26 Nov 1999
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1999
Page
1
After the Watkins family is forced to flee their home on Thanksgiving Day by fie forces, neighbors rally with a holiday feast. A separate page notes that the percentage of people aged 65 and over tripled from 1900 to 1997.
Vendors and customers braved steady rain to fill stalls at the city market. Shoppers moved between shelters as headlines and deals drew attention from early morning to late afternoon.
Retailers expect strong holidays as doors open before dawn across Syracuse. Elaine Seager leads a long Kay-Bee Toys line after6 am while Mario Mariani camps at Best Buy by 4:20 am seeking an Acer CD drive. The pre dawn rain and Internet deals push crowds into Carousel Center mall with hundreds waiting by 7 am.
Demographic shifts show a rising elderly population and fewer potential family caregivers. By 2040, 26.3 million Americans 80 plus will need daily help, and the share 65 and over may exceed 20 percent, stressing caregivers and families nationwide.
The Watkins family of Lenox in Madison County faced a fast moving fire during Thanksgiving preparations. Bob Watkins tried to use a small extinguisher but the blaze gutted their century old wooden house as Loret ta and the children evacuated safely.
The Herald notes a suspect was caught in a police station ceiling as reports describe unusual events. A policy dispute over neckties in a medical examiner office spurs two women to fight the rule.
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