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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1995
Page
2
Heavy rain caused the 1326 dam near Lynchburg to break Thursday night, sending a wall of water down the Buffalo Creek. A rescue worker died on a submerged bridge as seven cars were swept away. Two occupants remained unaccounted for, and debris collapsed poles and tore asphalt and concrete from the structure.
Atlanta reports Billy Graham still weak after a breakdown in Toronto urges the convention to spread the evangelical fire to the next generation and millennium. He lauds the group for renouncing racism and calls to abolish moral blight and roll back social injustice. In Little Rock Gov. Tucker pleads not guilty to conspiracy and fraud charges.
A federal grand jury gave bombing defendant Timothy James McVeigh until next Tuesday to submit handwriting samples. Defense co-counsel Rob Nigh confirmed a subpoena requires attendance at the grand jury session at 9 am on June 27. McVeigh, 27, and his Army buddy James Nichols from Herington, Kansas, are the only two people charged in the April 19 terrorist attack.
Peter A. Brown reports that Foster's nomination was effectively killed by a three vote Senate filibuster, while Clinton gains by appealing to liberal and abortion issue allies. GOP leaders used the fight to signal support for conservatives, with Dole and Gramm crowing over the outcome as a strategic victory for party unity and donor interests. Kate Michelman warns the vote opens a broader campaign against abortion rights.
Rome celebrated the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission decision to keep Griffiss lab intact. The vote steadies local jobs at Teddy's Restaurant, Dove Electronics, Uncle Jim's Cafe, Happy Hearts Child Care Center, and Rome City School District, with hundreds of workers protected and 200 students at risk if closed.
The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission on Thursday recommended closing or realigning multiple facilities across the Air Force Army Navy and support centers. Key moves include transferring airfields depots and wings to other bases and privatizing or relocating several naval and technical centers to sites such as Lackland Tobyhanna Anniston Port Hueneme Crane and San Diego.
The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommended shutting down 22 of 67 facilities reviewed, reorganizing seven and keeping 27 open in the first round, with more than 100 bases still to consider as eight members resume work. California lawmakers protest the hits and pledge to push Clinton to reject the list, which would go to Congress and become law in 45 days unless rejected.
Washington accord between House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole outlines eliminating the deficit by 2002 chiefly through savings in Medi care Medicaid and welfare. The plan would cut taxes by 245 billion and reduce overall spending by about 600 billion as Republicans seek a balanced budget and downsized government amid White House opposition.
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