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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1990
Page
1
William Michael Branshaw confessed to killing 17 year old Sam J. Amedio Jr. on a whim in a sparse prison interview. Branshaw pleaded guilty January 23 to second degree murder and described it as a space violation driving the fatal act.
Governor Mario Cuomo presides over a growing Albany bureaucracy as state agencies raise operating costs. In the current budget year agencies will spend 28 billion in special fees before using income taxes, 500 million more than last year and 153 percent above Cuomo’s 1982 election level.
The article notes a growth in using fee and special assessment revenue for state agencies, citing golf course fees, medical and child care payments, insurance, utilities, vehicle registration, and other charges. It reports a 50 percent rise in tax money support since Cuomo's tenure, with a 26 percent cut this year to 667 billion from 685 billion, while a four year plan seeks a 7 percent top income tax rate.
Minoa Deputy Fire Chief David VanMarter and teammates fought a Dumpster fire at Morgan Garden Apartments in Clay Saturday. Fumes and caustic drain cleaner created ammonia risk. firefighters wore protective gear and were washed. Decontamination and tenant evacuation followed as a precaution.
Mikhailo Gorbachev swept the Communist Party Politburo of its long dominance, replacing most leaders with a 24 member body from republics and reformers. He and deputy Ivashko stayed, while government ministers like Ryzhkov remain central power figures as the structure shifts from party to state authority.
The article profiles an Iroquois Warrior Society member, a 31 year old Mohawk sentry in camouflage and Reeboks, speaking of fighting whites and joining a decade-old paramilitary movement. It links the group to Louis Hall and a broader Iroquois Confederacy reach.
The parents of three Syracuse area students killed in Pan Am Flight 103 urge Sweden not to deport several suspects linked to the bombing. They hand delivered a letter to the Swedish embassy in Washington DC urging cooperation with prosecutors. Two suspects were already deported to Syria, raising fears they will be inaccessible to investigators.
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