Contras down helicopter killing 17 in Nicaragua
Rebel forces shot down a Sandinista helicopter in northern Nicaragua, killing 11 soldiers and wounding others. A Soviet-made troop transport was hit and exploded by a U.S. supplied Redeye missile near Managua. In a separate ambush, two Sandinista officers were killed near San Rafael del Norte.
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Reagan pushes for more Bork support in Senate
Reagan urged law enforcement leaders to back Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork, calling him a high law and order choice in a tense Senate battle. He framed the vote as crucial to continue progress in the war against crime amid hearings set for September.
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Forest fire nears campers in Yosemite
In Stanislaus National Forest near Yosemite National Park a forest fire burned about 400 acres five thousand feet up in the Sierra Nevada. About 75 campers fled as 200 firefighters, ten airplanes and six bulldozers battled the flames along the park's western boundary. The blaze came within roughly a mile of the park and three miles from Mather.
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Kodak Wins Suit Over Fuji Student Removal
Kodak officials secured action to bar a Fuji Photo Film Co. student from continuing at a university after it warned the school that the student would share classes with Kodak employees. The move aimed to protect trade secrets and prevent potential leakage.
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Truck Rammed Bus In Fatal Florida Crash
Six people aboard a school bus died when a truck crashed into the vehicle in Levy County. The driver, four boys and a girl were killed. Six others were seriously injured, with 14 children hurt. Rescue crews used hacksaws and chains as ambulances and helicopters transported victims.
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Fragmented Local News Correction Note
The Syracuse area post asks readers to report factual inaccuracies and provides a phone number for corrections. It includes garbled electoral and address text and references a local newspaper office and post office box. The readability is poor and many fragments remain meaningless.
Crack found in Thruway bridge pier delaying opening
An April flood disaster prompted a crack in the center pier of a replacement Thruway bridge near Albany. Officials say the 20 foot long crack, caused by cold August weather, is not structurally significant and work paused on that pier while engineers assess. The bridge is still slated to partially open in December and fully in spring 1988.
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Bomb blast hits offices of black labor group near Cape Town
A limpet mine damaged a three story building housing the Congress of South African Trade Unions outside Cape Town, injuring one woman as miners strike actions loom. No claim of responsibility issued. The blast followed talks between Anglo American and striking miners with no progress reported. The strike, part of ongoing anti apartheid tensions, marks the costliest conflict in South African mines.
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Coup leaders flee. Manila mutiny collapses amid bloodshed
In San Fernando forty miles north of Manila about 400 rebels who seized Camp Olivas left with weapons at midnight. Royal troops blocked highways as authorities hunted their whereabouts. In Legazpi City about 100 mutineers returned to garrison. Mrs. Aquino’s son wounded, three companions dead near the presidential palace. Death toll may rise as cleanup continues. The National Democratic Front warned of deeper crisis and future mutinies.
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Reagan orders AIDS testing rule for immigration
The Reagan administration issued final rules barring aliens who test positive for AIDS from immigrating to the United States. Details on treatment of those already in the country remain unresolved. The rules take effect December 1, with amnesty applicants required to be tested before becoming permanent residents.
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AIDS virus family home destroyed by fire amid threats
Firefighters found the Ray home in flames shortly after a blast-like report amid threats to the AIDS bereaved family. Andy Ray, injured by smoke inhalation, is in stable condition. Investigators will determine the cause after a state fire marshal review. The family faced boycotts and death threats tied to their hemophiliac sons antibody positive for AIDS.
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Weather forecast highlights clear tonight and sunny Sunday
Forecast calls for mainly clear sky tonight with patchy fog and a low in the low 50s. Sunday should be mostly sunny and pleasant with a high near 75 as broadcasts offer continuous weather data 24 hours daily via the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on frequency 162550.
Sunny skies brighten Syracuse forecast to Sunday
National Weather Service forecaster at Hancock Airport says the damp spell will ease with mainly clear skies tonight and a high near 75 Sunday. Patchy fog overnight, along with small craft advisory through Sunday for Lake Ontario, and gusty NW winds 10 to 20 mph with 2 to 4 foot waves from Fair Haven to Mexico Bay. The State Fair opened amid rain, with a historic late August low near 42 degrees reported last year and broad national temperature spreads around 3 am.
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