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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1997
Page
5
In Cambridge Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Hiller Zobel limited jurors to first or second degree murder verdicts on British au pair Woodward accused in the death of 8 month old Matthew Bappen. Closing arguments set for today as defense maintains no harm.
Jurors cleared Michael Abbell of Bethesda and William Moran of Miami on the racketeering charge while deadlocking on four other drug related counts. Critics said prosecutors overreached by charging lawyers for the cartel’s crimes as their clients.
The South Carolina Supreme Court divides over prosecuting a pregnant woman for cocaine use. It upholds the charge, rejecting privacy rights arguments and asserting that pregnancy does not grant a fundamental right to use crack cocaine. Cornelia Whitner, convicted, plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lincoln reports 220000 Nebraska and Michigan residents without power two days after a deadly blizzard. Wet snow toppled trees onto lines, isolating Hardy near the Kansas line and trapping 200 households. Michigan sees 160000 outages as the storm moves toward Canada. Colorado records heavy snowfall.
University of Michigan researchers report an insulin like growth hormone IGF-1 from the liver stimulates myelin sheath growth. In rat studies IGF-1 reduced nerve cell damage from diabetic neuropathy, a condition threatening foot health in diabetes patients.
California lawmakers and researchers urged fewer gratuitous smoking scenes in film and TV while Hollywood officials resisted heavy government controls. Directors Guild of America president Jack Shea warned against government overreach as industry figures pledged to discourage smoking depictions.
In Jamestown and nearby communities a man accused of infecting at least 11 teenage girls and young women with HIV has unsettled a rural region. County health records show 52 cases over 15 years, but residents fear the outbreak signals broader reach beyond their town. Local reaction centers on denial and distancing, with some noting the carrier’s link to New York City and Rikers Island.
In Chautauqua County a 20-year HIV exposure pattern emerges after Nashawn Williams allegedly targeted teen girls in Jamestown area parks. Investigators link 28 sexual contacts and 53 secondary contacts, with 28 direct cases and 17 others tested. Prosecution hinges on fuzzy laws and evidence of knowing transmission. Officials urge testing. health authorities deploy CDC and state epidemiologists.
Hillary Rodham Clinton's 50th birthday celebration spans four days with surprise parties, proclamations, and reunions. She appears on Oprah before resuming duties with a College Board education policy discussion as President Clinton battles laryngitis worsened by travel and celebrations.
Clinton lawyer Bob Bennett asked a judge in Little Rock to delay or stop questioning by Paula Jones lawyers of three former Clinton bodyguards and others. Bennetts court papers say the discovery is not intended to obtain admissible evidence. President Jiang Zemin arrives at Langley AFB and plans a private chat with Clinton to smooth tensions ahead of a summit.
Former vice president Dan Quayle told about 150 Nashua Rotary members at the Nashua Country Club he intends to be in the mix for 2000. He urged defense spending, a flat tax, and school vouchers, saying values would decide the next election. He warned a final decision would come in 1999.
A new Taraborrelli book claims Frank Sinatra spent a night with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at the Waldorf Astoria in September 1975 after attending his concert opening with Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie. It alleges Ethel Kennedy pressured Onassis to end the relationship, and that Sinatra later boasted of the intimacy.
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