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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1982
Page
2
Dateline reports MS eased policy while schools face threats. A separate note hints at a favored evacuation in case of nuclear war. News analyses on page A7 discuss implications and policy context.
United Press International reports a Missouri sheriff's deputy James T. Garrison, 45, was killed when his patrol car was struck broadside during a pursuit on Missouri 30. The death comes as Fourth of July traffic fatalities climb, with at least 121 people dead nationwide.
Cathy Evelyn Smith met Los Angeles police and Toronto officers to reaffirm her innocence in Belushi's fatal overdose. Attorney Brian Greenspan said she denied a June 29 National Enquirer report linking her to Belushi's death.
Thousands of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh devotees gather in Antelope Oregon for a World Celebration opening ceremony. About 100 participants strip to red underwear for a 45 minute dynamic meditation inside Buddha Hall with dancing shouting chanting and silence. Swami Subhuti says meditation should be nonobserved and aims to release anger and violence through smiling faces.
George Nadenik of Northbrook Illinois won the Ninth Annual International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship with a 64 feet 314 inch spit at Tree Mendus Fruit Farm in southwest Michigan. He becomes the first repeat winner after previously claiming the crown in 1979.
A man and wife claiming divine titles commandeered a Continental Trailways bus on a Little Buffalo River bridge, holding 14 hostages for hours before police fire mortally wounded both suspects. The couple died on the bridge and at a hospital after the standoff, with ongoing questions about their sect and motives.
London reporters recount alleged missteps and leaks in the Falklands war that cost British lives. Accounts detail a medic killing a wounded Argentine as an act of kindness, claims of Argentine prisoners shot, and delays in unloading missiles aboard Sir Galahad. Reports note 256 British deaths, 645 Argentine casualties, and disputed pre assault actions around Darwin and Goose Green.
NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia, praised as the best spacecraft ever flown, prepares for an Independence Day landing at Edwards Air Force Base. Ken Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield guide the craft on a predicted 9:10 a.m. Pacific touchdown as officials report high success in 92 percent of tests and readiness for future missions.
Severe storms drenched southeast Iowa towns Melrose and nearby areas with heavy rain and evacuated about a dozen families. The storm system hammered the upper Midwest with hail and 70 mph winds while flash floods impacted Illinois. Two deaths were reported in a central Illinois traffic crash amid the downpours.
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