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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1981
Page
1
U S automakers reported an 18.2 percent rise in domestic car sales for August 11 20 due to rebates and incentives. Analysts say the surge will fade once programs end next month. Chrysler remains the sole domestic maker to show year to date gains through August 20.
Charles A. Sears 32 pleads guilty to attempted murder in the July 5 attack on Roy Miley 25 on the Lower East Side. Judge Lang set Oct 5 sentencing with a 7 to 15 year term. Sears faces potential murder charges in the July 6 death of Michael Fiorentino 40 and an attempted assault on Edwin Feliciano 29.
A West Islip woman, Deborah Sozio, 24, clung for two percent hours to an open drawbridge after a van struck rising sections near Fire Island. She survived with a broken leg and multiple injuries as three youths faced arraignment for allegedly lifting the bridge in a summertime beach prank. A cherry-picker crane finally reached her, since ladders could not.
The Postal Service explores selling advertisements on delivery vehicles lobby spaces and stamp backs to reduce deficits. A Federal Register notice invites public comment on reversing a long standing ad ban and seeking approval for the policy change.
The region faces scattered showers and cooler temperatures through Thursday with tonight low near 60 and Thursday high around 75 to 80. Friday to Sunday bring dry conditions with highs in the 80s and nights in the 60s. Official Tuesday readings: high 83, low 67, overnight low 63, precipitation 1.22 inches as of 7 am. Year ago today: high 98, low 62. Record today: high 101 in 1936, low 49 in 1910. Clinton Lake at 8 am: temperature 79, level 874.24 ft, normal 875.5 ft.
Washington AP reports the Reagan administration and economists project inflation staying in single digits for 1981 despite July price jumps led by housing costs. CPI rose 1.2 percent in July, with housing, meat, fruits, natural gas and utilities driving gains while gasoline and fuel oil fell.
Washington AP reports the Nixon Fitzgerald dispute persists as the Supreme Court considers whether a president and top aides have absolute immunity from civil suits. The case, tied to a $3.5 million claim and a $144,000 partial settlement, could shape future administrations and define presidential liability. Halperin seeks to intervene in an unrelated wiretap suit, complicating the immunity question. The court’s next decision is expected next year.
Five fruit flies discovered in Baldwin Park raise alarms of a broader Mediterranean fruit fly spread toward Southern California. Officials plan emergency spraying while U S and Japan strike a deal on certificates for California fruit and possible fumigation requirements to protect exports.
Washington reports airlines are trimming losses but paying dearly in revenue, layoffs, and weaker traveler demand. Officials say business travelers are gradually returning as a long term schedule nears release in September, with plans to resume flights around 9 September and keep overall reductions similar.
Amtrak President Alan S. Boyd outlined a plan to restructure routes to drop several unprofitable trains while preserving most of the network. The 9.5 percent system reduction targets the Northeast Corridor by lowering train frequencies. The Shenandoah and the Cardinal from Washington to Chicago via Cincinnati would be discontinued, with new service three times weekly Cincinnati to Chicago. The North Star between Chicago and St. Paul would be replaced by increased Chicago to St. Paul service on the Empire Builder, and the Beacon Hill and Black Hawk routes would be cut. Subisidies totals and congressional mandates frame the changes.
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