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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1981
Page
1
The National Weather Service in Hanock Airport warns of 70 percent snow chances tonight rising to 80 percent tomorrow. North to northwest winds will push temperatures to the mid 20s tonight and only the high 20s tomorrow with chilling winds and snow likely.
Michael Carey, 28, a New York City attorney and son of Governor Hugh Carey, was fined 250 and his license suspended 90 days after pleading guilty to driving while ability impaired in Albany Police Court. The driving while intoxicated count was dismissed. he was also charged with failing to keep right.
United Nations General Assembly elected Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as the fifth U N secretary general by acclamation. The 61-year-old diplomat will succeed Kurt Waldheim on Jan 1 and will be the first Latin American in the five year post. In Geneva, U S and Soviet negotiators met for two hours to discuss reducing medium range missiles in Europe, with no details released due to a blackout by mutual agreement.
Albany AP reports the daily numbers draw ended with 573 as the winning core number. No further prize details were provided in the brief note.
A humorous observation notes parents fear shopping with children amid crowded toy aisles as the season's anxiety climbs during the toy season.
Israeli settlers on the Golan Heights cleaned bomb shelters as the government prepared for potential Syrian retaliation after the annexation. UN and Israeli officials reported no extraordinary movements. Syria vowed a strong response while Begin’s government pushed the annexation through Parliament amid security concerns.
Solidarity workers echoed nationwide strikes from Gdansk shipyard to Silesia mines in defiance of martial law. Walesa was reported under house arrest, with officials and exiled members voicing concern as protests spread to Poznan Wroclaw Krakow and Katowice. Authorities warned of severe consequences for rule breakers.
In West Beirut a 220 pound bomb hidden behind the Iraqi embassy collapsed a five story structure. Police report at least 20 dead and 100 wounded with toll likely rising. Iraqi ambassador survived. authorities investigate whether a car bomb caused the blast. Syrian peacekeepers and Iraqi security personnel secured the area as rubble was cleared.
Vatican City AP Pope John Paul II refuses to lift the ban on artificial birth control or grant the sacraments to divorced Catholics who remarry. In a landmark statement on family matters he rejects American calls to reexamine contraception and reaffirms the rhythm method as the only lawful birth regulation.
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