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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1983
Page
2
July 5, 1983 report notes Secretary Shultz rejects concessions amid tense diplomacy. Walesa faces pressure risking dismissal as security concerns rise. Donovan backs merit pay while News features mark the Great Fourth of July. Educational inadequacies and related items appear on pages A4 and A8.
President Francois Mitterrand scrapped the proposed Paris 1989 World Fair citing opposition from Paris officials. Spokesman Michel Vauzelle said the decision followed a report by Gilbert Trigano noting political resistance. Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac and regional administrator Michel Giraud argued the event was too costly and should move to Marne La Vallee.
An extensive search for 8-year-old Michael Reel, who wandered from a Roan Mountain State Park campsite, was halted today after no trace was found. Patricia Reel of Hickory, NC, fears abduction as officials plan a lighter, ongoing search through the week. The boy disappeared during a July 4 family camping trip with his mother, sisters, and relatives.
Moral Majority leader Jerry Falwell called for closing bathhouses used by homosexuals and for blood donors to reveal sexual orientation to curb AIDS. He urged laws requiring donor questionnaires and guidelines for police morticians and medical workers, stating AIDS is a judgment of God and blaming the Reagan administration if not acted. He noted AIDS affects mostly men, with about 600 deaths and transmission via sexual contact and blood transfusion.
Arthur Reed, 123, claims to be the world’s oldest person and seeks a wife aged 18 to 35 in Oakland California. He plans a television appearance on That’s Incredible to help his bid, saying the show will feature his picture worldwide while he hopes to find a young partner.
Sunrise Florida mayor John Lomero, officiating a charity bed race on the Fourth of July, leaped to greet the winning team and was struck by a speeding bed. He suffered a hairline sacrum fracture and was treated at Broward General Medical Center before being released. His wife and a council member made light of the incident.
Salvatore Nasta, 29, of Franklin Square, is charged with three counts of murder in the killings of James Candelaro, 49, his wife Olga, 51, and their 16-year-old son. Detectives say the deaths occurred after an argument over inheritance and money. Autopsies indicate close-range gunshots. a .38 caliber pistol is believed used. Nasta was arraigned in Mineola as investigators seek the weapon.
Molotov fires set by a lone suspect or group hit four churches in Gause Milam County early Friday. Two churches were leveled and others heavily damaged. no injuries reported. Firefighters battled blazes about three hours as investigators seek a motive and reward options.
The court 6-3 rules state legislatures may fund chaplains to open sessions with prayer. Nebraska wins after a lower court blocked funding and prayer books. The decision frames opening prayers as a long standing civic tradition, not establishing religion. Justices Brennan Marshall Stevens dissent. Other rulings released the same day cover police search warrants, court-appointed defense attorneys, and mob violence damages.
The forecast calls for clearing skies and cool tonight with lows 50 to 55. Sunny and pleasant conditions tomorrow with a high near 75. Across the state, a Killer storm delivered widespread showers, strong winds up to 70 mph, and deadly lightning with several fatalities and injuries along Lake George and a Warren County camp.
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