25 Jul 1996
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1996
Page
1
On this date in 1956 the ocean liner Andrea Doria collided with the MS Stockholm off New England causing a deadly maritime disaster noted in a historic recap. Louise Roy Brown was born in 197% as a reference in this dated timeline.
Tuvalu faced a strange clash of commerce and cultural policy as Asia Pacific Telecommunication leased Tuvalu’s international link for 50 000 a month and equipped nine atolls for data transmission amid reports of adult chat lines linked to a British magazine. Tuvaluan officials denied any involvement with explicit services, insisting the network is for data use only.
Pavel Yekomov and Mikhail Lyubimov sign copies of the new book KGB Guidebook to Cities of the World in Moscow. The seven ex KGB authors claim undercover tips and missteps, noting elevator mishaps of Khrushchev’s guards at the Empire State Building. A quirky travel guide amid odd claims and travel anecdotes.
A jumble of gossip notes mentions a 1966 reefer conviction affecting a visa, a planned tour with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pamela De Barres following her past works, Rock Bottom and Habibe Band, and a bizarre call by Queen Silvia for harsher porn laws. It also notes Prince Andrew leaving the Royal Navy and Mel's TV-watching, weight gain, and mood.
Herald Journal announces corrections to factual inaccuracies in prior coverage. Readers are urged to contact executive editor Tim Bunn at 470-2240 during weekday hours to report errors or provide information.
The Herald-Journal and Herald American note high recycled newsprint usage and urge recycling. Onondaga County residents are advised to place newspapers in brown paper bags and leave them in or under processing bins at the curb on collection days.
The passage discusses the slang term straw boss with several meanings. It cites The Dictionary of American Slang and Picturesque Expressions noting its origin in threshing work, where a primary boss supervised grain flow into a thresher and a secondary boss oversaw the straw.
Senate confirms Alan Greenspan for a third four year term as head of the Federal Reserve. The 70 year old Republican economist was first named to the chair in 1987 by President Reagan and later reappointed by President Bush.
Virginia Christine age 76, famed Mrs Olson in Folgers ads, died in Los Angeles of heart complications. Tamara Danz, 43, East German rock star of Silly, died of cancer in Berlin after releasing Battalion d Amour. John Lenox, 50, Splash producer and TV director, died in Los Angeles on his birthday from an apparent heart attack.
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