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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 2001
Page
3
The International Labour Organization reports women now comprise about 40 percent of global workers yet face barriers to top roles. In 1900s style figures, fewer than 14 percent of lawmakers and 1 percent of labor union leaders are female. The study notes pay gaps persist even for women reaching executive positions.
Gov. George Pataki resubmitted measures to expand New Yorks DNA database of convicted criminals and to remove the statute of limitations for most violent felonies. He said DNA evidence now helps solve serious crimes long after previous limits. The plan also requires DNA samples from all A and Class B misdemeanor offenders.
Albany lawmakers vow to restore 130 million in Medicaid reductions proposed by Gov Pataki after warnings of financial distress from nursing home operators. Speaker Silver seeks more aid than last year, while Senate leader Bruno says to reject the cuts.
Hillary Rodham Clinton backed by unions announces the National Teacher and Principal Recruitment Act to recruit up to 75,000 teachers annually with scholarships and bonuses, focusing on high-need districts and math and science, amid a projected teacher shortage over the next decade.
Congressional members from both parties unveiled a bipartisan bill expanding access to DNA testing to prove innocence and ensuring qualified attorney representation in death penalty cases. The measure mirrors a prior proposal and seeks stronger safeguards for defendants facing capital punishment.
Census Bureau data show the nation's Hispanic population rising 58 percent over ten years, possibly equaling or surpassing blacks as the largest minority. The growth stems partly from higher immigration and could heighten competition for political and economic power, while some leaders see joint action opportunities and a shift in cultural influence for the new century.
The Allen family from Highland California withdrew from ongoing custody battles over eight month old twin girls after a California judge voided a British couple’s adoption as fraudulent. Richard Allen, 49, faced charges related to molestation of a family babysitter, for which he pleaded innocent. The case centered on custody of the two girls and their move toward adoption abroad while the Allens pursued a 2 year old boy in California.
A controlled study implanted aborted fetal cells into patients with Parkinson's disease. No overall benefit was shown and a dangerous side effect emerged in about 15 percent of patients as the cells caused uncontrolled movements. There is no method to remove or deactivate the transplanted cells.
A Virginia Beach boy, Bryson G. Millstein, died after a .40 caliber handgun he found in his mother's bedroom discharged in the morning. He was alone in the room when the weapon fired, and his mother had just left. Local police provided the initial account of the incident.
Herald Journal staff note a misidentification in a 1987 Howard Street photo caption. Tom Laun, not Tom Laugh, was the firefighter recalling the incident where seven died.
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