26 Dec 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1983
Page
1
Joan Miro, legendary surrealist painter and sculptor, died Sunday at his home in Palma de Mallorca on Majorca at age ninety. His passing marks the end of an influential era in modern art and the broader 20th century avant garde movement.
An auxiliary bishop of San Salvador says political killings are now so common that deaths from natural causes seem rare. The remark highlights the nation's dangerous climate amid ongoing violence and instability, reflecting concerns from church leadership about social harm and governance.
Five year old Annie hesitated at the pool edge until Bill Van Hoose coaxed her into warm water therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Jamie and four other girls gain mobility and pain relief through weekly sessions coordinated by the Arthritis Foundation and Liverpool Knights of Columbus at the Sheraton Inn in Liverpool.
A Christmas night blast in London near Oxford Street injured two men and shattered windows. Police link the attack to IRA bombings including Harrods, with Scotland Yard saying the volunteers may be signaling the group’s continued presence. Oxford Street shops were closed, cordons set, and no further devices found.
Winter cold extended across the Midwest with Indianapolis at five degrees below zero and Florida's citrus crop facing threat. Record low Christmas temperatures were reported in many cities while travelers stranded, and Florida warned of continued freezing as a mass deep freeze lingered southward into the holiday period.
Lebanese army and militia forces engaged in a two day battle near Sabra and Chatilla camps, killing at least 53. Turkish fire and artillery pounded west Beirut as Palestinian fighters fled Sabra into safer areas. Yasser Arafat reportedly arrived in North Yemen with thousands of loyalists after leaving Tapolil.
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