04 Dec 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1983
Page
1
A storm center centers on singer Kate Smith who is wheelchair bound and the subject of a legal fight by two nieces over a half million dollar estate. The piece notes other timely items across politics, entertainment, and local news.
Greyhound Lines and its drivers union announce a tentative agreement to end a month long strike. 7500 drivers and 5200 other workers will stay idle pending ratification, expected soon. Mediator Kay McMurray notes strong council support and optimism for ratification, with details not released yet. Local drivers express cautious optimism amid ongoing picket lines in Syracuse and Washington talks.
A tornado struck the Blue Pond Plaza in Oxford Alabama Saturday night, killing at least four and injuring around 50 as survivors were trapped under beams and rubble. Emergency crews worked to lift the roof and rescue victims, with 44 hospitalized in Anniston and multiple structures including a Sky City department store damaged.
The Columbia Spacelab mission was extended from nine to ten days after lower than expected fuel use, allowing scientists Parker Merbold Garriott and Lichtenberg to complete lagging experiments. NASA said the extra day could extend to eleventh or twelfth if needed, as crew and families watched from mission control.
Harriet Hodges, a North Country native in Seoul, began a charity to send Korean children with congenital heart defects to the United States for free surgery. Since 1971 she has aided over 600 youngsters, including Jong Woo Kim who recently had a dual valve replacement at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse.
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