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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1981
Page
1
The National Weather Service at Hancock predicts warm humid conditions continuing with a 30 percent chance of showers or storms tonight and tomorrow. Lows in the mid 60s with highs around 80 plus. southerly winds at 10 to 20 mph.
Five people were injured by a sniper firing from highway overpasses at several vehicles on a Michigan state highway early today. No arrests were reported. One victim, a man, was taken to University Hospital in Ann Arbor with a gunshot wound to the hand. his condition was not immediately known.
Newsweek reports Nancy Reagan has worn a bulletproof slip a vest-like garment in public since the March 30 assassination attempt on her husband. Close friends told other friends about the addition to her wardrobe in the magazine’s current edition.
Overnight bombings in Lima damaged the U S Embassy and the ambassador’s residence. Explosions also struck a Coca Cola bottling plant and a milk distributor for a U S owned firm Car Nation.
AP reports the winning number 83 appeared in Albany's daily numbers game as a local sign warned Fire Sale If you don't buy something soon somebody's gonna get fired prompting a mix of luck and humor amid the results.
An explosion damaged the U S and NATO Air Command headquarters at Ramstein and wounded 20 people, including 20 Americans and West Germans. Authorities suspect terrorism with a bomb under a car. Two Americans are in serious but stable condition at Landstuhl hospital after helicopter evacuation. Several others hospitalized but not seriously hurt. Security tightened as investigators consider terrorism and no group claimed responsibility.
Chase Manhattan Bank said it would abandon its 40 percent early signup bonus for the All Savers program, joining Onondaga Savings and Syracuse Savings as IRS doubts about tax free incentives loom. Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker also questioned legality of the high rate plans. The banks will pause until IRS clarifies the ruling.
Funeral crowds in Tehran estimated at about one million honor President Mohammad Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar after a brutal bombing by opponents of the Islamic regime. The leaders died after the attack on the Parliament complex, with Khomeini calling them martyrs and urging unity ahead of presidential elections.
The 1981 State Fair enters its week with strong crowds and optimism. Day Three features Dairy Day with a celebrity milking contest and free 16-and-under admission, plus McDonald’s 50 percent gate discounts via coupons. J Roger Barber expected to issue the proclamation as Governor Carey is away. Attendance over weekend tops 60 thousand with 2-day total 116 thousand, though officials pause before predicting a 10-day record. Overcast skies and risk of rain temper plans, yet momentum remains solid.
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