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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1996
Page
6
Deputies in Altheimer Arkansas fought a man to save a 23 month old nephew from drowning in Flat Bayou. They used a boat paddle then shot the man, Shawn Hence, 20, after he carried the baby into the water following a home intrusion and assault.
Attorney General Jim Ryan announced a criminal investigation into sexual misconduct drug use and other alleged illegal activities by inmates and guards at state prisons. A special task force follows a graphic videotape showing Richard Speck with another inmate at Stateville. Speck died in 1991 after a 1966 murder conviction.
Stretch marks decreased 14 percent in length and 8 percent in width after six months of daily Retin A application in 10 patients. A control group with a dummy cream showed 10 percent length growth and 24 percent width growth. Ages 17 to 32. marks from pregnancy obesity weightlifting and large breasts. Study partly funded by Johnson & Johnson but not involved in the research.
Federal and law enforcement sources cited by The Washington Post say Theodore Kaczynski is unlikely to be the Zodiac killer. A nine digit identifying number found in his Montana cabin tied to correspondence, but no conclusive link to the Zodiac letters was disclosed. The number reportedly helped verify Kaczynski's authorship of bombings and notes.
In Lucerne Valley California four sixth graders, two girls ages 11 and 12 and two boys, were charged with felony food poisoning and accessories after the fact after allegedly plotting to spike teacher Sondra Haile's Gatorade with rat poison. A student warned Haile, who did not drink the bottle. Detention decisions were pending at the county Juvenile Hall as police described a class of about 15 pupils.
Editor Mary Fackler Schiavo reviews aviation safety through Delta L-1011 and ValuJet disasters, noting inspector gaps, regulation holes, and the need for stricter oversight. She recalls personal flying, cites aging equipment, and urges cautious consumer behavior despite overall safety gains.
The ValuJet DC-9 involved in a fatal crash had returned to airports at least 68 times since 1993 for safety problems including cabin depressurizations and oil leaks. FAA probes and an intensified 120‑day program followed prior hard landings, gear failures, and runways excursions amid emphasized training and maintenance reviews.
Investigators focus on an in flight explosion aboard ValuJet Flight 592 as old oxygen generators and damaged wreckage surface. NTSB data show the jet fell rapidly from 10 600 feet, hit the Everglades, killing 110 aboard including an unlisted infant. FAA to fast track safety inspections after the crash. Memorial service planned for about 100 relatives and friends.
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