praising an alternative to the welfare state.
Central New York Republican Walsh rises to chair the District of Columbia subcommittee and join major appropriations panels, shaping farm aid and Onondaga Lake cleanup while pledging to shrink the budget. D’Amato shifts to the Senate Finance Committee, elevating Dole and limiting New York influence on federal spending.
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