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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1992
Page
1
Liverpool blocks a Baldwinsville drive as Chris Credno protects teammate Ben Greene in a 14-13 victory. The Pirates earned the upset on Friday in a tightly contested Class AA game.
Dina John Hammond a science teacher at Nottingham High School joins many educators recording messages for students on the Syracuse Newspapers Homework A Hotline inviting pupils to call in for guidance and assignments.
Five American nuns aged 54 to 69 were shot to death near Monrovia during Liberia's civil war. Archbishop Michael Francis confirmed the killings. names include Barbara Ann Muttra and Joelle Kolmer. Civilians face mounting risk as Taylor forces siege Monrovia with West African peacekeepers unable to halt fighting.
DC Comics confirms Superman will survive death depicted in the Su perman issue due Nov 17. Martha Thomases says the Man of Steel will return, though details remain undisclosed, with the death issue already described as the best selling in comic history.
The U S Justice Department Civil Rights Division will investigate the fatal stabbing of Yankel Rosenbaum during the 1991 Crown Heights riots after local prosecutors completed their case. The move follows calls from Jewish groups and officials amid tensions in Brooklyn.
New York Dems expect Geraldine Ferraro to publicly back Robert Abrams against Sen Alfonse D Amato, marking a breakthrough after a close primary loss. The Times cites anonymous officials and notes Ferraro also filmed a rival candidate’s commercial.
At Space Center Houston Columbia astronauts tested a Canadian robotic vision system by tracking a domino like panel released from the payload bay. Charles Veach used the robotic arm to lift the white spotted panel while Steven MacLean followed it from 140 feet as the shuttle approached for about 20 minutes. He estimated the panel would burn up in four days as the one day mission neared Kennedy Space Center landing.
A new indictment of Caspar Weinberger alleges he lied to Congress about a 1985 86 arms for hostages exchange with Iran. It cites a January 7 1986 White House meeting attended by Bush, who had acknowledged secret arms shipments via Israel and Iran’s role in freeing hostages, while claiming he did not realize it had become a simple arms for hostage deal.
With three days left, Bush faces new Iran Contra questions while polls show a near dead heat between Clinton and Bush. CBS has Clinton ahead, others show Clinton slightly behind or even. Perot trails. Clinton defends trust at Dearborn town hall amid hectic last weekend before election.
Regulators take control of First City Bancorp of Texas after insolvency due to rising bad loans. The failure, the largest this year and eighth in U.S. history, triggers talk of a broader crisis with 104 banks closed so far this year and forecasts of 100 to 125 more next year. Regulators deny linkage to elections and pledge FDIC support remains available.
In Tehran, President Alija Izetbegovic warned Bosnian Muslims may use poison gas if Serbian advances continue. He said Bosnia’s forces possess chemicals and would defend themselves despite the likely unwise outcome, citing grim living conditions under attack.
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