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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1995
Page
3
A Maine judge ruled that Girl Scout cookies are exempt from the state snack tax, criticizing the state for switching its interpretation of the 6 percent tax and extending it to youth organizations. Justice Donald Alexander called the state's actions arbitrary and capricious in Monday's decision.
In Boston a woman placed pink roses on the sidewalk near the apartment where Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was born, leaving an unsigned card praising a woman of grace and courage. The funeral for Rose Kennedy was set at Old St Stephen's Church, where she was baptized, with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy delivering the eulogy.
Alex Kelly, 27, an honors high school student who fled the country before his February 1987 rape trial, surrendered to Swiss authorities after hiding in ski resorts across Europe. FBI agent Ralph DiFonzo said authorities were closing in as the Connecticut Fugitive Task Force announced the surrender. Kelly disappeared the day before his February 1987 trial began, facing charges of raping two high school girls in separate incidents while driving them home from parties in February 1986.
In Clearwater a judge ordered a man slaughter trap for a pregnant woman who shot herself in the abdomen after being denied abortion due to costs. A murder charge against Kawana Ashley was dropped as unclear if appropriate. Ashley was six months pregnant with a 3-year-old child, living with her grandmother after being turned away from an abortion clinic. The defense warned trial could set a dangerous precedent for mothers who drink or use drugs.
Kermit Smith Jr was executed by injection at 2 12 am in Raleigh after a last meal of four pieces of Kentucky Fried Chicken a Mountain Dew and a Pepsi. The case marks the second white person executed for a black victim since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Correction Department spokeswoman Patty McQuillan provided details of the procedure.
In Springfield Ohio state officials have reopened an investigation into 30 patient deaths at Springfield Community Hospital after hidden vials of the muscle relaxant Pavuron were found during a prior internal probe. Former head of anesthesiology Dr Paul Andorfer claims up to 30 patients may have received fatal doses. The hospital denies the allegations.
In Hobart Indiana a couple allegedly offered a woman and her car for cocaine but the supplier wanted only the car. Elaine Tindle 35 and Douglas C Hickman 46 were charged with criminal confinement and carjacking. Hickman jailed $4000 bail and Tindle remained at large. The woman was released after the failed trade.
In Redlands California a 13 year old student shot and wounded Sacred Heart School principal Richard Faccio Jo in the face before killing himself after a meeting about a disciplinary issue. Police identified the student as John Sirola an eighth grader. The principal was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he underwent surgery and his condition was not immediately available.
Redwood City California. Darby L. Bullivant filed a state court suit alleging injuries from coffee spills caused by defective and unsafe paper cups and lids bought in January 1994. The complaint targets the Seattle based chain and the cup and lid manufacturer for unspecified damages.
Jury selection began as defense motions delayed opening statements for a day. The defense sought to present physical restraints and injuries as exhibits while a new alibi witness placed Sim pson’s white Ford Bronco near his home during the time of the murders.
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Monday developments in Los Angeles feature postponed opening statements after last minute wrangling. Judge Lancelfo allows cross examination of Detective Mark Fuhrman about race but blocks references to racial bias in openings. A possible alibi witness is discussed as defense hints at showing jurors Simpson scars during opening. Outside, reporters and onlookers gather as Judge Ito’s parents attend the start of the trial amid rain.
Clinton aims for a political comeback focusing on a "New Economy" and "New Government" while courting bipartisanship. He plans to promote a Middle Class Bill of Rights, child tax breaks, college aid, and retirement saving, as Republicans seize control and threaten welfare and gun limits. Whitman will deliver the GOP response tonight.
President Clinton’s first State of the Union address to a Republican led Congress will air at 9 p.m. on ABC CBS Fox NBC and be carried on PBS and cable networks CNN C-SPAN C-SPAN 2 America’s Talking and Comedy Central. Follow up programs include Dateline NBC Politically Incorrect and various late night panels with Costas Deaver Hamblin Hartman Rollins and Pollack.
The article warns of hackers breaching hardware and software barriers to gain top level access to internet connected computers. It notes theft of credit card data and digital cash experiments, with intruders masquerading as authorized users and leaving little evidence. Sanford Sherizen calls it a real battle as online fraud rises.
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