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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1990
Page
1
Boxer Johnny Gross died at 24 after nine months in a coma following a last fight with Mike Caminiti, a deaf opponent from Troy. The May bout at the Three Rivers Inn Supper Club in Phoenix drew furious crowds who recalled the savage eight-round clash and the fans who longed for a memento from the night.
Wegmans launched a campaign to sway shoppers toward paper bags while arguing plastic bags are more environment friendly. The Rochester chain distributes 4 million paper bags and 145 million plastic bags over two months with messages claiming neither bag fully degrades in landfills. Environmental groups challenge the messaging as confusing.
President Bush sent Congress a 1.23 trillion dollar budget for next year that slows the growth of military spending and seeks no general tax increase while aiming to halve the federal deficit. It funds space exploration, environmental cleanup, and Head Start, while cutting Medicare, college loans, and farm subsidies, in a draft from scratch provoking Democratic debate.
Defense Secretary Cheney backs base closures while budget director defends the plan. The outline calls for 303.3 billion dollars for defense, a after inflation cut, and a shift in European tension. It renews a capital gains tax cut and introduces a Family Savings Account up to 5000 dollars a year tax free, aiming to middle class taxpayers. The deficit target sits near 63.2 billion.
Snow disrupts television service across the city as icy conditions affect infrastructure. Officials warn residents to expect outages and possible delays in restoration while crews assess damage and work to restore power and signals.
Regional air controllers knew a Colombian jetliner was low on fuel and needed priority landing, but that information did not reach controllers handling landings at three local airports. The NTSB aims to interview regional staff and complete on-site wreckage work in Cove Neck, Long Island, soon.
Investigators said the Boeing 707 had enough fuel for the Bogota Medellin to New York flight but endured nearly 90 minutes of weather related holding along the East Coast. As the final hold northwest of Kennedy neared 46 minutes the crew reported fuel shortage and sought priority landing. The pilot replied Boston, I can't make it.
Albany report links negligence to about 7,000 hospital deaths and 29,000 injuries in 1984. Harvard researchers say just over 1 percent of 30,195 patients were treated negligently while negligence outnumbered malpractice claims tenfold.
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