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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1982
Page
1
Negotiators for USAir and a mechanics union bargained under federal mediation with a strike deadline looming at midnight. The old contract expired last October. a strike would halt about 30 percent of service, mainly in the Northeast, with 1,957 IAMAW members involved.
In Martinsville, Susan Leeanne Merricks, 24, was wounded when a guest hugged her at a pre wedding reception. A corsage pin pierced her right lung. she remained hospitalized in fair condition after a chest tube was placed. Fiance Gary Collins and 250 guests faced cancellation.
Paul G. Busse, 33, built a 25000 outdoor model train display at the Ohio State Fair. Created with potted plants, shrubs, and live flora, the 1:22.5 scale eight inch high trains operate in any weather. Busse spent a week of 16 hour days assembling it and even slept on site under a tree.
In Neubrandenburg the Druzhba bar staff led a long running scheme to dilute vodka, cheating customers. Five workers including the waiter and manager received prison terms of five to seven years after the scheme netted at least 150 marks per person. The bar reopened serving proper vodka amid Soviet German friendship hype.
Washington plans to broaden United States military aid and arms sales to more nations through 1984 and beyond. Officials say increased financing and wider assistance will transfer advanced weapons to allied countries to build broader regional power against the Soviet Union. Democrats plan studies arguing policy may violate arms export law. administration counters that rivals would supply arms if the U.S. does not.
Mosquito swarms following heavy rains have sparked an encephalitis outbreak across the Southeast, killing at least two people and hundreds of horses and birds. While New England and the Midwest saw less impact, the East Coast from New York to Florida faces severe infestations. Georgia reports equine cases in 14 counties and warns the outbreak is the worst since 1965. Officials note drastic increases in traps and aerial spraying funds, with New Jersey and Florida placing heavy emphasis on control efforts.
Colombian president elect Betancur was sworn in outdoors in Bogota’s Plaza Bolivia. He offered a white flag to guerrillas, said Colombia may join non aligned nations, and proposed a Latin American meeting to set new regional guidelines while keeping ties with the United States and Cuba's status unresolved.
Thunderstorms drenched the Midwest with over five inches of rain causing a sewer collapse in St. Louis and an 80 foot street hole. Hunt for repairs continued as gas leaks were monitored and 6,000 customers lost electrical service. Iowa and Illinois endured heavy downpours with towns like Sunbury Lowdon Davenport Rock Island Moline and Monmouth seeing inches of rain in short spans. Temperatures climbed on the West Coast with highs around 105 in Dallas and 104 in King City while San Francisco faced a July 6 heat record.
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