21 Feb 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1983
Page
1
The National Weather Service at Hancock Airport forecasts a low of 20 to 25 tonight and a high near 40 tomorrow. From Wednesday through Friday expect scattered flurries or showers with lows in the 20s and highs 35 to 40. Syracuse area readings show 6am at 35 degrees.
85 year old Marshal Ye Jianying resigns and will be succeeded by Peng Zhen, per Motofumi Makieda citing Hu Yaobang. No official confirmation. Government offices closed in Beijing. Analysts say Deng Xiaoping pushes younger leadership and more aging officials may step down.
Unidentified hijackers seized a Libyan Arab Airways jet over Libya and forced it to land at Malta Luga Airport with 159 passengers aboard. They demanded fuel to fly to Morocco while the government insisted all children among the total 159 hostages be freed.
The daily numbers game winner was 982 and the Win Four number was 8661. A harried Albany businessman says a customer who came in for change for a $30 bill was invited to become a partner amid slow business conditions.
Saudi Arabia and five Gulf Cooperation Council members consider a large oil price reduction to stabilize prices and production. Algeria seeks an emergency OPEC conference as non-OPEC cuts press against OPEC pricing. Nigeria pledges to match any cut, threatening benchmark shifts and market instability.
Former Vice President Walter Mondale announces candidacy for the 1984 Democratic presidential nomination at Minnesota’s State Capitol. He touts experience in government and leadership, attends with wife Joan, and pledges nuclear arms restraint. Current front runner status cited amid growing field with Cranston Hurt Glenn Hollings watchers.
In Elmira the jobless rate remains stark with 15 percent in November and claimed 12.8 percent in December by state figures though locals say actual out of work rose. Raymond Fortier calls many unemployed confused and angry as 50 to 300 seek meals daily at a church kitchen with social service strains mounting.
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