22 Apr 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1983
Page
1
The National Weather Service at Hancock Airport reports a new record low for the date as 25 degrees reached at 5 a.m. Yesterday's record was 26 in 1947. Forecasters expect a warmer weekend with clear, chilly tonight and upper 50s tomorrow, followed by more diurnal swings into Sunday and early next week.
This weekend at 2 a.m. Sunday the nation shifts clocks for daylight saving time. Farmers dislike it while sports fans welcome the longer evenings. Americans lose an hour of sleep and wake to a time that may not match their bodies. An old saying to remember is spring forward, fall back.
A fire on the ninth floor of the Westinilikai Hotel in Waikiki killed one person and forced the evacuation of about 500 guests, according to AP reporting from Honolulu.
Konstantin A. Chernenko did not attend Lenin birth commemorations in Moscow, fueling speculation about his health and political standing as a potential rival to Yuri V. Andropov.
Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker is receiving treatment for a small stomach ulcer and expects to resume work next week, according to his office.
Albany AP reports the daily numbers winner was 508 and the Win Four number 3370. The piece closes with a playful quip about a nine year old who supposedly shaved 87 times with one blade.
James R. Johst resigns today as county parks and recreation commissioner effective May 6 to pursue personal interests. Gary MacLachlan will become the new commissioner, with Johst praised for major facility and program improvements amid years of contentious budget fights and legislative clashes.
In Memphis, doctors performed a second liver transplant on Brandon Hall, the world’s second youngest recipient, replacing his failing organ with a liver from a five month old donor. Surgeons began at 1 am CST and finished after 80 minutes. doctors report the new liver is healthier and the child remains critically ill but fighting to live.
Kenneth Vines, 19, of Baltimore, died after a gunfight with U S Park Police near the Washington Monument. He allegedly tried to sell drugs to children on a tour bus. Detective Thomas Moyer, 36, was wounded in the arm and listed in satisfactory condition at George Washington University Medical Center.
Food costs rose at the sharpest March pace since June, offsetting declines in gasoline and fuel oil. The Labor Department reported a 0.1 percent rise in consumer prices for March and a 0.4 percent annual rate for Q1. Social Security beneficiaries face a 3.5 percent cost of living increase next January, the smallest since 1975.
Canberra authorities expelled Valery Nikolayevich Ivanov, Soviet Embassy First Secretary, accusing him of being a KGB agent who threatened national security. Foreign Minister Bill Hayden said the move should deter others from acting against Australia’s interests. The Soviet Embassy called the espionage charges far fetched.
Long Island actor Walter Slezak ages 80s and known for Lifeboat and Bedtime for Bonzo is found shot dead at his home on Stonytown Road Flower Hill Nassau County police say he was low in spirits from medical problems including a prostate operation and a shoulder injury. His wife heard the shot and called their daughter and son in law who are actors. He reportedly died at the scene and was to be 81 in May.
Three Soviet officials including a KGB officer a defense attache and a UN diplomat were expelled after the FBI used double agents to trap them trying to obtain secret U S documents No secrets were reported as having fallen into Soviet hands The cases cited relationships to U S Soviet relations military matters aerospace industry and weapons technology
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