14 Dec 1981
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1981
Page
1
National Weather Service forecaster at Hancock Airport warns of snow likely tonight and tomorrow as a weak low pressure system moves in from the southeast. Up to six inches possible in the Catskills before curving toward New Jersey coast with 80 percent tonight and 70 percent tomorrow.
In Seoul a 31 year old Korean War casualty’s remains were found at a former battle site. The body identified as Master Sgt. John R. McInnis of Covington County, Mississippi, listed missing in action by the Pentagon. In New York a retired police lieutenant driving a private bus shot and killed a would-be robber in Brooklyn.
Albany AP reports the state daily numbers drawing yielded the winning number 814 last night. The result confirms one winning ticket but the holder or prize details were not disclosed.
Nostalgic line recalls mail delivery days when three cents covered postage while today the system faces delays and losses. reflects on changing routines, value, and reliability in mail service across eras.
Israel plans to apply its law to the Golan Heights, effectively annexing the territory captured from Syria in 1967. The move, backed by government and parts of Labor, faces opposition from Mapam and Shinui, and could provoke Syria and draw U.S. concern. The decision followed a cabinet meeting after Begin's hip surgery, aiming to appease nationalists and ease Sinai withdrawal tensions. The Golan, a 458 square mile plateau with about 15,000 Arabs and several thousand Jewish settlements, has been under military rule.
State police report four members of the Edwin H Walker family died in a pre dawn blaze at their single story ranch home on Elpis Road near Vienna on Oneida Lake. The bodies were sent to Rome City Hospital for autopsies after the house collapsed into the crawl space. Firefighters from Cleveland, North Bay, McConnellsville and Sylvan Beach fought the flames, arriving as the home burned around 4:39 a.m. The victims were Edwin H Walker 31 Victoria B Walker 31 Robert G Walker 14 and Louis B Walker 3.
The Supreme Court refused to allow a group of high school students to hold prayer meetings during nonclass hours at Guilderland High School near Albany. Justices left intact rulings banning such meetings in public schools. In a related action, the court also upheld a lower court ruling dismissing a Vietnam veterans suit against Dow, Monsanto, Diamond Shamrock, Thompson-Hayward, and Hercules over Agent Orange.
Warsaw workers at two large factories went on strike but a nationwide walkout called by Solidarity failed to materialize as martial law gripped the country. Soviet warnings and a crackdown on the union were reported while authorities mobilized troops to run power plants and mines. Solidarity leaflets urged action amid arrests of leaders.
President Reagan cautions the Soviet Union about risks of intervening in Poland as the crackdown on Solidarity intensifies. Haig cancels Middle East trip and Weinberger returns to Washington as policy circles monitor a potentially dangerous situation. No major developments yet.
Sixty seven Mobil Corp employees and families departed Tripoli aboard a chartered Lufthansa 737, first large group since U.S. order to evacuate Americans amid Libyan hostility. Some will return to the United States for holidays while others, including Mobil staff, remain for an undetermined period.
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