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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 2000
Page
3
A Texas A&M report says eight stabilizing ropes around a 60 foot center pole had four cut hours before a deadly collapse that killed twelve students. The RI Engineering Services study notes leaning logs and stacked fuel but does not explain rope sources or reasons for cutting.
In Port St. Lucie Florida a fired employee identified as Mario Betancourt 43 allegedly killed shop owner Rich Mae 39 and an employee at The Padding Store after obtaining an automatic handgun. He reportedly sought money to pay authorities while his 10 year old daughter April was believed with him after school.
Carlo Alberti Ventre, 51, of Los Angeles, pleads not guilty to international parental kidnapping charges. Grand jury indicted him for taking his daughter Santina to Italy in January 1998 where her mother Toni Dykstra died after an argument. Santina now lives with maternal grandparents in Southern California.
Aletha Hernandez, 29, died apparently of natural causes as four young daughters aged 2 to 7 watched her routine. Their caregiver walked them to work and care daily and, after Hernandez’s body was found, police placed the children with a Sarasota relative following several days of poor meals and scant care.
Three immigrants died inside a soft topped container shipped from Hong Kong near Seattle. Fifteen survivors from the same voyage aboard the Cape May were taken into INS custody on Monday. All eighteen are believed to be Chinese or Asian nationals seeking illegal entry.
The AOL Time Warner deal is pitched as a mass market breakthrough. Executives Case and Levin frame the merger as a pivotal shift toward a universal online service with Time Warner’s cable reach boosting AOLs high speed access. Wall Street reactions show Time Warner gains while AOL stock dips, signaling a balance of growth and integration risks. Turner warns of potential friction from strong personalities as Levin takes the helm with Case overseeing strategy and technology.
Consumers like Kim Reed of Fayetteville expect the AOL Time Warner merger to expand music sampling online, with Time Warner executives promising anytime access to Time Warner content. Cable and Road Runner high speed internet will augment the mix, while AOL keeps dial up.
The GOP candidates pressed tax policy as central, with Bush defending a tax-cut pledge while Forbes and McCain challenged it. McCain urged using surpluses for Social Security and debt reduction, and all discussed ads planned to emphasize taxes. Debate also covered AIDS aid, Internet taxes, and minority remarks, aired by MSNBC from Calvin College.
The Supreme Court weighs whether rape victims may sue attackers in federal court under the Violence Against Women Act. Brzonkala and Morrison face battles over Congress power to regulate non economic conduct, with a ruling expected by July and potential broad implications for state authority in civil rights cases.
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