13 Apr 1984
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1984
Page
1
The shuttle’s successful repair mission marks a milestone for the U S space program, signaling progress and potential for future ventures. An editorial outlines the significance and implications for space exploration ahead.
Religion editor Bart Pollock launches a week long look at Catholics Protestants and Jews amid Holy Week and Passover. J Alan Robinson at Syracuse Univ aims to build a fifth generation computer. Lisa Harrow stars in Nancy Astor on Masterpiece Theater for PBS. Beverly Sills hosts a charity Opera night for the Syracuse Symphony. Melinda Johnson tours Hawley Avenue Green Street Victorian homes.
Police identify killer Christopher Wilder as main suspect in the shooting death of Beth Dodge of Phelps and the abduction of Dawnette Wilt of Indiana. Wilt, 16, found with stab wounds near Penn Yan after Wilder stayed at a Syracuse area motel Wednesday night. FBI asserts Wilder is the abducter and responsible for Wilt’s condition and Dodge’s death amid ongoing leads and stolen car descriptions.
Police pursue Christopher Wilder in a multi state manhunt after a fatal shooting in Victor New York and a kidnapping of a 16 year old girl in Indiana. The suspect, linked to three murders and four disappearances, is sought across New York and beyond. A stolen car linked to Wilder and ongoing motel checks compound the alert as the Penn Yan area reacts with fear and doors kept shut.
Israeli troops stormed a bus hijacked by four Arabs near Ashdod after a 10 hour siege. All four hijackers were killed, about two dozen passengers freed, and seven wounded. A female passenger, later identified as an Israeli soldier, also died. The Popular Front claimed responsibility from Damascus.
Albany report says Republican Comptroller Edward Regan may sue Governor Cuomo’s administration over 8 percent raises for his 11 top aides. Officials dispute legality while Regan contemplates action, with the April 1 start date key to whether further raises occur.
Edwards Air Force Base Calif. was the site as NASA shuttle Challenger touched down on a desert lakebed at 5 38 a.m. Pacific time after diverted landing from Florida due to weather. Commander Crippen and pilot Scobee guided the 98 ton shuttle completing a 3 million mile mission with the Ace Satellite Repair Co. crew.
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