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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1982
Page
2
A December 5, 1982 report notes growing backing for a new road plan as officials push for faster construction. The piece outlines key supporters and potential funding sources while signaling a vote timeline and expected community impact.
Lebanese President Amin Gemayel intervened to halt two days of fighting between Christian and Druze militias in the Shouf mountains east of Beirut. The cease-fire, aimed at stabilizing the area amid wider pressure on Israeli, Syrian and Palestinian forces in Lebanon, saw Israeli patrols begin enforcing the halt as Habib and Draper planned to return to Washington for consultations.
Western European powers voiced hope for constructive relations with the new Soviet leadership and pledged solid economic ties with the United States. The European Common Market summit urged a strategy to improve employment while addressing economic woes and extended olive branches to the East and Atlantic blocs amid post Brezhnev succession tensions and Sovi et leadership changes.
Senate transcripts reveal a CIA crew manned aircraft was shot down in Soviet airspace prior to Francis Gary Powers U-2 mission in May 1960. Allen Dulles said the crew wore civilian clothes and that eight or more line crew were involved, with fate of the crew still classified.
In Norfolk, the Navy unveiled the first floating ice cream shop on the submarine tender L Y Spear. The ribbon cutting and speeches highlighted morale as a factor in national defense with 22 flavors, including mint chocolate chip, and Lt Cmdr Thompson saying happier crews work better and stay longer.
In Fredericksburg Texas Gov Bill Clements designates Armadillo Safety Day for a first ever Armadillo Birthday Party Sponsor say armadillos mark their 300 millionth birthday Author James Michener sends greetings to be read at the event noting the armadillo’s persistence despite highways and traffic and other eons of adversity.
Officials say a worker taxed on employer health insurance contributions is likely to be considered by Congress. Dole signaled openness previously, while organized labor and many Democrats oppose. Current law allows employer premiums to be deductible as a business expense, with employee benefits untaxed.
A deadly storm path stretched from California to the South flooding New Orleans streets and sweeping Kansas Missouri and Illinois. Tornadoes and floodwater killed at least 15 nationwide with authorities evacuating homes as rivers rose and waters breached banks.
A storm system brought 60 to 70 percent rain chances as rivers overflowed from Oklahoma to the Tennessee Valley. Flash flood watches, National Guard alerts, and widespread street flooding reported across Louisiana Alabama Arkansas and nearby. Record highs appeared in several East Coast cities under a December heat wave.
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