Syracuse Herald Journal marks 150th anniversary bash
The Syracuse Herald Journal celebrates 150 years with a summer of events led by editor Stephen A. Rogers. The party begins with Herald Journal Day at Burnet Park Zoo and peaks August 12 with an outdoor laser light show over downtown Syracuse, featuring the Syracuse Symphony.
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Parolees Released Face Recidivism and Varied Death Penalty Timelines
The Herald American tracks 69 killers freed on parole from 1982 to 1987, with 12 committing new crimes and three violating terms. Some returned to crime. others found ordinary jobs across New York, while parole officers keep many identities unlisted. Alabama and Florida death penalty timings are noted, with execution durations ranging from 36 to 68 seconds.
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Frying the brain: Is electrocution humane in justice
The piece debates whether the electric chair affords a humane death. It notes convulsions, groans, burning smell, and a beating heart after current. Medical authorities vary on whether the condemned is truly dead and how current methods compare to lethal injection.
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Scott Christianson
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Killers Among Us Parole Cuts Short Life Terms
Inside report details parole actions shortening long sentences. A man kills his family and now works at a school. A sickle murderer lives in Syracuse. A father of six dies for $60, leaving his family to pick up the pieces. AL
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Museum told to make a deal to return wampum belts
The New York State Board of Regents orders negotiations to return 12 wampum belts to the Onondaga Nation. Belts, collected 1898 to 1948, were used in ceremonies and as currency. Despite talks, Oneida leader Leon Shenandoah doubts a near-term handover, while debates continue on museum holdings of remains.
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Kagan and Wilmorite form Syracuse Malls Associates
Kagan Shopping Centers of Syracuse and Wilmorite Inc of Rochester retire rivalries to form Syracuse Malls Associates to manage Eagan's Shoppingtown DeWitt Penn Can Mall Cicero and Fairmount Fair plus Wilmorite's Fayetteville and Camillus Malls. The alliance gives Wilmorite near domination of Onondaga County mall market while Carousel Center construction looms nearby.
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