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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1998
Page
5
A newborn baby girl with the umbilical cord still attached was found naked on the berm of the Pennsylvania Turnpike about 10 miles from Pittsburgh. She was in serious condition at Children’s Hospital Monday night with a golf ball sized bump on the back of her head.
A Greyhound bus braking to avoid a car was struck from behind by a tractor trailer on Interstate 24, triggering a chain-reaction crash that sent 41 people to hospitals. No serious injuries. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon as a car slowed to look at two state troopers near the median. the tractor-trailer driver was charged with following too closely.
Daniel Abram Radbourn, a North Carolina State University senior, was indicted on voluntary manslaughter for beating Jason Cort after Cort stole $130 from a Raleigh grocery store register. Cort died from head wounds after the confrontation. The grand jury had previously refused to indict. Cort's mother expressed satisfaction with the indictment following a 911 tape witness account.
In Pontiac Michigan two ex-lovers are sentenced to life for the murder of Nancy Bulliter after her overhearing discussions of a serious case. Timothy Collier and Carol Giles were found guilty of first degree murder after separate two hour juries deliberations. Bulliter, injected with harmful substances and battered, was killed when she overheard details of the husband’s case.
John Luong, 27, described as the gang leader smuggling Chinese immigrants to America, received three years and nine months in prison. Prosecutors say he arranged the landing south of San Francisco for a voyage to New York to settle passage debts of 27 000 to 30 000 dollars per person, with captives reportedly bound for forced labor in brothels or gang operations.
A 22-year-old woman in Salt Lake City was ordered to spend a year in a halfway house after secretly giving birth in a bathroom, letting the newborn girl die, and concealing the body in a dresser. Judge Dennis Fuchs noted the choice aimed to balance punishment with needed therapy for child abuse.
A 3-0 U.S. Court of Appeals ruling held that private employers may not discriminate among Indian tribes in hiring. Hopi Harold Dawa vendewa claimed he was passed over for a Navajo preference for a job at a power plant on the Navajo Reservation in northeast Arizona, with Salt River Project subject to a Navajo Nation lease.
Susan McDougal, who served 18 months in jail for refusing to testify, faced court admonishments in her embezzlement trial in Santa Monica. Before the trial began she asked to switch seats with her attorney to see witnesses, drawing a scolding from Superior Court Judge Leslie Light for trying to get closer to the jury box. McDougal is accused of stealing 150000 dollars in a bookkeeper role for the symphony Andenine.
The Associated Press reports that the independent counsel’s Lewinsky inquiry cost taxpayers at least 4.4 million dollars through August, with 1.86 million for personnel and 950000 for travel. The figure excludes White House and DOJ costs and future reimbursement claims. Some politicians propose restitution or censure as punishment.
The American public shows no impeachment fever as Clinton maintains strong job approval. Polls after Starr's report reveal two thirds oppose impeachment, and many oppose resignation. Analysts cite the economy and general well being as key factors behind steady approval, despite media outrage.
Republicans on the committee signal they will likely recommend continuing the inquiry when the current review ends, while Democrats discuss an alternative. Both parties push for faster release of Starr materials, with parts possibly public before Sept 28 under House legislation. Hyde cites Starr report sections noting open probe parts. The eight month Clinton Lewinsky inquiry cost at least $4.4 million, with Starr listing 11 possible grounds for impeachment and Clinton denying perjury and obstruction of justice amid a smear campaign. A witness video debate arises as Coniogg opposes release, noting no tapes of other witnesses exist.
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