04 Apr 1989
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1989
Page
1
State county and city crews will spend millions over the coming months on road projects, aiming to reduce daily detours. Last year saw heavy closures on I 81 near Adams Street and the I 690 interchange. This year the Adams Street exit will be closed, the main bottleneck anticipated.
State Racing and Wagering Board investigates a March 25 Vernon Downs race over possible fixing patterns with interviews and record reviews. A long shot won at 14-1 as favorites finished sixth and seventh, paying over $30 for a $2 bet in tri fate wagering.
Chrysler Corp leads with zero percent financing on leftover 1988 models and new 1989 cars. Ford and GM had offered 24 month plans as low as 2.9 percent plus cash rebates. analysts warn Detroit is pursuing a self-destructive course, citing high production and high inventories.
At St Pauls Armenia Church in Syracuse, six year old Rosa Kazarian and fellow survivor Ara Tadevasian, 14, move past pain after the earthquake that killed 27000 Armenians. Rosa, with leg casts, walks to the altar as a symbol of resilience and hope for the community.
In Alaska the Exxon Valdez captain Joseph Hazelwood, 42, prepared to turn himself in near Huntington Long Island after state troopers said plans were filed in New York. Meanwhile officials closed a 12 million dollar herring fishery the season due to the oil spill, threatening fishermen and spawning habitat in Prince William Sound.
New rules ban alcohol aboard commercial ships and set a 0.04 percent blood alcohol limit with a four hour pre duty abstinence. Coast Guard officials stress seaworthiness depends on ship crew sobriety, amid lingering attitudes about drinking at sea.
After talks with Mikhail Gorbachev Fidel Castro seemed pleased but noncommittal about the summit. Castro praised a family-like mood and offered a two word hybrid glasnost phrase during a 63 hour stay culminating as Gorbachev and Raisa descended steps to a standing ovation.
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