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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1989
Page
1
Post Woodstock plans loom as lawsuits and cultural shifts hinder recreating the festival. Promoters and Warner Brothers clash over the Woodstock name, jeopardizing any future event. The search for a suitable town continues as legal entanglements mount.
A state Supreme Court jury in Onondaga County awarded lawyer George Van Lengen two dollars in punitive damages after finding Ann Glezen willfully slandered him by calling him senile at a February 25, 1986 Conservative Party meeting. Van Lengen, a former Democratic committee chair, contended Glezen made the remark amid intra party bickering at a Denny's Restaurant. The suit stemmed from disputes over hiring to defend the party executives in a lawsuit.
In Warsaw Lech Walesa leads a Solidar ity driven bid to form a new government ending four decades of Communist rule. A fragile alliance with two minor parties could see him named prime minister though ambivalence remains. Leaders warn of danger in the evolving political climate as Soviet reactions vary.
Cortland State President James M. Clark suspended its faculty and student exchange programs with three Chinese universities after the violent suppression of student protests in Beijing. Geology professor John Willmer, who hoped to teach in Beijing, supported the decision and cited safety concerns. The Fulbright program meanwhile announced that China will no longer participate in the exchange.
In Syracuse a small group gathered on a dark hillside near the Syracuse Astronomical Society to watch a visible eclipse. Raymond Dague and fellow enthusiasts, including his wife Pat, described a night of clear skies and a moonrise as they awaited the spectacle.
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