Lindbergh Departs on Spirit of St Louis Solo Flight
On this date in 1927 Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field Long Island aboard the Spirit of St Louis for a solo nonstop flight to France marking a historic aviation milestone.
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1998
Page
1
On this date in 1927 Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field Long Island aboard the Spirit of St Louis for a solo nonstop flight to France marking a historic aviation milestone.
Denzel Washington impressed Spike Lee with five baskets in He Got Game as he lost 11-0 to Ray Allen, while Lee criticized Titanic’s director but praised the technical work. Separately, Michael Rapaport pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment for stalking ex girlfriend Lili Taylor, receiving counseling and a protective order.
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Weather almanac notes NW winds 12 to 25 knots for Oneida Onondaga Lakes with 1 to 3 foot waves. Lake Ontario sees NW winds 12 to 25 knots and 2 to 4 foot waves. Finger Lakes list NW winds 10 to 20 knots and 1 to 2 foot waves. Newsline provides city forecasts by code with pollen code 2486 CHOO.
Herald Journal advises readers of corrections to coverage and invites contact for errors. Readers may call deputy executive editor Tim Bunn at 470 2240 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to report corrections or seek clarification.
Onondaga County residents may place newspapers in brown paper bags and leave them with recyclables the day collected. The Herald Journal promises delivery by 5 p.m. and offers free re delivery if late. Customer Service operates 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon Sat and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sun.
The piece outlines who funds Paula Jones's legal defense and living costs, noting a modest Long Beach condo and an aging Mercedes. It reports limited personal resources, with under $10,000 used for personal expenses like a home computer and court clothes, while the rest covers legal fees and investigations. It also mentions census taker job opportunities and provides lottery result lines and contact numbers.
Wilfred Little, 78, Detroit, helped introduce Malcolm X to the Nation of Islam in 1948 and founded Temple No. 1 in Detroit. Floyd Lounsbury, 84, Yale anthropologist, expert on Mayan scripts and kinship, died in East Haven, Connecticut. Sosuke Uno, 75, former Japanese prime minister, died in Tokyo after a geisha scandal and brief 1983 tenure.
Local obituary page lists 20 individuals including Russell O Bell 88 Rosemary Bevans Lynch 55 Stephen J Cafaione 42 Lawrence A Cline 53 Joseph A Ellis 84 Joseph T Fenton 48 Edward M Frederick Jr 50 Michael Januseski 60 Walter Keren 81 Genevieve A Kinder 88 Dr Bernice Kipfer 69 Bernard J LaComb 68 Frederick E Lee Jr 75 Denise E Mathews 46 Clair Morris 72 Ernest W Rusaw 72 Marion T Ruston Lillian M Sebring 82 Isabelle G Snyder 72 Helga V Sommer 80 Louise F Thompson 70 Helen J Toth 70 Arthur J Wolken 71 Obituary page 64.
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