University paper shutters after protest at campus
Amherst editors moved equipment off campus after minority students accuse the Daily Collegian of racism. The 102 year old paper will close for the school year five days early as protests escalate.
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1992
Page
4
Amherst editors moved equipment off campus after minority students accuse the Daily Collegian of racism. The 102 year old paper will close for the school year five days early as protests escalate.
Glen Dale Woodall, 34, freed after DNA tests cleared him of abducting and raping two women in 1987 at Huntington Mall. Circuit Judge Dan O Han Jon dismissed charges, marking the first West Virginia case using the PCR dot blot method. Woodall had served nearly four years of life terms and 335 years. he was released to house arrest with ankle monitor.
NASA began the countdown for Endeavour's first flight a rescue mission to lift a crippled satellite from a low orbit. Kathryn Thornton said the crew will care for the shuttle, with a 7 06 p m EDT launch planned for Thursday and several planned spacewalks to boost and repair the satellite while rehearsing future station-building techniques.
Kansas City police nabbed Kenneth McDuff sixty six in a decoy sting after identifying him through a fingerprint match to Richard Fowler. Authorities say he is wanted in at least six Texas homicides or disappearances and was paroled for the 1966 murders of three teens near Fort Worth. The arrest followed an America’s Most Wanted profile and a trash-truck sting heading to a landfill.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake last month was followed by a larger aftershock measuring 4.8 that jolted Riverside County desert resorts including Palm Springs and parts of San Bernardino and San Diego counties. No major damage reported. The quake struck near Desert Hot Springs at 14 AM local time, according to Caltech spokesman Robert Finn.
In Las Vegas a $100 bet on under 143 points leads Tom Peters of Allentown to win 150 after Syracuse and St John’s deliver a tight finish. Roxy’s odds desk explains middle betting aims, not final scores, as bettors chase profits amid live game action and exotic wagers.
The article explains how betting lines differ by sport, noting hockey uses two numbers and baseball bets on odds rather than spreads. It outlines practical examples with teams like Pittsburgh, New Jersey, the Tigers and Yankees, and describes how bookmakers and newspapers set lines, plus why the line is for money distribution rather than game prediction.
In Washington Clinton aims to capitalize on District of Columbia voters, benefiting from a Democratic majority that is largely black. With 17 delegates at stake, he seeks to demonstrate broad black support and energize turnout while pursuing the national lead toward the Democratic nomination.
A national poll shows President Bush at 46 percent to 43 percent for Clinton in a two man race, with Perot at 30 percent tied with Clinton when included. The survey of 1,301 adults was conducted April 30 to May 3 by The Times Mirror Center for The People & Press.
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