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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1977
Page
3
A Bulgarian charter Tupolev carrying 165 pilgrims and six crew crashed near Benghazi while attempting an emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion and poor visibility. Sixty deaths were reported with 43 injured as authorities traced the route from Jidda to Libya.
The CIA says it will not hire reporters as informants but will allow unpaid ties with journalists who volunteer information. The agency acknowledges press rights but stresses self restraint and maintains access to information from reporters who choose to provide it.
Leroy Nicky Barnes known as Mr Untouchable is jailed after being found guilty in U.S. District Court Manhattan of conspiring to run a cocaine and heroin ring out of a Harlem parking garage. The conviction carries up to 15 years and a 25 000 fine with potential additional penalties as head of a continuing criminal enterprise. Barnes and 10 co defendants faced varied drug charges while two others were acquitted and a 13th defendant未 was left without verdict. Barnes ages 45 has long battled legal trouble and earned his untouchable nickname after a string of acquittals.
The court order from last month blocks suspension provisions but lets the commission’s inquiry proceed. The commission considers charges against up to 250 of 3400 town justices for improper traffic case actions. Lawyers say most ticket changes reflect ordinary plea bargaining. The commission cited evidence against 16 judges and, with three more judges named yesterday, includes Arthur Reilly and Isidore Wittenberg among those losing confidentiality.
An elderly woman identified as Blanche Jones died when three houses slid into the Wishkah River early yesterday. Three other people were injured as residents faced rising water threats. In Snohomish County near Seattle, officials warned high tides could push the Snohomish River over its banks, risking floods similar to 1975.
Three men were found shot to death in a Lower East Side Manhattan apartment in what police described as a drug related slaying. The victims were Edelmire Colon, 24, his brother Wilfredo Colon, 28, and Jose Rojas, 36, all residents of Manhattan. The bodies were bound and gagged and each victim had a single gunshot wound to the head.
Mostly cloudy tonight with light flurries possible and low around 27. Snow chance 40 percent tonight and 50 percent tomorrow with highs near 32. Sunset at 4 30 p m and sunrise at 7 20 a m. Record highs and lows noted for dates, humidity at 6 p m yesterday and 4 a m today, winds southwest to easterly 10 20 mph. Snowfall to date listed as 11.3 inches.
Snow covers the central and southern Rockies with strong winds creating poor visibility in mountain passes. Travelers face advisories in Montana and Colorado while rain and snow move through Indiana Illinois and western Ohio. Peoria sees up to four inches in six hours as temps range from 10 below in Grand Forks to 74 in Key West Florida.
A federal court jury in Grand Rapids convicted Douglas Wayne Henry of Lans ing of abducting Evelyn VanTassel, wife of retired Northern Michigan University VP Len Van Tassel, from their Marquette area cottage on August 25. Henry had escaped a Michigan prison where he served six to 15 years for burglary and faces life imprisonment pending sentencing.
Black youths set fire to fourteen Bermuda factories and stores despite a dusk to dawn curfew as riot police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting the hangings of two black murderers.
The Fontainebleau, a 750 room Miami Beach hotel, was sold in bankruptcy court to Hotel Drama Corp led by Stephen Moss and Roland International. The $26 million plus deal includes a $4 million lienholder. Abraham Claxton & Associates made the highest cash offer but had no prior ties to the Fontainebleau. Hotel Drama plans to continue operating the property.
The Herald Journal apologizes for an error in the Sears section of Wednesday's newspapers. A misprint in the diamonds jewelry listing showed wrong text for the lettered item earrings. The corrected reading should be Yect. each Earring Regular 245 dollars Sale 196 dollars.
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Albany UPI The New York Department of Corrections announced a formal pre release program to help inmates cope with life after prison. Inmates within three months of release will receive counseling at the Beacon Downstate Correctional Facility, the first dedicated site in the state. The program mirrors an Army separation center focusing on housing employment family and community adjustment. Carl Berry will head the program as deputy commissioner for local operations with Frances Clement and Kenneth Dunham in key roles.
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