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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1990
Page
2
A Herald-Journal column questions the ethics of purchasing a rare commodity at a steep price while the buyer’s spouse holds a high White House post. The piece probes conflicts of interest and consumer conscience in a postures of public scrutiny.
University of Chicago students in the fourth annual scavenger hunt pursued bizarre finds and stunts. Participants wrapped themselves in bread and condiments, wore a Post-it skirt, and lamped 1000 points of light by punching holes in paper with a bright bulb behind it. The $500 prize was split among forty dormitory residents.
Weather update reports another low-pressure system bringing showers across Central New York with 30 percent overnight rain, 50 percent Wednesday storms, and cooler temperatures into the weekend. Rain also in plains and Rockies as Texas lake releases threaten floods. Northeast mostly fair with sun by Friday.
The report notes mostly cloudy skies with a 50 percent chance of showers or a thunderstorm. It projects a daytime high around 75 to 80 degrees.
The Nation forecasts showers likely with a low near 60 and highs in the 70s. Weather officials urge caution for travelers and prompt use of rain gear across several regions.
John Sununu faces debate over easing parts of the clean air bill after Senate passage. Administration officials say he sees some provisions as costly to business while Patrick Jackson recalls Sununu’s long advocacy for development and open space being tied to growth.
A batch of obituaries reports the deaths of Andrei Kirilenko 84 former Politburo member. William Laney 71 Jesuit priest and former Sophia University dean. Maj. Gen. David S. Parker 71 Panama Canal Zone governor. Peter C. Stocker 46 San Francisco real estate developer. Dorothy McDonald Allen 80 longtime Arkansas publisher and senator. Included are historical notes from 1980s and 1970s events across nations and campuses.
The Herald Journal corrects an April 10 article error stating the North Syracuse School District entered an executive session without cause. The board voted unanimously to enter the session with a specific reason, as required by law. The paper regrets the error.
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