28 Dec 1996
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1996
Page
1
A fragmentary note describes a candidate who lost by 979 votes claiming hundreds of ballots were cast by felons and non residents. The complaint asks election officials to overturn the result or declare a new vote, naming a local official and urging action.
Lawyers for two female cadets at The Citadel demanded information on confiscated pornographic images and related evidence to determine if the women can safely return. The suit alleges hazing including clothes set on fire and rifle shoves. the cadets left during finals as public concerns grew. The college is closed for holidays and will reply after Jan 2.
John Gotti former head of the Gambino crime family serving a life term for murder and racketeering has been sent to a federal prison hospital in Springfield Missouri for treatment of an infected jaw his attorney said. Rehbeck noted the infection followed inadequate dental care at Marion Illinois.
Thousands of students and striking workers clashed with police in central Seoul as 373,000 unionized workers walked off, demanding repeal of a law rushed through in a predawn session. Tear gas and rocks flew. 12 protesters were arrested amid a nationwide strike battering shipbuilding and auto sectors.
Prosecutors asked judges to impose death sentences on the first five genocide suspects in Rwanda for the 1994 slaughter that killed about half a million people. Survivors cheered as trials proceed amid international indictments and government efforts to end impunity. Deo Bizimana and Egide Gatanaza denied leading Hutus in killings and abuse during the massacre.
Albany briefs note the Daily Number lottery result 1 205, Win Four 4922, Take Five winning 2 14 16 19 38, and Pick 70 draws listing multiple numbers. The item mentions Syracuse Publishing details and subscription rates for New York readers.
A bipartisan ethics panel of five Democrats and five Republicans must propose a punishment for Newt Gingrich. The options range from no action to reprimand, censure, or expulsion, with a formal censure potentially stripping him of the speakership.
Police arrested 12 people near the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima as Peru's government ordered a 61 day state of emergency with broad search powers. The move comes amid an 11 day standoff with Tupac Amaru guerrillas who seized 103 hostages including ambassadors from Japan and Malaysia.
Ceara O Connell a 14 year old from Brighton New York and Senior Airman Brooker Maltais 22 disappeared after a week of Internet exchanges. Monroe County sheriff says they may have run off together. O Connell last seen December 19 when dropped at a mall.
Moscow reports Alexander Lebed, recently ousted as Yeltsin adviser, announces a new party the Russian Popular Republican Party backed by banks and financiers. He pledges a third path to voters between the Communists and Yeltsin and pursues his presidential ambitions with emphasis on business and military support.
The notice lists radio and phone codes for WeatherLine services including pollen and mold reports, forecasts by WIXT Channel 9, daily weather trivia, Upstate travel advisories, severe weather alerts, time and temperature from Clinton Square, and an online weather page at syracuse.com.
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