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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1997
Page
3
The source notes the third meeting between Kennedy ally Locke, the young woman, and her attorney on Tuesday. She again refused to testify, a move that would likely end the district attorney’s probe into possible statutory rape charges. The meeting followed the family’s earlier decision not to cooperate, citing potential psychological harm from a trial.
Steel beams toppled from a highway bridge under repair in Kenova West Virginia killing two construction workers and injuring three. A 100 ton beam with two cranes loosened another beam and fell 100 feet to the Big Sandy River. Two workers died instantly while two others were hospitalized in fair condition.
The Army suspended Lt. Col Martin T. Utzig commander of a training battalion at Aberdeen Proving Ground as seven drill sergeants faced sexual misconduct charges with female trainees. Major-designate Kathy Sorenson becomes acting battalion commander. Delmar Simpson, convicted of rape, is among those in the unit.
A single engine Piper Saratoga crashed after hitting trees while attempting to return to the airport. The pilot and two passengers died, two other passengers survived by swimming to an island and were rescued by a tugboat. Wreckage with three bodies was recovered from the river.
A freight train carrying hazardous materials failed to stop at a crossing and collided with another tram near Rossville Kansas. The crash derailed twenty cars and prompted mass evacuations for over six hours as a Union Pacific line burned and grass fires spread along the tracks. Fire Chief Wilbur F. Stum Jr. confirmed the blaze and early morning response.
Five people received life without parole for arson at a Kansas City construction site that killed six firefighters. U S District Judge Joseph E Stevens Jr ruled the arson directly caused the deaths as a burning trailer with ammonium nitrate exploded. Prosecutors argued the blaze was connected to thefts at the site.
Fresno bee reports agent Mike Gilbert refuses to return OJ Simpsons Heisman nameplate and other memorabilia taken March 27 from Simpson estate amid lawsuits by Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman estates seeking 33.5 million dollars. Gilbert says he will keep the trophy, noting a desire to prevent further stirring of tensions as Goldman family attorney Peter Geiblum presses for recovery.
James Maitland Stewart, born May 20 1908 in Indiana Pennsylvania, rose from stage to Hollywood stardom with You Cant Take It With You Destry Rides Again Mr Smith Goes to Washington and The Philadelphia Story. He earned Wings in World War II and commanded an 8th Air Force bomber squadron earning the Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross before returning to star in Vertigo Rear Window Its a Wonderful Life and other Capra classics and biography films.
James Stewart, famed actor and patriot, rose from Westerns to Hitchcock thrillers and stage, earning lifetime honors. His career faded after 1970s roles while his family endured tragedy, including stepson Ronald McLean's death in Vietnam, and his wife Gloria McLean’s passing in 1994. He cherished community, faith, and a dog named Beau, leaving four grandchildren.
A compact card listing James Stewart filmography from 1935 to 1991, including notable titles such as The Murder Man, It’s a Wonderful Life, Rear Window, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Shootist, and television work like The Jimmy Stewart Show and North and South miniseries, noting roles, years, and related TV appearances.
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