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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1998
Page
4
The New York Times reports Sen. Orrin Hatch and Chief Justice Rehnquist over blame for delays in filling 846 federal judgeships. Rehnquist cites 82 vacancies, 26 open more than 18 months, amid Senate and party battles.
A large study of adults aged 45 to 74 links moderate wine intake to reduced rates of age related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss in the elderly. The lowest risk appeared with about one drink a month, though recall errors may inflate that to two or three. Beer and liquor showed no significant effect.
Five people died in a New Year’s Eve head on collision along U.S. 74 near Evergreen North Carolina. The fatalities include James Allen Cartrette Jr 44 his wife Diantha 42 and daughter Hannah 14 and Emanuel David Garris 19 and his passenger William Robert Burgess 40 of Keeling Virginia. The Cartrette’s 17 year old son James II was hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
A New Year celebration gone wrong left a man jailed on negligent injury and illegal explosive manufacture after a steel cannon exploded, injuring his son. Surgeons performed arterial grafts to save the limb. the boy remains in stable condition.
Kenny Cypress of the Miccosukee Indian Village was attacked by a 10-foot alligator in Miami as spectators watched. The animal clamped his head for about two minutes before rescuers freed him with metal tools. He was hospitalized briefly and released, planning to return to wrestling soon.
Sgt. Frankie Lingard, 39, was shot as he stopped a white Mustang on Interstate 95 at 80 mph New Year’s Eve. The suspect driver Justin Matecki, 25, and passenger Glory Lee Perez Blackwell, 25, were later charged with murder after a chase through three counties. Matecki was hospitalized with a head injury. The motive remained under investigation.
Los Angeles officer Steven Gajda, 29, who was trying to quell a boisterous New Year’s Eve party, was shot in the head during a struggle with a suspect outside a house in East Los Angeles. He died the next afternoon as two officers fatally shot the 17 year old suspect. Mario Machado identified the person wanted for murder since February.
Friends recount Michael Kennedy as a gifted entrepreneur and charismatic figure who pursued bold ventures from Angola to Cuba, won unlikely races on borrowed bikes, led civic projects, and inspired loyalty among colleagues. They mourn a man who lit rooms with charm, endured public scandal, and valued family amid political prominence.
Private funeral set for Saturday for a member of the Kennedy family, widow Vicki and three children left behind amid revelations of a sex scandal and a potential statutory rape probe that was not pursued. Michael Kennedy had helped Citizens Energy Corp grow and managed the 1994 Senate campaign for Uncle Edward M. Kennedy before his death during a touch football game, leaving a legacy of business and political influence shadowed by personal turmoil. The family, gathering after a series of high profile losses, faced a morbid ritual of saying goodbye while contemplating a future without a patriarchal figure and ongoing questions about political paths.
President Clinton and Hillary with Chelsea and dog Buddy vacation at a St. Thomas beach house for four days. He plans to work on the State of the Union with a notebook of ideas, while outlining a budget path favoring limited tax breaks for pet items and more federal spending on education, health, and AIDS.
In San Juan Capistrano California a mountain lion frightened a group of women and children prompting authorities to evacuate about 75 visitors and have the park warden shoot the animal. Officials including Orange County supervisor Charles Smith consider reinstating the child ban at Ronald W Caspers Wilderness Park citing safety concerns. No injuries were reported.
Six people died in Tokyo after choking on mochi during New Year celebrations. Fifteen others, mostly seniors, were hospitalized as the sticky rice cakes caused life threatening incidents. Akihiko Umehara of the Tokyo Fire Department cited the toll and noted yearly fatalities from mochi choking.
Analyst Tim O Donovan ranks Princess Anne as the most active royal in 1997 with 642 official engagements, 24 more than Queen Elizabeth II. The Times letter excludes Princess Diana, who died in Paris in 1997, from the royal circular.
Pope John Paul II urges global leaders to pursue justice and peace as the millennium opens. He calls all people to live justly, reduce foreign debt on developing nations, promote legality, sound administration, and fight corruption. He speaks in St. Peter's Basilica and Square.
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