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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1998
Page
8
Natasha Gelman who died in Mexico at 86 left the Fauvist Matisse Young Sailor II to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The bequest includes an 85-piece European painting collection valued at more than 300 million dollars.
In New Castle Pennsylvania a onetime crack addict, Thomas Kimbell Jr., 36, was found guilty of killing a mother and three daughters. He could be sentenced to death this week as he reacted emotionally after the verdict, saying I told you and weeping briefly at the defense table.
Saverio Gonzalez, 46, died from head injuries after leaping from a moving school bus on Interstate 93 Tuesday. He was one of 24 students from Judge Rotenberg Educational Center Canton en route to a group home in Rehoboth when he bolted from the rear emergency exit. State police said witnesses and an attendant tried to intervene but he escaped.
Stephanie Woods, 28, a former child care provider at a Memphis church, is indicted on a statutory rape charge for a two year affair with a 13 year old boy. Bond set at 1000 dollars. The alleged conduct spanned late 1995 to late 1997, ending after the boy told his parents who notified police. Woods has a newborn son born August 9. paternity not pursued unless needed for trial.
CLARKSBURG West Virginia former circuit judge Joseph Troisi, 49, was acquitted Wednesday of federal civil rights violations for biting defendant Bull Witten after an insult in the courtroom. Troisi had faced up to 10 years and served five days on state charges.
Susan McDougal's attorney Marg Geragos asked a federal judge to reconsider her two year prison sentence and grant probation. He cited a burdensome confinement and claims that one accuser was paid by a conservative publisher, arguing she has already faced ample punishment given her peripheral role.
In Long Beach Mississippi two police officers were fatally shot while responding to a domestic dispute with Clinton Byrd 21 wearing black fatigues and an assault rifle. An off duty officer shot the suspect after the attack. Tiffany King 17 was the former girlfriend involved.
Denver resident Michael Townes sues Continental Airlines for injuries after an elbow was pinned to an armrest by an overweight passenger during a two hour flight. He seeks surgery costs and possible punitive damages and alleges negligence and breach of contract over seat changes.
A commuter train carrying 47 passengers collided with a tow truck near downtown Los Angeles. Eighteen people were injured, three critically, including three truck occupants. Fifteen train passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries. Fire officials reported the impact pushed the truck and train vehicles a block from the crash site.
Washington coverage notes lawyers, not aides, guide Clinton on whether to appeal a judge’s order limiting executive privilege. The split inside the White House pits White House counsel Ruff against attorney Kendall, with political aides kept in the dark by a court gag and Starr’s probe into Whitewater. Outside, supporters see political risk but less profile concern, while Democrats discuss the issue at the spring DNC meeting.
Betty Currie, Clinton's White House secretary and ally of Monica Lewinsky, testified before a federal grand jury examining the alleged affair and cover up. Currie, who declined to discuss her testimony, has been a central witness amid questions about Lewinsky's Oval Office visits and job assistance linked to the Jones case.
In a Journal report, SD plasma aims to replace part of the 25 million plasma units used to treat diseases in tens of thousands of Americans, though it won’t affect red blood cells. The piece also notes growth in San Francisco and Newcomer arrivals in Los Angeles, plus legal actions involving Christie Brinkley and tabloid coverage.
California added residents for a second consecutive year, with an estimated population of 33,252,000 as of January according to the state Department of Finance. Los Angeles County remains the most populous, followed by San Diego and Orange counties. Kings County lies in the San Joaquin Valley between them.
Ted Turner refused an honorary degree from Macalester College after students accused him of racism tied to the Atlanta Braves mascot. Turner backed out in a letter to the college on May 17, while UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, a 1961 Macalester alum, remains scheduled to speak.
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