24 Jan 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1983
Page
1
The National Weather Service at Hancock Airport forecasts a 70 percent chance of snow tonight with a low near 32 degrees. Tomorrow brings a 60 percent snow chance and a high near freezing, with seasonable weather continuing through Wednesday.
Several State Department offices evacuated after a basement transformer fire. DC authorities say the blaze caused about 50,000 in damage, was extinguished in 25 minutes, with no injuries reported. Battalion Chief Charles Culver noted the fire started in an electrical panel around 8 30 a.m.
More than 20 opponents of the MX missile were arrested at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California during a human blockade. An elderly 79 year old woman and a 12 year old boy were among those charged with trespassing by Air Force police as the facility prepared for missile testing.
Uganda Post reports suspected anti-government guerrillas stopped a bus north of Kampala on the Kampala Guru road, forced passengers to disembark, and opened fire. Thirty people were killed and 14 injured in the attack.
Albany AP reports the state's daily numbers game winner was 601 with Win Four number 812 drawn last night. The results identify the prize outcome and the matching numbers for players.
In a lighthearted note, a teenager can answer the telephone in the middle of the first ring, a feat that dismays grown adults and amuses observers. The quip playful contrasts youth agility with adult hesitation.
The Russian Cosmos 1402 satellite broke up over the Indian Ocean after reentry attempts, with the main fragment descending near 1800 miles southeast of India and 1000 miles southeast of Diego Garcia. U.S. officials logged the reentry at 5:21 p.m. local time Sunday, while Tass gave an 11 minute earlier timestamp. Debris reportedly showered across wide distances as the main piece fractured, and the fate of the fuel core remains uncertain with further reentry forecast for early February.
New York stocks slump after OPEC ministers fail to agree on quotas and prices. Dow Jones drops from 1052.98 to 1023.45 at noon, with weekly loss the worst since late October. Analysts warn of a 15 percent market retreat amid budget battles and high interest rates.
A Syracuse City School District science teacher Joyce Guldy, 30, fell 60 feet at Chittenango Falls along with colleague Robert Bliss while ice sliding after climbing a 167 foot waterfall. Guldy died at the scene from a likely head injury. Bliss, a Shea Middle School health sciences teacher, remained in critical condition at State University Hospital. Emergency crews pulled Bliss from a 12 foot water pool after a 30 to 40 minute immersion. Coroner Neal Rose noted no rope was observed and an autopsy decision was pending.
In Wilmington near Los Angeles a christening party ended in a gang attack that killed one man and wounded nine. Police say 75 to 100 guests were ambushed after gunfire and knife attacks by uninvited gang members, with six men arrested and one in critical condition.
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