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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1987
Page
2
Beirut witnesses a spontaneous protest as the Lebanese pound plummets toward a record 300 per dollar. Demonstrators clash with troops near the Central Bank while motorists block roads. shops and offices close amid rising prices and a worsening economic crisis.
The pound, once solid in the Middle East, has been hard hit by 12 years of civil war, dropping from the 1975 value of about 120 dollars to roughly 15 dollars. Militias control regions and collect duties draining the state treasury, with opposition leaders blaming tax collection failures for the collapse. Police say west Beirut bombs aim to undermine the Syrian peacekeeping effort after 7,500 Syrian commandos moved in February 22 to curb militia activity.
Moscow welcomed Helmut Kohl's proposal to dismantle 72 Pershing missiles if Moscow and Washington scrap all medium and shorter range rockets. Soviet Foreign Ministry spokesman Gennadi Gerasimov praised verification proposals but criticized Reagan's speech as a cold rain. He warned that American rhetoric could hinder talks and urged diplomats to resolve remaining issues.
Herald Journal editors admit errors in two stories. They clarify that SONYMA's 4 percent mortgage program is available to residents citywide, not just targeted areas, and Philips ECG plans to move from Seneca Falls by 19289. Readers advised to call 470-0071 with corrections.
The Syracuse forecast calls for cloudy cool conditions with chances of rain tonight and Saturday with highs in the mid to upper 70s and overnight lows around 55 to 60. Extended outlook shows continued cloudiness with daily rain chances and similar temperatures through Tuesday.
Gray skies over Syracuse keep the New York State Fair opening damp with a low pressure system moving east from Ohio. National Weather Service reports continued clouds and cool air, with scattered showers across the nation and lingering warmth in the West.
Regional forecast summary shows cloudy conditions with a 60 to 80 percent chance of showers across Buffalo Jamestown Rochester Elmira Syracuse Utica Albany and surrounding regions tonight cooler lows mostly mid to upper 50s to 60s. Saturday expects partial clearing or cooler conditions with highs generally mid to upper 60s to around 70. Moon phases noted as near late summer.
In Syracuse today high 60 and low 53. A record high of 98 occurred in 1946 and a record low of 3 in 1982. Precipitation shows 24 inches for Thursday and 7.60 inches for August, 18.78 inches year to date with yesterday’s 1.88 inches in 1874 and today 2.03 inches in 676. Winds mainly easterly to 12 mph at 6 000 feet, westerly 25 mph.
Weather service lines provide forecast access via telephone and radio. Instructions mention contact numbers 455 6541 and 455 6018 and toll free 1 800 950 BESS. References to a throughway condition update and a 162 S60 mhz radio broadcast.
Weather bulletin lists winds for Oneida Lake Northeastery five to ten knots tonight. Lake Ontario northerly five to fifteen knots tonight and Saturday with near shore waves up to four feet and water temp around 69 degrees near Rochester. St Lawrence River northerly five to fifteen knots tonight and Saturday with average waves near four feet and occasional rain.
The Air Quality index stands at 42 with total suspended particulates identified as the greatest pollutant. The daily value reflects the highest pollutant among particles, ozone, and related measures across two sites over 24 hours, indicating health effects at 50 equals half the national quality standard.
An ambiguous historical clipping lists heating degrees and weather related terms with stray names and phrases. The readable fragments mention percent figures and weather service references, plus scattered capitalized names that appear to be garbled. The overall meaning and entities remain unclear from the OCR fragment.
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