13 Apr 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1983
Page
1
National Weather Service forecasts 20 to 30 mph winds tonight and tomorrow at Hancock Airport. Low temperatures near 40 to 45 degrees tonight, with a windy day ahead tomorrow and a chance of showers or a thunderstorm. High around 60.
Solidarity leader Lech Walesa was detained at his Gdansk apartment by armed officers and placed in a red police van amid reports of an illegal arrest. A spokesman denied the claim while Warsaw and Gdansk officials offered contradictory statements.
In Wuxi, China, a ball of ice over two feet wide struck and shook utility poles. Xinhua quoted Zhu Hongji of the Wuxi Weather Bureau calling such a lone giant hailpiece an event rare in meteorological history despite hail being common this season.
Albany AP reports the nightly drawing produced the winning number 6 in the daily numbers game and the Win Four result 479. The outcome confirms the state lottery result for last night with no reported delays or anomalies.
A lighthearted quip notes that a bridegroom sacrifices freedom in the pursuit of happiness, casting marriage as a humorous tradeoff between liberty and partnership.
Rep Harold Washington won Chicago’s mayoral race with 656,727 votes or 51.4 percent, defeating Bernard Epton who had 617,159 votes. Warren the Socialist Workers candidate had 3,725. Washington received strong turnout from black wards Hispanics and white lakefront voters, promising to heal divisions.
Washington AP reports supporters expect the nuclear freeze resolution to pass the House despite President Reagan’s late lobbying against it. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said the administration will monitor amendments and will not back any version that undermines modernization or a verifiable U S Soviet freeze and arms reductions.
The Reagan administration leads a last minute lobbying drive to save Kenneth L. Adelman as arms control chief amid Senate debate. Opponents report improved odds but no clear edge, with Tsongas noting White House pressure on swing votes. A vote to return the nomination to the Foreign Relations Committee could seal a bottleneck or derail outright rejection.
A 79 year old Pompey woman Pauline M Sutter died after a fire at 3488 Sweet Road. Fire officials noted communication difficulties due to her accent as sheriff deputies and responders tried to help. Fire and medical personnel believe smoke inhalation or a heart attack may have caused the death. Her son John 58 said he awoke to the blaze and tried to rescue her but could not get her out before firefighters arrived.
The picture brightens as federal student aid rises at several area colleges. About 60 more students at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 27 at Onondaga Community College, and a dozen at Upstate Medical Center may benefit. Syracuse University expects little change in four federal programs, with tuition rising 7.7 percent to 6700 dollars.
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