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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1997
Page
1
The period brings cold, cloudy days with flurries tonight and Thursday snow showers. Friday turns milder with sun and winds, high 42 and low 26. Saturday may see a rain or snow shower and breezy conditions, high 40. Sunday remains mild with sun and a breeze, high 42 and low 26.
Elton John received a knighthood following his emotional performance at Princess Diana's funeral. United Airlines Flight 826 endured severe turbulence yet the cockpit voice recorder indicated the fall in altitude was less than feared. A long unseen mystery bird, believed extinct, was photographed by American scientists after 113 years.
A memorial for 15 year old Larry Lewis killed by gunshot was painted on the Midland Discount Market wall on Midland Avenue. The scene appears amid a jumble of fragmented notes on state laws, sports updates, and media commentary.
Lake-effect snow, frigid temperatures, and brisk winds threaten Central New York. An estimated 100000 to 150000 workers missed Tuesday, about half of in Cayuga Madison Onondaga and Oswego counties. Another 2 to 6 inches could fall this afternoon with up to 12 more tonight. Syracuse Hancock Airport reported 22.9 inches from Monday night through 8 am today.
In Syracuse Hancock Airport crews deiced planes as storms clogged streets. Rural Metro Medical Services used four to five toboggans and snowmobiles to reach calls, with Phil Palitano noting patients were moved from toboggans to ambulances. The service logged 71 calls and 32 transports between midnight and 11:30 pm, far above typical activity. Meanwhile in Oswego County snowmobilers groom trails from Lacona to Redfield, and residents like Jason Suter rode 50 miles to, and from, Cicero with friends. Local businesses, including Borio’s Restaurant and Polars sleds in Cayuga County, expect brisk activity as the storm continues.
Readers are told the Herald-Journal combines editions due to a snowstorm and standard features like TV listings may be missing. Telephone lines jammed with storm chatter, a storm notebook is noted, snowplows operate overnight, and Syracuse fans head to the Fiesta Bowl via Hancock Airport.
In McKinney Texas James Riccardo Lipscomb 38 held his wife and three children at a small public housing complex after finding another man at his estranged wife's apartment. He is the brother of a Plano daycare hostage taker James Monroe Lipscomb Jr. 33 who surrendered after about two days with most hostages freed.
An Associated Press poll of 1,006 adults taken December 24 28 finds 60 percent expect more family money and more jobs in their community next year. Sixty six percent foresee higher household income and 58 percent expect schools to improve. crime fears drop from four years ago with 39 percent predicting rising crime.
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