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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1998
Page
4
A 9-year-old girl reported missing sparked a night-long police search before authorities learned she had been taken by state social workers to a new foster home. The case involved missteps and miscommunications, said a social services spokeswoman.
An explosion on the Panamanian flagged 557 foot tanker Champion Trader at the mouth of the Mississippi River killed one crew member and injured four. Three crewmen were taken to a hospital at Port Sulphur with burns. The blast occurred about four miles south of Pilottown and did not involve the cooking oil on board.
CROSSVILLE Tenn Byrom Looper pleaded innocent to first degree murder in the shooting death of Sen Tommy Burks. He did not seek bond at arraignment and remained jailed until a preliminary hearing set for Nov 19. An eyewitness account described by police affidavit was read in court. Burks, a 28 year veteran Democrat, was the target of the longshot challenger.
Murray Ky seven people including Fredrick F McGrath II were arrested in connection with the Sept. 18 Hester Hall dorm fire that killed 19 year old Michael Minger and injured four others. McGrath faces capital murder and other counts while McDonough Mounce Levine Baker Haney and Phelps are charged with related conspiracies and complicity.
Police report a 7-year-old boy brought 20 racks of crack cocaine to Eleanor Skillen Public School 34. A teacher found the drugs Monday and the child is in juvenile detention awaiting a Nov 4 court date on drug possession charges. Investigators seek how the substances came to his hands.
Milwaukee court grants the guardian permission to remove life support from a 9 month old girl who has been in a coma after alleged shaking. The mother, serving a one year sentence for child abuse, could face murder charges if the baby dies. Judge Thomas P. Doherty set a deadline of November 9 for appeals.
The U S government seeks aid for Stanford University scholar Hua Di age 63 held in China since January 5 for alleged state secrets leakage. Secretary Madeleine Albright notes Hua suffers breast cancer and has not received treatment. Stanford says he went to China for family memorials under assurances of safety.
In Brownsville Texas Johnie Wise and Jack Abbott Grebe, ages 72 and 43, were convicted Thursday of two counts of sending threatening emails to the Internal Revenue Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration. They were acquitted on several conspiracy and multiple threatening messages counts related to President Clinton and federal agencies. Sentencing set for January 29 with potential life in prison.
Federal prosecutors filed secret charges against Ali Mohamed, a former U S Special Forces sergeant, alleging he joined bin Ladens global network. The case ties al Qaeda to attacks on U S embassies in Africa and recent assaults in Somalia Saudi Arabia and Yemen, with connections to militants in Brooklyn. Mohamed, 46, varied from clerical work to instructing Middle East bound soldiers and provided training in New York during active duty.
Palestinian police cut telephone lines to Hamas founder Ahmed Yassin and arrest more than 100 militants since Thursday's attack on an Israeli school bus. Arafat meets security chiefs to press a broader crackdown while Hamas leaders face silencing and mass detentions in Gaza City and Nablus.
Gaza leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, founder of Hamas and wheelchair bound since youth, has been a persistent thorn to Arafat as he promotes armed struggle. After release from Israeli jail 13 months ago, Yassin toured Arab states, fundraising for Hamas and urging renewed militancy despite calls for peace with Israel.
Clinton makes a sweeping homestretch pitch targeting seniors blacks and women. He ties NASA's shuttle mission to his record and a Middle East pact as proof government can deliver more at less. He campaigns with Schumer and MacKay in New York and Florida despite outspent races.
Police and hospital investigators probe how Jeff Cahill entered University Hospital after an order of protection barred him from near his wife. They found a cyanide fatal dose in Jill Cahill’s bed and a broom at the scene. Cahill is jailed on $1 million bail.
A blaze in a Swedish dance hall trapped about 300 to 400 people, injuring 180 and leading to 60 deaths as police and rescue teams recovered bodies. Investigators say the venue held only 150 with two exits, one blocked by fire, and signs point to possible arson.
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