22 Jan 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1983
Page
1
Dateline reports on aid for El Salvador and a strategy note on arms talks. Also featured are a homelessness piece and a brief item noting 1,000 seek 100 jobs, underscoring social and labor themes.
In Miami the prosecution rested its case in the bribery conspiracy trial of U S District Judge Alice Hastings the first sitting federal judge charged with on bench crimes. Judge Gignoux denied Hastings risk dismissal as prosecutors alleged a $150000 bribe with attorney William Borders Jr to reduce sentences and return seized property.
The U S Student Association denounces a new rule requiring male college students to show draft registration compliance to receive financial aid. A federal suit in Minneapolis argues the amendment infringes self incrimination rights and targets the poor. A separate Richmond California tragedy reports a mother killed with unborn child after saving her three daughters from a stalled car hit by a 40 car freight train.
London residents endure a second day with no water in North Finchley as water workers threaten a Monday wage protest. Overtime refusals tied to a 15 percent pay demand loom over repair crews, with a national strike still unofficial until early Monday. In Stockholm, a district court convicts 58 of 59 meter maids of diverting millions from city meters, with one man cleared and claiming innocence.
Administration sources say the fiscal 1984 budget would tax portions of employer paid health insurance, limiting tax free premiums to 2100 dollars annually and raising about 2.5 billion dollars a year. The move targets roughly 30 percent of workers to curb rising health costs. Contingency tax hikes including a crude oil fee and an income tax surcharge could follow if deficits stay above target through 1988.
Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker says he will give very serious thought to running for the presidency in 1988 if Reagan is renominated in 1984. He will not seek a fourth Senate term, calling 1984 Reagan's year, and notes he intends to stay active in politics. Reagan expresses regret and pledges friendship. Speculation mounts on his successor for Senate Republican leadership.
The U S report notes Cosmos 1402 is in a death dive after four months of neutron bombardment left its main body radioactive. Similar Cosmos 954 contaminated Canadian terrain five years earlier. The satellites, launched to track Western ships and subs, used nuclear fuel for radars and were to move to higher orbits but misfired. Three Air Force C 141s were loaded with special equipment at McCarran International Airport near the Nevada test site for recovery.
Lebanon agrees to a U S compromise to station Americans at electronic surveillance posts in central mountains and begin a partial withdrawal of Israeli Syrian and Palestinian forces next month. Israel balks at using U S personnel and insists on operating the posts itself. The talks involve U S envoy Habib with President Amin Gemayel and aides and follow meetings in Cairo with President Mubarak.
Activists like Jan Friese of Texas Abortion Rights Action League condemn anti choice efforts since 1973. In Washington Reagan backs pro life movement with Falwell claiming strong administration alignment. Margaret Heckler joins meeting, pledging to follow policy. Cardinal Cook calls abortion national tragedy in NYC while faith groups hold service urging individual choice. John Shattuck of the ACLU defends the right to private decision.
Snow and rain cripple several states with 11 deaths blamed on the storm. Georgia Power reports most outages restored in metropolitan Atlanta by night, while about 50 000 without power in western North Carolina and 40 000 in Alabama. Crews work around the clock as weather shifts from rain to snow in various regions. Weather data notes include temperatures, humidity, and seasonal snowfall totals.
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