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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1997
Page
7
Smoky pink windpipes and disintegrating lung tissue appear in three 30-second TV spots from Australia's National Tobacco Campaign. Massachusetts, already running ads since 1993, will show 40-second spots in theaters from today until January 5 to encourage New Year quitting resolutions.
In Davidson near Davidson College a gunfight erupted Thursday evening as officers responded to gunshots. A teen with a gun was ordered to drop it, a struggle followed, and three people were shot. An officer and the teen died, another officer was seriously wounded.
In Harrisonville Missouri a car skidded on an icy road hit a guardrail and bridge then overturned into a creek killing six friends. The Missouri Highway Patrol said some victims drowned others died from injuries. The car may have been in the water up to seven hours before discovery about 9 a.m. Cass County Coroner Randy Baker noted ice and snow on the road near Harrisonville about 45 miles southeast of Kansas City.
Loretta Buchanan faced a heartbreaking Christmas as a two story Detroit home burned on Christmas Eve killing four of her grandchildren aged months to six years and three boys plus a baby sister. Carlos Buchanan leaped from a first floor window to escape. he later urged the fire department before neighbors helped break out downstairs windows. Firefighters arrived quickly to find the house engulfed. the blaze started in a sofa and investigators deem the cause accidental but unclear.
Police say a six week old boy found dead in October 1996 died from methamphetamine overdose via breast milk after his mother Cynthia Ann Pinson admitted using the drug. An arrest warrant was issued after toxicology confirmed the overdose and charges of involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to a child are sought.
Friends of David Jackson say the 42 year old former postal worker who held seven hostages for nearly ten hours at a Denver mail facility on Christmas Eve acted due to unfair treatment by the Postal Service. He appeared in court on Christmas Day held on a 1 million dollar bond on kidnapping felony menacing and burglary charges. Police say he wore camouflage and body armor and used a shotgun. Some friends defect that he was fired after fourteen years and that the appeal process harmed him. Officials would not comment on his employment record.
Archaeologists uncovered ancient human remains and evidence of Ohlone villages at a Gilroy construction site in the western foothills. The oldest sites date to about 5,000 years, according to archaeologist Elena Reese, who surveyed the area to preserve artifacts and remains.
Cairo based director Khairi Beshera tightens focus on the life of Diana Princess of Wales in a new drama titled The Last Supper. He rejects conspiracy plots while noting public fascination with claims of MI6 involvement and Islamic conversion tied to Dodi Fayed. Shooting begins soon with a budget around $600,000.
The Queen spoke from Windsor Castle in a live Christmas broadcast mixing personal memories with global events. She cited Diana’s death, celebrated her golden wedding anniversary, and urged compassion for the bereaved, urging aid to the alone and suffering.
George Alber died at 92 in Marion Ohio leaving 32 million dollars to 10 local charities including the Salvation Army and the Boy Scouts One third funds go to the Marion campus of Ohio State University Alber built a fertilizer business and credited OSU with his success.
United Airlines diverted seven flights to Milwaukee on Christmas Eve with over 800 passengers stranded for more than five hours at Mitchell International Airport. One passenger suffered a heart attack and others faced water shortages and nonworking toilets as crews struggled with overcrowding and limited ground support.
The first family including daughter Chelsea returned home from Stanford for the holidays. President Clinton and Chelsea joined a Christmas Eve shopping trip as Buddy the new Labrador settled in. Chelsea, a Stanford freshman, was home for break.
China pledges tighter oversight on poultry bound for Hong Kong after the bird flu outbreak expands to 11 confirmed cases with three deaths. A 3-year-old girl remains in satisfactory condition and a 1-year-old boy has recovered. Investigators have drawn 2,000 blood samples from relatives and contacts of the first victim, who died in May, and from others without such contact.
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