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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1983
Page
1
Dateline January 26 1983 reports ongoing conflict with no clear gains as Hanoi maintains pressure. A3 notes a woman appointed judge signaling progress in the judiciary. A4 Clark makes no progress on unspecified issue. A5 introduces a new surveillance or reconnaissance aid described as a new eye in the sky. A7 mentions free cheese being prepared for distribution. D5 remains unlabeled.
In Geneva the Kremlin envoy warned that time is running out for a deal on intermediate range missiles in Europe. Yuri Kvitsinsky warned of a new arms race if talks fail while President Reagan hinted at compromise if terms are right. Paul Nitze said the president is not locked into any plan as talks resume after a two month recess amid Soviet PR efforts in Western Europe.
Water mains bursts caused morning chaos with seven London intersections flooded and traffic snarls as a three day strike by water and sewer workers disrupted pumps. Millions warned to boil water while raw sewage entered rivers. 6000 households had no water and more faced cuts.
Two Roman Catholic nuns in Whittier California were convicted of misdemeanor child abuse and placed on two years probation with fines of 300 and 150 dollars. Sister Lourdine Sok 67 former St Hilarys Elementary School teacher Pico Rivera was barred from teaching or tutoring anyone under 15 during probation. Sister Urban Maureen Molitor 35 former St Hilarys principal was fined for failing to report a case.
In Terlingua area a First Annual North-South Liars Confrontation debuts February 5 at the Trading Post in Lajitas near Terlingua. Organizer Steve Harris and Austin troubadour Steve Fromholz assemble a five-person judging panel for a free form lie contest led by local ranchers and officials.
The Reagan administration uses the recession to soften environmental rules, delaying clean air and pesticide regulations while industry lobbies push for cost cuts. EPA sources say economic concerns now weigh more than health factors, prompting long term risks to health and ecosystems per critics like NRDC and the Wildlife Foundation.
Union County sheriff's deputies began a voluntary program to fingerprint about forty four thousand students at county schools. Undersheriff John Troiano said prints will be kept by parents and entered into FBI computers to aid identification if a child disappears or is abducted.
In St. Petersburg Charles H. Davis a 76 year old retiree was found guilty of feeding ducks daily from a nearby lake to his front yard. The judge ordered six months probation and neighbors complained of nuisance including duck droppings and damaged bulbs. Davis contends he was kind to the birds saying they were harmless.
A third winter storm today battered northern California with gale force winds 55 mph and flooding risk reduced in Marin and Santa Cruz. A construction worker died in a mudslide while clearing debris. About 60 squatters along the Guadalupe River evacuated as churches and Salvation Army provided housing. Weather includes cold northern plains and Great Lakes, with freezing rain and snow across multiple states.
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