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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1989
Page
4
Karen MacNutt, a lawyer and former UMass shooting team member, opposes Boston plans to ban semiautomatic weapons. She owns an M 1A rifle and an SKS carbine, saying she uses guns for protection, target practice, and collection. The bill has cleared the state house and is set for Senate action.
In Dade Circuit Court officer Wal liamin Lozano, a Colombian-born Hispanic police officer, faces two counts of manslaughter in the deaths of black motorcyclist Clement Lloyd and his passenger Allan Blanchard. Lozano says self defense as witnesses describe police shootings of unarmed blacks prompting riots and renewed community tensions in Miami. Pretrial motions and jury selection were planned as Lozano seeks a possible change of venue.
Caustic fumes from a hydrochlone acid spur prompted an evacuation of more than 2,000 residents in Peachtree City, Georgia. Twenty nine people were treated for eye and throat irritation as the cloud dissipated, allowing evacuees to return home after the spill at Photocircuits Atlanta Inc. early Sunday.
An Amtrak Broadway Limited clashed with a southbound CSX freight at a Wyandot County crossing in upper Ohio. Four people were injured. two locomotives and two cars derailed. a freight car toppled into two outbuildings and a pool. Victims included Bob Mackhing in a nearby home and resident Marie Swinehart.
The shuttle Atlantis aimed for a rapid return to Edwards Air Force Base in California to avoid predicted high winds while the Galileo probe completed deployment en route to Jupiter. Mission control shortened the flight by two 90 minute orbits, with the crew alerted to possible Tuesday or Wednesday delays if winds intensified.
Congressional Democrats gain leverage over President Bush through strategic maneuvers, voting battles and windfalls such as aid packages and vetoes. Leaders from both parties claim momentum, while Republicans warn the shift could hurt the party as debates over capital gains tax cuts abortion funding and constitutional amendments unfold.
The Monitor ironclad wreck, buried in a gale and famous for its battle with the Merrimack, remains off limits for divers after a decade of government safety refusals. Divers say diving would honor national heritage while experts warn of risk. Marine hobbyist Gary Gentile, 43, seeks congressional help to win access.
The U S Public Interest Research Group reports that many ATV dealers still push adult size vehicles for children under 12. A national survey of 215 dealers across eight states found 46 percent would sell large four wheel ATVs to a 10-year-old, despite a consent decree intended to curb such sales. Pamela Gilbert of PIRG urged tighter enforcement and continued public warnings about child safety.
Rep. George W. Crockett Jr. invites more than 107 colleagues to a taxpayer financed trip to Montego Bay Jamaica to study Caribbean development issues on November 26. The trip has drawn heavy interest and aides say they may not fit all who want to go.
Senate Foreign Relations chair Pell faces pressure from Democrats to run again though at 71 he could retire. A Pell departure would boost the 1990 Rhode Island Senate race with a GOP challenger likely to threaten what is now a safe seat, as Rep Claudine Schneier emerges as a possible favorite.
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