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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1997
Page
5
In Freehold New Jersey 18 year old Melissa Drexler pleaded innocent to murder and endangerment after her baby boy, 6 pounds 6 ounces, was found strangled in a plastic bag from a sanitary napkin receptacle in a restroom during her senior prom. Prosecutors said they will not seek the death penalty and she posted bail.
U S District Judge James Lawrence King issued a preliminary injunction blocking deportations of about 60,000 immigrants from Florida Alabama and Georgia. He called their case heart rending and persuasive noting families with medical needs and U S citizen children would suffer hardship. A trial is set for January 9.
In Chicago AMA delegates backed a board decision to back federal legislation banning a specific late term abortion procedure. The board previously approved the change after defining the procedure and making adjustments. The 475 member House of Delegates vote makes the stance official AMA policy as Congress previously passed a vetoed bill.
Boulder police launch a second investigation into a possible computer tampering incident tied to the JonBenet Ramsey murder probe. Authorities say a Department of Social Services computer carrying related information may have been breached, with June 7 as the potential access time. The case now spans seven criminal probes.
Texas builder Jim Strubar ignored 1991 flood records and kept building near Lake Travis. Eight feet of water filled his living room as the area along a 100 mile stretch from west of San Antonio to northwest of Austin flooded. A.J. Foyt’s home was partially submerged and four deaths were blamed on the weekend deluge while ducks swam through Graveyard Point. Forecasts called for more rain.
Aziz FLORENCE reports a 51 year old man, William Woratzeck, was executed by injection for murdering Linda Leshe, 36, a Huntington’s disease patient, during a 1980 robbery that netted $107. He bludgeoned, stabbed, and strangled her, then set her apartment on fire as federal and state appeals failed through Tuesday.
The plan would lift Medicare eligibility to 67 and tax higher income seniors. Couples earning 75000 would pay 1080 instead of 200 for physician services, rising to 4320 for earnings above 125000. The measure passed the Senate Finance Committee 18 to 2 as AARP mobilizes members in opposition and lawmakers debate budget impacts.
The Medicare bill pending in Congress would cap pain and suffering awards at 250000 dollars for malpractice victims, including non beneficiaries, aiming to keep Medicare fiscally solvent for another decade. Supporters call it necessary for the medical industry while critics say it favors doctors and insurers. The Congressional Budget Office says the cap would barely affect Medicare spending over five years.
The Air Force released a detailed report dismissing extraterrestrial claims about the 1947 Roswell incident as misinterpretations, noting weather balloons, test dummies, and memory errors as sources of the myth. Critics argue civilians confuse multiple events, while believers push for a broader cover-up narrative.
Wary broadcasters press for written guarantees from Congress that stronger program ratings will prevent future tougher rules. A final deal may add new on screen codes for violence sex and crude language. Negotiations resume with industry and advocacy groups as a key fall timetable looms.
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