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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 2001
Page
2
An incoherent fragment reports a Marietta event mentioning Khali and Muhammad, with references to New Black Panther Party, racial tensions, and a hospital condition. The text is badly garbled with no clear names, dates, or outcomes to confirm.
A district court judge finalizes a settlement in a long overtime dispute involving New York State Police. The accord covers back wages and interest totaling over 32 million previously paid, with 5.8 million in additional overtime and related costs to be disbursed. Investigators and senior personnel are named in the agreement.
Karla Gutierrez 32 of Miramar died when her BMW slid onto the shoulder, spun into a canal off the Florida Turnpike near Fort Lauderdale. Emergency calls lasted minutes before divers found the car. rescue units dispatched at 5:16 am. Police and responders described the scene as highly emotional.
A federal court in Portland held that four Snake River dams operated by the Army Corps violate the Clean Water Act. The ruling requires the Corps within 60 days to reduce water temperatures to protect salmon and steelhead, with potential costs in the millions to modify dam operations. Nez Perce tribe and Oregon joined the suit.
Avoncord New Hampshire police seek Robert Tulloch a 17 year old from Chelsea Vermont and a male teen companion in an arrest warrant. Tulloch is charged with two counts of murder in the January 27 deaths of Susanne and Hal Zantop professors at Dartmouth College in Hanover. Authorities declined to release further details while the case remains active.
Storms sweep the South as hurricane force winds kill at least two and knock out power for thousands. An Army helicopter plucks three siblings and their bus driver from a flooded school bus in Texas. Rain totals near half a foot. Alabama Mississippi and Georgia report extensive outages and fatalities.
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A study led by UCLA Medical Center researchers reports about 1 million Americans have silent strokes yearly, with another 730,000 experiencing strokes with symptoms. Silent strokes rise with age, becoming common after 30 and reaching one in three in the 70s, often causing memory lapses, mood changes, and mobility issues. Preventive measures include controlling blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking cessation.
Shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth after delivering Destiny the 1.4 billion lab to Alpha Station. Astronauts installed the habitat during three spacewalks expanding the station to 171 feet and making it the largest orbiting complex by habitable volume. Station commander Bill Shepherd and crew will be replaced by Space Shuttle Discovery crew in March.
Berkeley report notes the University of California system plans to drop the main SAT as an admission gate across eight campuses. Richard C. Atkinson argues the test distorts priorities and harms students, proposing a shift to a more comprehensive review while retaining a three part SAT II as a nearby measure. Other voices cite grades as better indicators, though some see the move as a national yardstick change.
Relatives of Ehime Maru victims cried for explanations at a Friday news conference on the University of Hawaii campus. They questioned civilian access to control areas aboard the Greeneville during surfacing and urged continued search efforts to recover all missing bodies as investigators probe the incident.
The commander in the Persian Gulf says Bush approved a larger strike than prior missions, with about 24 attack planes involved against five targets. The action targeted radar facilities and surveillance sites to hinder Iraqi defenses, signaling a firmer stance toward Saddam Hussein under the new administration.
Bush lauded Mexican President Fox for joint efforts against drug lords and trafficking. He predicted a push to reform certification while Fox pledged to root out crime. They spoke in a mix of shirtsleeves Spanish and fluent English as they left for Air Force One, calling the meeting a success despite low expectations. Fox, who took office in December, ended seven decades of one-party rule in Mexico.
Information lines provide weather data access codes for forecast from WIXT TV channel 3 and travel advisories. It lists toll free numbers for Albany area and Oswego Pulaski regions, plus a Red Cross winter survival tip service and a daily weather trivia prompt. It notes online weather page at Syracuse dot com with 2800 for conditions and warnings updated every 10 minutes.
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