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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1997
Page
1
In Trenton New Jersey Jesse Timmendequas was found guilty of raping and strangling seven year old Megan Kanka. Prosecutors seek the death penalty while defense argues a violent upbringing warrants life in prison. Jurors plan to reconvene June 9 to decide on a potential execution by injection.
New storms raised fears in central Texas with multiple tornado sightings. Jarrell was devastated by a Tuesday tornado that killed 27 residents and destroyed a subdivision. Two other deaths occurred in the state as storms lashed Fort Worth area and nearby locales. Winds reached around 60 mph, with a barn destroyed and roofs damaged near Oglesby and along the Waco corridor.
President Clinton urged Congress to adhere to the balanced budget framework as it shapes tax cuts. He warned against time bomb cuts that could widen deficits in coming years while stressing NATO expansion and a West Point commencement address in New York.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright pressed Croatian President Franjo Tudjman to allow tens of thousands of Serb refugees to return to their homes in eastern Slavonia. Tudjman defended Croatia's record on refugees and war-crime suspects, noting 40,000 Serbs have already returned and calling reports of demolished Serb homes exaggerated. Albright reiterated the need for moral direction from leadership.
US helicopters evacuated about 900 people five days after mutinous soldiers seized Freetown while neighboring states threatened force to restore the ousted president Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. Ghanaian troops massed at the border as regional powers discussed steps. Hundreds remain trapped in Jupnatt after Sunday's bloody coup as the US Embassy shuttered operations and Marines secured exits to a warship.
Partial OCR text notes a winning number selection Friday in the State Daily Number lottery game. Mentions The Win Four numbers and a New York area post office context. Little readable detail on date, amount, or specific numbers.
Richard Thorne and Karen Thorne were restrained by judges and ordered to stay away from their four year old Russian adopted daughters after a Delta flight from Moscow. The couple face a June 11 court date on assault and endangering the welfare of a child charges. Passengers and flight crew described repeated slapping and choking during the ten hour journey, with warnings of removal to Russia. Child welfare officials took the girls into care pending a Family Court hearing.
The B61 redesign replaces the B53 with a smaller yield device, sparking warning from experts that it signals renewed nuclear capability. Officials dispute claims, noting the change focuses on safety and control rather than new targets.
In Washington amid new sexual misconduct allegations, Navy Rear Adm Mitchell Jr. was relieved of duties at Mechanicsburg Pa for conduct unbecoming an officer. Army civilian counsel William Coleman III is under investigation for sexual harassment while Col Richard Bridges confirms the probe. A Pentagon official notes a hotline at Aberdeen sparked inquiries into both cases.
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