Winter Begins With Unseasonal Blossoms and Odd Weather
Meteorologist James Wagner notes forsythias blooming in Washington as December defies norms. Across the East, warm temperatures ease heating bills while ski resorts profit. Philadelphia sees temperatures about 94 degrees above normal for December. In the West, the Mojave Desert receives over a foot of snow.
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James Wagner
Climate Analysis Center
Washington
Philadelphia
Mojave
Teen holds off ambush of stepfather by arrow attack
A 16 year old boy waited outside his Lee Center home and shot his stepfather in the back with an arrow as he left for work at 6 30 am. He surrendered hours later at a city library after a seven hour police search. James L Janaine 16 Mitchell Road Lee Center Oneida County charged second degree attempted murder. stepfather Harvey Mummert 40 serious condition at Rome City Hospital. Police pursue motive as unknown. boy known for Rome Free Academy library interest but not there at time.
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Lee Center
James L. Janaine
Mitchell Road
Oneida County
Harvey C. Mummert
Rome City Hospital
Mummert
Dan Thies
Karen Mummert
Thies
Rome Free Academy High School
Jervis
Rome
Janaine
Reagan signals willingness to trade Star Wars at Geneva
A senior administration official says President Reagan would place the Star Wars space shield on the bargaining table at next month's Geneva talks with the Soviet Union. He expects the final U S negotiating plan to be ready before New Year’s. The official briefed reporters despite oath constraints.
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Washington
UPI
Reagan
U.S
Geneva
Moscow
George Shultz
Andrei Gromyko
Gorbachev’s rise sparks debate on defense shift
The shift from mutual assured destruction to defensive systems prompts concern in the United States. The focus is on the Strategic Defense Initiative known as Star Wars using satellites and lasers to destroy Soviet missiles while acknowledging Moscow’s current ability to shoot down satellites. The Pentagon is testing its own anti-satellite missiles, signaling a new arms dynamic.
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U.S
Strategic Defense Initiative
Pentagon
Utica City Councilman Tanoury indicted on 17 counts
Oneida County grand jury indicted councilman Lawrence R. Tanoury on 17 criminal counts over an alleged sexual relationship with a 17 year old girl from New Hartford who has been missing since a late night phone call. Tanoury pled not guilty and denied a telephone conversation. Judge Buckley released him on his own recognizance awaiting a bail hearing. TANOURY, Page A4
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Utica
Oneida County
Lawrence R. Tanoury
Tanoury
New Hartford
Oneida
John T. Buckley
A view from the inside Larry Tanoury speaks out
UTICA Corn Hill residents describe a decayed area lined with maple trees and dogs. Tim Brooks, long time resident, notes both good and bad people while recounting a political origin story for Larry Tanoury who ran for mayor in 1979 and lost, shaping his future career.
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Larry Tanoury
Utica
Corn Hill
Tim Brooks
Bodies Found in Utah Mine Tragedy Deep in Wilberg Mine
Nine coal miners were found dead deep inside the Wilberg Mine in eastern Utah after a fire trapped 26 workers. Rescue teams battled smoke and carbon monoxide for more than 31 hours, cooling burning coal with foam and water while continuing to search for 18 others in a 3000 foot tunnel. Authorities described brutal conditions as crews attempted to reach a safety chamber and ventilate the shaft during the effort.
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Orangeville
Utah
UPI
Wilberg
Bob Henne
Emery Mining
East Mountain
Hell
Little Dove Mine
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