11 Dec 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1983
Page
1
The second largest Dome crowd of 32,235 watched SU overwhelmed by a top national college team. Kristina Malenim of Skaneateles and family win the family category in Syracuse Newspapers Christmas Coloring Contest during its first week. Other results listed on B9.
The 1983 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Solidarity leader Lech Walesa in absentia in Oslo for championing freedom and nonviolent labor rights. His wife Danuta and son accepted the medal on his behalf as Walesa, still in Gdansk, watched a broadcast and urged continued nonviolent struggle.
Walter Mondale gained momentum in the 1984 race after NOW voted to endorse him the first time the group has endorsed a presidential bid. Judy Goldsmith said the move would mobilize women and close the gender gap. Later Alabama's Democratic Conference joined, giving Mondale a southern black endorsement.
Mike Grogan profiles Hadwen C Fuller the Oswego area congressman turned patriarch of a large Parish dynasty. He left school to pursue business, built banks, insurance, and oil interests, and led a family known for public giving. A November fire destroyed their downtown offices, impacting the empire.
Skirmishes wounded two civilians while a Syrian backed truce slowed hostilities across Lebanon. PLO claimed Israeli gunboat attacks on Tal al Tarbiya positions. Israel denied. An Israeli soldier died near Sidon from a roadside bomb as Lebanese forces and Druse militias exchanged brief shelling near Beirut. Washington pledged renewed diplomatic efforts to reach peace.
The readable text presents a fragmentary quote about protecting oneself and a hardline stance on Syria. It mentions going deeper into involvement and implies that the only path to remove Syria is an American attack on Syrian troops followed by deploying guards on the Lebanese border.
Rep. Sherwood Boehlert of New Hartford warns his vote could affect his son Mark, an Army Ranger studying the Syrian language, amid Lebanon tensions and a recent escalation in U S involvement. A Syrian bombardment followed by an American airstrike leaves one pilot dead and another captured as Navy jets strike positions. Despite these events, seven Central New York lawmakers maintain steady views as Congress debates policy.
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