17 Jul 1995
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1995
Page
1
President Bush presided at a ceremony honoring tennis great Chris Evert as she joined the Hall of Fame. The induction underscored Evert's record seven Grand Slam titles and impact on American tennis.
A shower and-understorm early, followed by partly cloudy skies. Winds light, temperatures mild with a slow clearing trend toward afternoon.
Thousands of homes remain without power after weekend storms tore through the area. Officials call it among the worst events in memory, with widespread damage and long outages continuing two days after the storms.
About 2,000 Niagara Mohawk customers in Onondaga County lacked power today and roughly 36,000 across Upstate New York were still without power, with more than 230,000 customers affected at some point. The weekend storms killed at least five people, including Syracuse University biology assistant professor. Kevin Van Doren, 39, died when a tree fell on his tent at Eighth Lake Camp in Hamilton County. his wife Jean was listed in fair condition. A state environmental official initially reported two deaths before confirmation.
Spokesman Schaefer attributed the event to a Saturday storm that Niagara Mohawk described as the most damaging in the company’s history, detailing extensive outages and infrastructure impacts across service areas.
Rapper Queen Latifah whose real name is Dena Owens was in a BMW when gunmen forced the vehicle in Harlem. A bodyguard was wounded in the chest and hospitalized in stable condition. Police found one suspect in Far Rockaway, Queens. no charges filed.
Witness described the scene like a war movie as explosions tore through the Brazilian navy arms depot on an island 200 yards from Rio de Janeiro. Ten people reported missing while officials cited figures of 40 or up to 100 on the island. no deaths were reported.
Rebel Serbs backed by tanks and heavy artillery broke into the Zepa safe area in eastern Bosnia and advanced to within about a mile of Zepa before being halted by government troops aided by Ukrainian peacekeepers. In Washington, US officials said they will supply military equipment to allies to support UN peacekeeping but will not deploy ground troops.
A workout tape titled O J Simpson Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men shows Simpson performing abdominal crunches tricep dips squats and a buttocks squeeze. Prosecutors cite the footage as impeachment material to challenge claims he was too banged up to commit the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in 1994.
Oneida Indians and Wisconsin Oneidas arrange a goodwill meeting driven by state Senator Nancy Lorraine Hoffmann. Hoffmann describes the gathering as a goodwill effort to strengthen relations and discuss regional issues affecting the Oneida communities.
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