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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1998
Page
3
President Clinton considers raising the minimum wage beyond the current $5.15. Sen. Edward Kennedy proposes a $6.65 target by September 1, 2000, with a peak of $7.33 for 1968 purchasing power. Republicans resist, arguing wage hikes cost jobs.
Congress quietly extended lifetime staff and office space subsidies for former presidents by about 1.6 million dollars this year through a spending bill last fall. The move reverses the 1993 end to subsidies, with 2.2 million dollars in allowances for Ford Reagan Bush and Carter, including a 151,809 dollar pension each and funds for office expenses, while Secret Service protection remains separate.
Richard Seed sparked a worldwide furor by declaring plans for a human cloning clinic on NPR. Seventeen to nineteen European nations then signed an agreement to prohibit cloning, reflecting broad concern about the issue. Caplan branded Seed as fringe and dangerous.
Former presidential candidate Bob Dole registered as a Taiwan government advisor and will be paid 30000 dollars per month for strategic advice. John A. Merrigan of Verner Lupfert confirmed the contract and role. Larry Sabato said Elizabeth Dole could face resignation if she seeks national office.
A senior sailor’s routine e mail sparked a process that discharged 17 year man Timothy R. McVeigh for alleged homosexuality. Supporters argue privacy rights and AOL information sharing violated the don t ask don t tell policy and privacy. Navy contends McVeigh stated his sexual preference on AOL.
Albany reports Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver called for a public discussion on pay raises for state officials saying lawmakers earn less than minimum wage for the hours they work. Anti-tax advocate Thomas Carroll urged cuts, arguing lawmakers should be returned to part-time salaries.
Secretary Madeleine Albright urges Congress to approve an indefinite extension of U S peacekeeping troops in Bosnia and to expand NATO to include Hungary the Czech Republic and Poland while acknowledging U S Mideast policy gaps and urging action on foreign fronts. The speech before the Center for National Policy targets a Republican Congress with final say on Bosnia and NATO. Some lawmakers doubt the value of admitting three former Soviet allies decades after the USSR collapse.
Joseph Kennedy helped found Citizens Energy in 1979 and led it as chairman through 1987. The nonprofit funds heating bills for the homeless and sick, offers business loans to the poor in developing countries, and promotes growth in Africa.
An off duty security officer at the Kings Creek complex alerted responders after smoke and flames were seen. A sniper then opened fire, killing two people and wounding two others before surrendering to police. Witnesses said the shooter may have been upset over eviction. The officer was shot in the leg.
Addie Mae Collins, 14, one of the Four Girls killed in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, was to be reinterred at Elmwood Cemetery after Greenwood Cemetery was found abandoned and empty moments before interment. Her sisters and family had long visited the grave site.
Former state Sen. Ted Mondale announced his candidacy for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor nomination for governor of Minnesota. Also expected to seek the DFL nomination are Hubert Humphrey II and Mike Freeman, both with notable political pedigrees backing their campaigns.
Theodore Kaczynski allowed a government psychiatrist to interview him for hours to assess mental competency. The Unabomber seeks to prove he is sane enough to represent himself as his own attorney. Justice Department and Janet Reno had floated a plea deal, which was initially rejected, but plea talks were reopened after turmoil over his bid to act as his own lawyer.
Police collect mouth swabs from Ramsey family friends and acquaintances to compare DNA with evidence found on JonBenet's body. The fibers on the victim remain unidentified, and DA Alex Hunter says a possible match could implicate a second person, per New Yorker reporting.
Lovella Rae Stewart, a box factory worker from Warsaw New York, won a 1.78 million jury verdict after jurors found her estranged husband William James Stewart 38 held and cheated her of a 3.5 million Texas lottery jackpot won by his girlfriend. She plans an educational fund for her three daughters.
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