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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1997
Page
4
A van carrying six people collided with two vehicles on I 95 near Emporia Virginia. The lumber truck crushed the scene killing eight and injuring one. The Dodge Caravan occupants including three children were ejected. The van driver and the two other drivers died.
A Phoenix plot to bomb a central birthday party was thwarted as Mortimer Hylton, 38, was arrested for soliciting an undercover officer to plant explosives at UB's Restaurant and Sports Bar. His fiancée Lisa Boggs, 82, is accused of conspiring with him.
At Gros se Pointe Farms Michigan a sudden 90 mph gust toppled a wooden gazebo sending 13 family members into the water. Abdo Algahim lost his wife Asma and three children plus relatives in the tragedy during an evening picnic. One son and several relatives survived with injuries.
Four Bennett defendants pleaded not guilty in a New York courtroom. Patrick Bennett faces a $500000 bail backed by his wife’s Oneida home while Michael Bennett and two others post $250000 bonds. The case centers on alleged fake leases and money moved to family ventures, with five co-defendants already pleading guilty. The trial is expected to be lengthy and costly, favoring possible plea deals.
NASA aims to broadcast Pathfinder images after a perilous 55 mph parachute descent and airbags cushioned landing on Mars. Sojourner rovers may begin movement late today while scientists await surface pictures, with Mars Global Surveyor confirming favorable entry conditions.
The Mir space station repair schedule shifts to July 17 or 18 as Russians and an American extend preparations. Crews work on gyroscope issues while a cargo ship docks to deliver repair equipment and the team trains for anticipated fixes.
The piece surveys early science fiction fascination with Mars and compares it to modern findings. It notes meteorite evidence and Viking results guiding NASA plans for a 10 year Mars exploration program ending in 2005 to search for fossils. Mars Pathfinder will precede orbital and lander missions.
In a formal response Clinton denies all sexual harassment allegations from Paula Jones and seeks dismissal. He claims he does not recall meeting Jones and did not make advances at a 1991 state economic conference in Little Rock. He argues any propositioning would be a single overture abandoned as unwelcome.
The White House says President Clinton may have called a potential donor from the Oval Office after learning a businessman was prepared to give $100,000 to the Democratic Party. Officials confirm a White House memo suggesting the call was to clinch the donation from Robert Meyerhoff of Cockeysville Maryland.
The New York Blood Center’s president Dr. John Adamson resigned amid allegations the center tampered with AIDS and other disease tests. Officials say the center’s blood remains free of disease while distributing to 250 hospitals and about 20 million people nationwide.
Albany reports Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver refuses to back incremental welfare reductions. The New York Works plan proposed cash decreases over five years, and Silver’s opposition threatens a quick budget agreement hoped for by Sunday or Monday.
An Albany area tornado and strong winds toppled mobile homes, downed power lines, and flipped aircraft as a rotative thunderstorm system moved through eastern New York. In Copake Columbia County, sheriff reports show downed trees and collapsed structures amid a broad storm that also touched Western Massachusetts Vermont and southern New Hampshire.
Police said fifteen people were injured, two severely, when a Harlem express train derailed near 135th Street while 100 passengers rode the southbound A train. Fire Commissioner Thomas Von Essen reported the first seven cars passed the switch but the last derailed. investigators weighed a defective switch, a break, or an obstacle on the track.
Nathaniel Moody, 33, was arraigned on two misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals after a pit bull was set on fire and severely burned in Rochester. Police say Moody took the dog from an argument with a woman to his home where witnesses saw the attack. he faces potential prison time and fines if convicted.
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