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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1999
Page
3
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Arlington Virginia major talks between the Te sters union and 17 companies stretched toward a 12:01 a.m. EDT Tuesday deadline with no agreement on key issues including entry level pay and terms for Mexican workers.
Two Georgia women 75 Hubbard of Doraville Ga and 73 Doris North of Dea were swept into a whirlpool during a weekend river trip near Denali National Park and Preserve. Nine others treated for hypothermia and released.
Utah House may pass a package approved by the Senate aiming to curb entertainment content. Rep. Henry Hyde said research is underway to determine Congress’s constitutional limits on TV, movies, and music. Senate measure would require gun show background checks, ban high-capacity clips, and demand childproof safety devices on guns.
New York once led in anti smoking campaigns but eight states now fund such programs and eleven more plan to start. Gov Pataki proposes 8.4 million for next year up from 8.2 million, while California spends 120.1 million and Florida 70.4 million.
Herman Badillo, longtime adviser to Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, is named chairman of the City University of New York by Gov. George Pataki. The Puerto Rico native and former Democratic congressman, who helped shift CUNY reform, will push for higher standards and a diploma valued by graduates and employers.
Two New Jersey residents died when a single engine plane crashed in rural Montgomery Orange County around 3 15 p m on Sunday in a back yard. No other injuries were reported. The aircraft was registered to a New Jersey airfield and investigators have not determined a cause.
Energy Secretary Bill Richardson promises disciplinary action against Department officials for incompetence linked to China obtaining nuclear lab secrets. He urges Congress to seek solutions, not blame, as a report on Los Alamos security is awaited.
Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the PKK, opened his trial on treason charges aboard Imrali Island. He urged peace and cooperation with Turkey, asked forgiveness from families of more than 5,000 soldiers, and faced a likely death sentence as prosecutors read a 139 page indictment in a converted theater.
Herald Journal outlines its corrections policy inviting readers to call deputy editor Tim Bunn at 470-2240 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to report mistakes and request fixes.
The Herald Journal promises delivery by 5 p.m. If late, customers can call Customer Service at 470-0050 for a no cost attempt to deliver that day's paper.
Service phones staffed 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Syracuse Herald Journal is published by Harald Co. with box numbers and postage details noted.
India agreed to high level talks with Pakistan to defuse tensions over Kashmir while Indian jets pounded guerrilla positions in the mountains. International concern rose as the two nuclear powers faced renewed fighting. six people were killed when an artillery shell demolished a government building in Kargil near New Delhi.
In Minsk the stampede at a Belarus rock festival and beer event killed 54, mostly women, with over 109 injured and 37 in grave condition. About 2,500 attendees were present when a rain hailstorm drove panic into an underground passage near the Sports Palace.
In Cali Colombia a group of 30 rebels abducted about 100 churchgoers from La Maria church posing as soldiers. They released 84 hostages including Ana Elisa Pardo and her granddaughter in the mountains but at least 20 remained captive, with two daughters and a son-in-law among the abductees.
Irish U N peacekeepers were killed and another wounded in a pre dawn clash between Israeli forces and Lebanese guerrillas near Baraachit village six miles north of the Israeli border. U N spokesman Timur Goksel said two mortar rounds exploded inside their position.
Flooding in Fujian and Jiangxi provinces has killed at least 11 people and stranded hundreds of students. More than 780 pupils were trapped at a Nanping school as waters rose, with Sanming Ningde and Longyan also affected.
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