05 Apr 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1983
Page
1
The National Weather Service at Hancock Airport predicts good visibility with sunny periods and periods of partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow. Tonight's temperatures range 30 to 35 degrees, tomorrow's high 45 to 50 with northwesterly winds 5 to 15 mph.
In Sao Paulo hundreds of unemployed people looted stores through the night, killing at least one man and injuring others as police faced demonstrators from lower middle class and working class districts protesting high unemployment and 104 percent inflation. Scores were arrested as unrest spread in Brazil’s largest city.
A man found in a Quartzsite motel room is tentatively identified as Danny Rapp, 42, of Danny and the Juniors. Police say the death appears self inflicted by gunshot to the head. Officials pursue positive identification.
President Reagan intervened to prevent a shutdown that would have halted service for 285,000 riders in New York City area. Governor Mario Cuomo urged swift federal action to resolve another rail dispute affecting 85,000 commuters.
The Albany AP report notes the nightly winning number 838 in the state's daily numbers game and lists Win Four as TS. The piece also includes a light quote from a housewife about balancing meals amid family complaints.
Thai frontier officers report that two U S built F 5 jets dropped napalm on Vietnamese positions just inside Thailand. They say eight napalm canisters were used in a raid described as successful by the Thai commander at the border amid ongoing cross border fire and Vietnamese advances near Phnom Pan and Phrom Chat.
In Khalde Lebanon reports say close to agreement on troop withdrawal yet PLO chief Yasser Arafat refused King Hussein of Jordan's offer to negotiate for the Palestinians. Bombs explode in Sidon. Israeli and Syrian forces push more tanks into Bekaa Valley as talks pause.
Louis Morton a 16 year old boy from Washington DC was bitten on the upper right shoulder by a Gaboon viper found in a plastic bag he carried after alighting a bus near the National Zoo. Authorities said the animals were stolen from the zoo during a break in and the boy remained in critical condition at Children's Hospital as a four state effort to locate antivenom continued.
NASA reports it has gained control of the 244 ton Tracking and Data Relay Satellite after it tumbled from Challenger. Spokesmen say deployment has begun and solar panels are unfolding, but maneuvering to its planned 22,300 mile high stationary orbit remains uncertain. Commander Weitz and crew faced a steep period as the problem surfaced after launch.
A Conrail derailment at 1am split three fuel tank cars carrying 90 000 gallons of crude oil, igniting a creek and creating a 10 mile oil slick. Eleven homes evacuated, fires sparked along the creek, and authorities raced to prevent the slick from reaching the Allegheny River.
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