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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1994
Page
5
Northeastern University announces a new policy to openly recruit homosexual faculty and give them preferential treatment in hiring. The plan expands beyond previous inclusions of veterans and the disabled, drawing mixed reaction from professors who say sexuality should not be a factor in academics.
Fire crews from neighboring states battled several wildfires in Southern California. The largest burned 2,000 acres in the San Bernardino and Angeles national forests, east of Los Angeles, destroying 10 homes and causing about 2 million dollars in damage. A 3,000-acre blaze in Soledad Canyon drew 600 firefighters, burning since Saturday, followed by a 1,500-acre fire south of Anza in Riverside county.
Five siblings at a West Virginia farm were attacked early Sunday with two sisters and a brother killed and another brother wounded. Two people were arrested. The Gump family, ages 50 to 68, lived isolated with no phone or running water and kept cash at home. Neighbors described them as poor and illiterate, and the scene shocked the local community. Merle Gump remained hospitalized in critical condition, Burl Gump unharmed.
One rider died and eight others were injured when an apartment building elevator fell four floors to the basement after leaving a fourth floor card party at Indian Creek Apartments. Host Ed Kornhauser said he walked guests to the elevator and heard screams as the doors closed. Investigation by the state elevator inspection office pending.
The CDC reports Nevada has the highest smoking related death rate in the nation based on 1990 data, with 415,226 deaths nationwide and Utah remaining relatively smoke free due to Mormon Church tobacco bans. New York ranked 23rd.
Remembered in Sarajevo, the 28 June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sofia Chotek is seen as a catalyst for world wars, rising nationalism, and Bosnia’s enduring turmoil. Residents recount the moment, its legacy, and debates over national heroes and cycles of conflict.
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