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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1987
Page
3
The FESTIMASK event showcased masks from more than 60 ethnic groups across northern savannahs and coastal regions. Dancers in carved wooden and clay faces performed with drums and singers while tourists and locals, including photographers and families, admired the vivid costumes and regional traditions.
US envoy Charles Hill lands in Israel to persuade Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to back an international Middle East peace conference with US guarantees against territorial losses. He may meet Foreign Minister Shimon Peres who supports the idea, while Shamir’s Likud bloc remains wary.
Nagasaki officials face antiwar criticism for insufficient peace efforts in a city dominated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and subcontractors. Critics cite heavy defense links and school labels as “leftists” while a Peace Week rally persists as residents recall the 1945 bombing.
Libyan planes dropped napalm on Aouzou and nearby villages as Chad claims retaking Aouzou and routing Libyan troops from northern Chad. Chad officials say 2,000 to 3,000 troops fought in the battle, with no immediate casualty figures. France had previously supported Habre, whose March victory is described as a major Libyan defeat.
Moscow-Tre sie predicted the Soviet satellite would enter denser atmosphere and fall to Earth today. Tass cited Sputnik Cosmos 1872 saying the dispersal region is wide and surface risk is insignificant, with no dangerous cargo. The most likely impact area is the southern Pacific near Antarctica.
Venice faces travel chaos as vaporetti captains launch a one day walkout over wage demands. Grand Canal appears filled with gondolas and row boats while tourists wander the labyrinth of canals, some quoting disorientation near St Mark's Square and a patrician palace.
Edna Robertson testified that an SS identity card purporting to show John Demjanjuk trained at Trawniki is altered. She said the photograph was swapped, undermining the card’s authenticity. Demjanjuk claims the card is a Soviet forgery used in 1966 Israel proceedings.
More than 3,600 demonstrators gathered near the Soviet Embassy in Tokyo to press for the return of islands off northern Japan occupied by Soviet troops since the end of World War I. Police said nine people were arrested for obstructing traffic during rallies that ran from about 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
In Londonderry two bombs exploded near a railway station and Duke Street injuring three teens with minor damage reported. In Belfast rioting erupted in Catholic areas as IRA supporters lit bonfires and attacked police, leading to one Scottish man found dead and at least six injured while 14 were arrested. Police noted the anniversary of internment without trial and said the unrest spanned from midnight to dawn.
Police said two Communist rebels were killed in an early morning raid at a fish farm about 20 miles north of Manila. A Mindanao police station was hit by a grenade injuring one officer as security measures rise across the capital.
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