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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1982
Page
2
Giovanni Spadolini, 57, forms Italy's 42nd postwar government, restoring the five party coalition that collapsed Aug. 7. He presents a cabinet identical to the previous lineup with 28 ministers to President Sandro Pertini for swearing in.
Islamic Republic News Agency reports heavy weekend fighting near Qasr e Shirin on the Baghdad highway. Iran says Iraqi forces were killed and wounded as clashes and a fire at oil rigs inside Iraq occurred during the border fighting.
In Draguignan on the Cote d Azur panicked tourists clogged highways as wildfires killed at least one person and injured 19. Officials said the fires, driven by strong winds, destroyed homes trailers and tents and ravaged thousands of acres of forest along the Mediterranean coast while firemen struggled to reach burning areas due to fleeing vacationers.
In Houston a motorist swerved to avoid a collision and drove through a restaurant parking lot injuring 12 people, two critically. The driver abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot, police say, while investigators pursue leads and await owner details of the suspect car.
In Cave Junction Oregon a 1980 budget cut left the town with no police force and sheriff's deputies covering 400 square miles. Merchants report more downtown crimes and vandalism while the mayor and Undersheriff clash over the impact and a chamber push to hire more deputies.
The Postal Service says moving mail on trucks for trips under 500 miles can match or beat air travel for speed and costs. Since a 1981 switch moved about 26 million pounds to trucks, with 95 million expected this year, routes like New York to Boston and Philadelphia to Washington show gains in time and money.
Quacky Simone, piloted by owner-trainer Robert Duck of Bosque New Mexico, captured the Great American Duck Race crown for the second year in a row. The victory netted a $1,500 prize as 8 finalists competed amid a crowd of over 5,000 people and 400 ducks attending the weekend event. Duck credited tickling the duck and a prayer for motivation, calling it the happiest moment of his life.
Judy Kleffel and Terry Patnon, both unemployed Rockford residents, survived 14 days clinging to a rope threaded through a barrel outside a Re loot bar after 29 entrants began the stunt on August 8. They split the $995 grand prize, a contest aimed at easing unemployment in the Illinois Wisconsin border area. Participants had to hold the rope for 50 minutes of every hour including sleep, with disqualification for any release.
A sudden thunderstorm triggered a mudslide in Cedar Grove California dumping up to six feet of debris and boulders stranding about 200 people. One death was reported in Southern California amid sweltering heat.
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