17 Feb 1995
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1995
Page
1
A writer asks why hockey games are so violent, arguing the sport’s rough play and fights overshadow skill and safety concerns, while noting youth and professional leagues face scrutiny over penalties and rules.
Special edition commemorative Marine knives honor Iwo Jima veterans with limited production. Military museum partners release the blades featuring unit insignia and historical imagery to mark the 75th anniversary. Proceeds support veteran programs and preservation efforts.
The comptroller warns of larger budget reductions next year as state spending tightens. Key topics include drug law challenges in the State Court of Appeals and criticism from prosecutors over alleged flaws. The report notes a FBI arrest in a computer crime case not driven by money.
In St Petersburg Florida replacement players report for the Cardinals spring camp led by Joe Torre. The scene features 70 pitchers and catchers in camp with new names like Yuri Munoz Jeff Matulevich and Joe Jumonville filling roles.
Terence Shupe says street paving left his North Side property improperly graded causing rainwater to flow down a slope into his driveway and basement. He says repeated calls to the city street repair division yielded no response until a broken main sent water rushing over Gilbert Street toward his home. He believes the disaster was preventable if authorities had acted.
Teen pregnancies in Onondaga County cost taxpayers about 9.2 million dollars each year. In several neighborhoods about one in four girls aged 15 to 19 become pregnant annually.
LAPD Det Ron Phillips testified that when told Nicole Simpson was killed O J Simpson exclaimed Oh my God she s dead but did not ask for details. Prosecutors argue his lack of curiosity may show he knew the manner of the murder.
Former President Jimmy Carter joked about praying for Newt Gingrich to lose and for Zell Miller to win while at a Carter Center lunch. He said his two major hopes were realized as Muller won Georgia governor and Oliver North lost a Virginia Senate bid. Gingrich won his ninth term as House Speaker and was elected earlier as the first Republican Speaker in 40 years.
Officials report a second wild coyote discovered in eight days in New York City. A female coyote was shot in a Bronx park, near the prior week’s coyote death. The City Parks Foundation offers a $1,000 reward for information leading to the shooter.
A health report shows Onondaga County teens deliver about 12 babies weekly with nine of ten new mothers unmarried. One in four girls aged 15 to 19 becomes pregnant yearly, costing taxpayers roughly 9.2 million dollars. Since 1983 teen births have increased countywide with 1300-plus young girls pregnant annually and 29 miscarriages and 494 abortions. Public health officials urge more action and ideas for prevention, including school sex ed, community mentors, and expanded prevention programs.
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