03 Feb 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1983
Page
1
Feb 3 1983 dateline reports on U S military maneuvers in Honduras with sparse details. Other items note a Marine bluff toward Israelis and a Hinckley letter auction, while Erin disrupts a trial and additional briefs appear on A4 A6 A7 A11 A13.
Hundreds of thousands of Ghanaians expelled from Nigeria set up camps at Accra sites including a trade fairgrounds and a stadium. Refugees queued for food and registration while aid arrives. Pope John Paul II urged Catholic relief groups to aid the displaced.
Washington AP report says the Transportation Department ended a two year requirement for tire treadwear comparisons to avoid misleading information. The move leaves two other tire standards on traction and high temperature resistance in effect, per NHTSA spokesman Hal Paris.
In Geneva US negotiator Edward Rowny jokes about odds with Viktor Karpov and misnames Jimmy the Greek. In Charleston officer Allen Batiste, blamed for three crashes in seven months, seeks transfer to mounted patrol as police chief notes his competence but lack of transport.
A winter storm dumped two feet of snow on Southern California mountains stranding 42 students and affecting Pine Valley Alpine and Acton areas while the Midwest faced heavy snow up to 15 inches. Florida endured 26 tornadoes causing deaths and widespread outages. In Pennsylvania high winds toppled trees and two tractor trailers. a 4,000 volt line caused a fatal electrocution in Miami Beach. The storm stretches into Canada with flood watches in the Northeast.
Philadelphia schools remain open only if conditions allow as 207000 students face cancellations after a bus drivers and blue-collar walkout. The vote by teachers favored not honoring picket lines and officials planned day by day decisions on class status amid stalled contracts.
Officials say nine defendants and Seidner office personnel face charges in a $174000 insurance fraud scheme tied to a decade of claims. Immunity granted for testimony before a county grand jury. statute limits prosecutions to five years of claims. Suspects include Nino Albanese Any Cab Co. president and Joseph M Paparo plus others in Liverpool Cicero and Syracuse residences.
The forecast calls for windy and cold conditions tonight and tomorrow with westerly winds 10 to 20 mph turning northwesterly 15 to 25 mph. Snow is spreading from Michigan and Wisconsin into northern Illinois with 6 to 15 inches possible in parts of Michigan, Minnesota, and Iowa, while heavy rains threaten northern Atlantic states and mudslide fears rise in California coastal areas. Florida deals with tornadoes, power outages, and three deaths after 26 tornadoes hit the state over two days.
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