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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1997
Page
6
In Monroe Connecticut hundreds received free flu inoculations after doctors warned of higher risk to the elderly. Dr Claude Light administered vaccines with fresh needles but reused syringes across 468 patients this month at three clinics. State officials say blood-borne virus exposure is extremely remote and Light resigned as town medical director.
The Massachusetts House passed a death penalty bill 81 to 79 after 12 hours of debate to move toward reconciliation with a Senate version. Acting Gov Paul Cellucci supported the concept as the chamber cheered, amid months of grisly crimes that shook mothers and children.
In Cambridge Massachusetts a nine member jury and three alternates nine women and three men deliberated about five hours without a verdict in the Louise Woodward first degree murder trial over the February death of eight month old Matthew Kappen. Deliberations were to resume today.
University of Otago researchers reported at a Society for Neuroscience meeting that babies as young as six months can imitate observed actions and remember them for 24 hours if conditions match. Using hand puppets and toys, they prompted six twelve and eighteen month olds to mime earlier actions observed a day earlier.
State troopers in Springfield Illinois returned power and water to Shirley Ann Allen after five weeks of standoff. Troopers had earlier cut utilities over a psychiatric evaluation dispute. Allen shot at troopers injuring a police dog and remains holed up on her farmhouse since September 22 when deputies attempted to serve a court order.
A Texas law change lets Mir space station astronaut David Wolf vote from orbit. Gov Bush signed the bill after John Blaha could not vote. a ballot was sent to Wolf via NASA software and flight controllers in Moscow. Wolf must return the ballot by 7 p.m. November 4 after reading and voting by hand.
Kenneth Ray Ransom, 34, was executed in Huntsville after a 1983 massacre at a Houston video arcade and go cart track left four people dead. His mother sobbed as the lethal injection began. an accomplice Richard Wilkerson was executed years earlier, and James Randle remains serving life.
President Clinton sought a direct personal bond with Jiang Zemin ahead of a major nuclear pact. They held a 90 minute White House talk in the Yellow Oval Room after a tour, addressing human rights Tibet and Taiwan amid large protests outside. Secretary Albright said engagement not endorsement as dissident releases were urged by Congress critics.
Amber Arnold, 18, says Nashawn Williams known as Face exposed many women to AIDS after a long sexual relationship. Officials plan charges despite a history from 1992 to 1996 including a 1995 murder acquittal and multiple arrests. Williams says he had sex with dozens of women in New York City this year.
Britain invites UN experts, Arab League, and African Union to inspect Scotland's legal procedures and discuss monitors for the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing case. Two Libyans sought by US and UK for the Lockerbie destruction, which killed 270 people including Syracuse University and Central New York associates.
In a late October 1987 development Democrats blocked a six year highway authorization to pressure Republicans on campaign finance reform. Senate leaders cited timing as key, with 45 Democrats backing a McCain Feingold bill while Republicans resisted a six month extension.
Toxicology reports indicate no drugs or alcohol in singer John Denver's system when his plane crashed into Monterey Bay, California. Sheriff Norman Hicks said tests found no alcohol or controlled substances. Denver died October 12 when the plane went down. NTSB investigators found no sign of catastrophic failure, with a final report not expected for months.
CNN weighs sending a reporter to the Mir space station in a very early discussion with Russian officials. Possible costs cited range from five to fifteen million dollars, with John Holliman the likely candidate if approvals and training proceed.
South African President Nelson Mandela returned to Libya to present Muammar Gadhafi with South Africa's highest honor for a foreigner. Gadhafi ridiculed the United States and Britain and denied plans to mediate sanctions. He again refused to extradite two Libyan suspects in the 1988 Pan Am Lockerbie bombing. Sanctions limit diplomatic contacts, arms sales, and flights with Libya.
Paula Jones seeks to amend her suit to drop the defamation claim against state trooper Danny Ferguson over a depiction of her as an eager mistress. Her $700,000 lawsuit alleges Clinton exposed himself and sought oral sex. Clinton denies the allegations.
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