13 Oct 1992
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1992
Page
1
Employment experts and disability advocates say the Americans With Disabilities Act has changed how firms recruit and screen candidates. The law emphasizes equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations, prompting employers to assess essential job functions and remove unnecessary barriers while expanding outreach to qualified applicants with disabilities.
Tim Wakefield and Tom Glavine draw attention as Pirates and Braves square off in Game 6 of the National League playoffs. The matchup centers on Wakefield’s drop dead knuckleball and Glavine’s return, promising a tense late October duel for a pennant bid.
A Herald Journal poll of 500 Onondaga County voters shows U S Senator Alfonse D Amato with a 44 to 30 percent edge over Democrat Robert Abrams. Abrams carries 41 percent of Democratic voters to Abrams 31 percent. D Amato leads Republicans 57 to 19. Margin of error 4.5 percent.
The White House began with Washington's plan for a residence fitting a new nation. Since 1792 the building has grown and redecorated through 39 presidents, fires, and visitors, while remaining the president’s house as Theodore Roosevelt named it in 1901.
The Horn of Africa faces famine and conflict with about 23 million people at risk. In Somalia, seven year old Ali Mukhtar Issack walked 75 miles with his family to Shaaba after their home was burned and crops looted by soldiers. CARE aid barely sustains them as drought and drought-driven famine persist across Ethiopia Sudan Djibouti and Kenya amid overpopulation overgrazing and ongoing civil wars.
A 14 story Cairo apartment building collapsed after an early quake killing at least 370. Rescuers freed a woman whose son died in her arms as thousands searched through rubble. About 15 were saved, many injured, amid aftershocks and a city of 14 million facing a housing crisis.
Actress Virginia Madsen says long horror shoots like Candyman can feel unreal and exhausting. She notes working 14 hours daily and winding down with reruns of The Dick Van Dyke Show after filming.
Jon Bon Jovi 30 returns to New Jersey for a warm up show at the Fast Lane club era decades after performing under his family name. The marquee in Asbury Park touted Jon Bongiovi and The Wild Ones in October 1982 as hundreds attend the warm up ahead of a world tour.
The under cards Dan Quayle Al Gore and James Stockdale take the stage for a 90 minute vice presidential debate at Georgia Tech University. Viewers anticipate exchanges on credibility philosophy and the fate of Earth in the Balance as Stockdale seeks a strong debut alongside seasoned politicians.
A televised debate features Vice President Dan Quayle Tennessee Senator Al Gore and retired Admiral James Stockdale. The event runs from 7:00 to 8:30 pm Eastern Time at Georgia Tech University with Hal Bruno as moderator. Coverage is planned on PBS ABC CBS NBC CNN and C SPAN.
A single moderator asks each candidate questions with 75 seconds for response and five minutes of open debate. Democrats fear Gore’s high expectations and Quayle’s low popularity could let the vice president win if Gore falls short. Analyst Ann Lewis Stockdale comments.
An American, Gary S Becker of the University of Chicago, won the Nobel Prize in economics for extending economic theory to areas traditionally led by sociology and criminology. The Royal Swedish Academy praised his use of rational, optimizing behavior in human actions once deemed irrational. Becker, 61, becomes the 19th American laureate in the prize's 32-year history.
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