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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 2001
Page
7
President Chon presided as Elizabeth Taylor and other citizens received medals at a formal ceremony. Awards honored public service and dedication, with remarks highlighting civic contributions and leadership.
Rogers, 87, former secretary and attorney general, remembered as a family man and public servant. He helped craft a Middle East peace framework and contributed to the Justice Department. He received the Medal of Freedom for his service.
The Environmental Protection Agency lowers the threshold for reporting lead emissions. Facilities processing or using 10000 pounds or more of lead or lead compounds must include emissions in the Toxic Inventory Report. The prior rule exempted facilities handling under 10000 pounds.
A presidential commission travels the country to assess what works and what is risky among alternative therapies. It seeks to help doctors and consumers choose safe options and integrate effective remedies into mainstream health care, funded with 2 million taxpayer dollars.
In his State of the State address, Governor Gray Davis urges overhauling California electricity with a public agency to build plants, seizing plants from wholesalers if needed. He calls the system a dangerous, colossal failure as utilities face insolvency amid soaring wholesale prices and rate caps.
Former Gov. Edwin Edwards, aged 73, received a 10 year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine after being convicted in May on 17 counts of racketeering extortion fraud and conspiracy. His son Stephen and three others were found guilty. He must report to prison February 5 though appeals seek to remain free.
California death row inmate Robert Massie, 59, who has spent 21 years on death row, dropped his federal appeals on Monday paving the way for a possible execution for the 1979 murder of a San Francisco liquor store owner. U.S. District Judge Charles Legge dismissed the federal challenge, while San Francisco District Attorney Terence Hallinan said he will not seek a county judge to set an execution date.
Scientists at Johns Hopkins APL steer the automobile sized NEAR-Shoemaker probe toward an unprecedented finale a controlled descent and possible landing on asteroid Eros after a yearlong mission. With fuel running low the team weighs a low probability 4 percent shot at touching down.
Ford plans to equip all Ford-branded sport-utility vehicles with tire pressure monitors by 2005 as part of safety upgrades. The move follows inquiries sparked by the Firestone recall that linked tires to thousands of accidents, many involving Ford Explorers. Ford will introduce tire pressure sensors on one SUV model next year before extending the tech across trucks and SUVs.
Treasurer Mary Ellen Withrow unveiled the first New York state quarter at the State Museum in Albany. The coin features the Statue of Liberty, a map of New York with the Hudson River and Erie Canal, and the phrase Gateway to Freedom. New York is the 11th state honored and the first Quarter issued this year.
Rockland County vetoes a proposed ban on driving while talking on a cell phone. County Executive Scott Vanterhoef deems the restriction unjustifiable and argues that other distractions, like eating a fast food burger, can be as dangerous.
New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani pledged an aggressive, active final year, outlining initiatives from housing subsidies to weekend English classes for non native speakers. He framed his last State of the City as magnanimous yet focused on housing education and economic development in poorer neighborhoods.
China condemned newly published documents in the United States as fabrications aimed at destabilizing the country. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao dismissed the materials as distorted, calling them fabricated and disrespectful to facts during a briefing.
Beijing courts sentenced Li Jinpeng to six years He Yuansheng to four and Sai Kiufen to three for printing and distributing leaflets protesting the government crackdown on Falun Gong. State media cited conviction on using an evil cult to destroy the implementation of laws.
A passenger train derailed in Sindh province killing at least 15 and injuring about 200. Officials cited faulty brakes. Railway maintenance workers were suspended and probed as state media reported.
Snowstorms race through Northeast Asia paralyzing South Korea with up to 39 inches of snow and halting roads and rail in Japan. China reports relief efforts as crews struggle to reach remote areas blocked by drifts while bitter air from Siberia collides with moist southern winds. Police face protests after Thai elections as crowds block roads and siege vote-counting offices across 19 provinces, officials cite disruptive gamblers' bets.
A لندن judge limited reporting to prevent naming the two now eighteen year olds Jon Venables and Robert Thompson who will be eligible for parole this year for the 1993 torture killing of two year old James Bulger. The ruling cites danger to the pair and to those close to the case amid unprecedented measures.
Yemeni sources say a chief suspect in the USS Cole bombing confessed he believed Osama bin Laden ordered the action. The man, unnamed, is among three top suspects in custody and could face trial soon for the Oct 12 attack in Aden that killed 17 sailors and wounded 39.
Pope John Paul II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by U S House and Senate leaders in the Apostolic Palace Clementine Room. The 80 year old pontiff, born in Poland, is cited for moral authority in hastening the fall of godless Italian regimes.
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