Hijack hero tied to Temple professor in grenade incident
Roderick A. Hilsinger, a Temple University educator and former Jamesville-DeWitt history teacher, hurled a live grenade aboard a Paris-bound Ethiopian jet to thwart hijackers. Six hijackers died. Hilsinger and six others were wounded. A former roommate recalled his selfless nature, noting he saved lives yet faced personal tragedy including orphaned childhood. Hilsinger, 41, held multiple academic posts and military service, with plans to return home delayed by the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Jerome
Red
Roderick A. Hilsinger
Temple University
Jamesville-DeWitt
Walter Lipfert
Cayuga County
Genoa
Hilsin
Ger
Hilsinger
Richard McGee
Carl Bjork
J-D
Bilsinger
Lipfert
Wallace Blanchard
Cayuga County Boces
Quarrell
Hilsingers
Temple
Addis Ababa
University of Haile Selassie
Tragic Thruway crash kills Rome girl in icy conditions
A two car crash on the New York State Thruway killed three year old Ann Maureen Siatkiewicz of Rome and left her parents Kenneth and Barbara Siatkiewicz in critical and serious condition. The other driver Joseph Algier of Oneida was treated and released. Weather forced the closure of westbound lanes after multiple tractor trailer crashes near Herkimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Thruway
Rome
Syracuse
Ann Maureen Siatkiewicz
Kenneth Siatkiewicz
Barbara
Bedford St
Starkiewicz
Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital
Joseph Algiar
Boston St
Oneida
Siarkiewicz
Ré. 81
R. F. McCorry
Burglars Hit Two City Homes Separately
Judith Phillips 19 of 108 McDonald Rd surprised a burglar in her living room at about 3 pm. The intruder, head covered by a stocking, threw her and fled after stealing two televisions and ransacking rooms. Dale McReynolds 31 of 121 W Borden Ave chased a youth from his back yard around 7 45 pm, noting a television was taken and later dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Phillips
McDonald Rd
Dale McReynolds
W. Borden Ave
Harrison House Dedication for Elderly and Low Income
The 2 story Harrison House apartment building for elderly and low income families was dedicated yesterday by Mayor Lee Alexander. The 209 unit high rise sits at Harrison and Almond Streets in the Near East Side Urban Renewal area. Executives John R. Searles and William C. Pahl led the ceremony with MDA President James D. Taylor Jr and other figures including John Noonan and David S. Michel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison House
Lee Alexander
Near East Side
Harrison and
Almond Streets
John R. Searles
Metropolitan Development Association
William C. Pahl
Pahl Construction Co
James D. Taylor, Jr
MDA
John Noonan
Presidential, Development Corp
David S. Michel
Upstate honors three physicians for medical service
Three renowned Syracuse trained physicians were honored by Upstate Medical Center with centennial medallions for contributions in medical care education and research. Dr Edward C Hughes Dr Paul D Parkman and Dr Robert V Persson received the awards at a banquet closing a day of events in Syracuse. Chancellor Boyer urged preventive medicine and a team approach in health care while stressing ongoing physician education and community health programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Upstate Medical Center
Edward C. Hughes
Paul D. Parkman
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Robert V. Persson
Star Lake
Adirondack
Lewis W. Bluemle Jr
Upstate
Syracse
Sheraton Motor Inn
SUNY
Ernest L. Boyer
Hughes
Syracuse College of Medicine
Empire State Medical Scientific and Educational Foundation
Parkman
NIH
Persson
College of Medicine
Clifton Fine Hospital
Boyer
Zone variance request denied in Syracuse
Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals rejects George Construction Co. request for a zoning variance at 2526 South Ave to build a 1 unit apartment. Board cites General Plan and Valley Planning Area Study recommending low density residential development and notes a similar plan was rejected last June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals
The
George Construction Co
South Ave
City of
Syracuse
Valley
Zoning pleas denied for two properties on Washington Square and Pennsylvania Avenue
The City Planning Commission denied Joseph Ragonese 129 Washington Square occupancy change to a church after a public hearing citing parking and traffic concerns on Washington Square. It also refused John and Rosemary Sullivan’s request to rezone the 100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue from Residential Class B to Class A, calling it spot zoning and inconsistent with surrounding districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning Commission
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Sq
Joseph Ragonese
Washington Square
Cormission
John
Rosemary Sullivan
Youth Faces Theft Charge In Burglaries Case
A 1-year old youth was arrested in connection with a burglary at 414 Cortland Ave. last Wednesday and faces Family Court action next week on a third degree burglary charge. Police investigators Andrew Mrozinski and Paul Delaney arrested the youth at his home yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folica
Cortland Ave
Andrew Mrozienski
Paul Delaney
Teacher shortage debate grows in Syracuse and New York
Syracuse University officials advised juniors and seniors against pursuing teacher training as the job market tightens. The Fleischmann Commission projects a future surge of teachers with fewer jobs, while educators urge targeted enrollment reductions and stronger recruitment efforts for hard‑to‑fill areas like special education and bilingual instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Herald Journal
Syracuse University
New York State
Fleischmann Commission
Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
Crazy Rod
R. A. Hilsinger
Tricia
Marcellus High School
Bjork
Sheila Quarrel
Skanea~ Teles
Ble Trio
Mrs, Hilsinger
Thruway
Herkimer
John Sherlock
Eastern
Thruway State
Starkeiwicr
Army
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
George Clancy
Cortland
West. Point
Joseph Spector
Naval Academy Selection Commission
Dorothy Kelly Carr
Air Force Academy Selection Commission
al Seigle
West Point Selection Commission
Board of Education
Mary Durke
SU School of Education
Ames
Russia
State University
Vincent’ Gazzetta
State Education Department
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!