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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1996
Page
4
In Burlington Vermont Crag Yandow’s parents, jailed for a month, again refuse to aid prosecutors in the February rape, saying their religious beliefs and parent-child privilege prevent testimony, while the suspect has not been charged.
The National Park Service signed a 99 year lease for Ebenezer Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr and his father preached. The church will be open to visitors during the Summer Olympics with tours as part of the MLK National Historic Site. The deal, valued at 1 million dollars, involves the congregation next to the new visitor center across the street. The church, where King was assassinated nearby and where his funeral was held, draws about 15 million yearly visitors and could see up to 100,000 daily during the Games.
Wisconsin’s new 24 hour abortion waiting period signed by Gov. Thompson targets in-person doctor consultation a day before abortion. Planned Parenthood plans to seek an injunction to block enforcement as both sides expect a Supreme Court fight.
In San Jose California Richard Allen Davis described the night he killed Polly Klaas on a two hour videotape watched by jurors including a tearful spectator. The testimony and Daviss graphic account drew emotional reactions from Pollys family as the tape aired.
In Deming New Mexico an 18 month old girl named Tasha Taylor survived 20 hours in a desert ravine after her father Charlie Taylor abandoned her following the deadly shooting of Rhonda Taylor. Authorities said Taylor will face child abandonment charges in addition to the homicide case. The girl was found barefoot in a pink sun dress, sunburned with feet torn by stickers and thorns.
Lawyers for Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols challenge the 1994 Federal Death Penalty Act arguing the statute lacks a proper appellate review procedure. They claim Attorney General Reno violated DOJ guidelines by indicating the death penalty before arrests, as Judge Richard Matsch set a hearing for today to hear these arguments.
Station owner Bush links higher prices to crude oil costs rising from 37 to 24 dollars per barrel and a Philadelphia refinery closure reducing supply. Bud Davis of Sun Company downplays the refinery outage, citing abundant sources and UN oil decisions. Taxes, middlemen, and consumer perceptions shape the price shock as drivers complain nationwide.
Practical advice on fuel saving includes proper tire inflation gentle acceleration and braking and minimizing idling. The piece cites AA A guidance and quotes a station owner weighing profitability at 5 to 10 cents per gallon with optimistic spring outlooks.
Delaware County canine units trained southwest of Albany as investigators revisit the Sara Wood disappearance. State police said the exercise, unrelated to Massachusetts hearings in the Lent case, involved about 10 troopers and dogs and used a map found in Lent's possession.
Australians paused in Hobart for a minute of silence over 35 gun massacre victims at a seaside tourist site. Streetcars halted, markets closed, and media fell silent before a televised memorial at St David's Cathedral. Accused gunman Martin Bryant remained under heavy police guard as bodies of victims aged 3 to 72 were moved to a morgue. Wrattan Mikac mourns wife Nanette and daughters Alannah 6 and Madeline 3.
Bennett Funding Group figures show who logged onto the mainframe and how long, with missing records hinting at erased files. Breeden tightened security, cut external access, and added archive tapes as federal probes into Patrick Bennett and family firms unfold through 1996 bankruptcy and SEC civil action.
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