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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1983
Page
2
Reagan calls for school reforms as national education debate intensifies with policy proposals and teacher support revisions outlined across multiple Washington briefings. Burials controversy surfaces on page A5 while features explore education policy shifts and China developments on pages A11 and A10.
In Stockholm Vic toria Mullova, 23, defector and violinist, rehearsed at police headquarters while awaiting word on asylum in the United States. Accompanist Vahtang Zordian, 40, remained under police protection after the pair defected near the Soviet border. The Soviet Embassy requested a meeting, which the defectors refused.
Gov. Dave Treen signed the bill repealing Louisiana's 1/32 black ancestry rule for birth certificate designations. Rep. Lee Frazier filed the repeal after Susie Guillory Phipps challenged the law’s constitutionality. Phipps, who identifies as white, traced her lineage to a mixed-race ancestor. The 1970 law defined who is black or white for official records.
NAIROBI Kenya Sudanese guerrillas threatening to kill five Western hostages extended their deadline to tomorrow. Sudan's ambassador to Kenya Ibrahim Ayoub said the original deadline passed today and that the five captives remain safe and in radio contact with mediators in Juba. The group holds two Americans a Dutchman and a West German held over 11 days near Boma about 120 miles southeast of Juba. Radio contact is to resume at 8 a.m. Sudan time Thursday.
Two red Amazon parrots stolen from a pet shop left a trail of seed and sand to a nearby apartment in Bladensburg, Maryland. Police arrested Robert Darby inside with the birds. he faces burglary charges and $1,000 bail.
Bessie Wheeless 84 of Rockford learns she won 1.62 million dollars from the Illinois Lottery to be paid over 20 years 81 004 annually. She worries the windfall may affect her eligibility to remain in a city operated senior citizens home.
Zbigniew Brzezinski accuses an unauthorized 1980 intelligence operation run from Reagan campaign circles of potentially tipping the Soviets to Carter military plans including a hostage rescue. He questions whether retired officers fed info about U.S. bases and Iran, urging Reagan to probe sources, possible prosecutions, and security lapses.
Salvadoran military officers circulated a letter accusing the United States of using El Salvador as a foreign policy guinea pig. The Blue and White Movement said reforms would realign the armed forces to serve majority interests amid past coups and a 1979 power shift. A rebel radio report accused Col Antonio Verales Ruiz of blocking Red Cross access to a prisoner of war in Chalatenango while guerrillas sought to free Sgt Moran Burgos.
Investigators probe a coordinated arson spree that burned six churches and a Masonic hall over two days in Gause Hearne Bryan Franklin and nearby areas. No suspects motive unclear though most victims are black congregations. A $275 reward issued with local officials pledging funds.
Clear tonight with a low near 50. Sunny and warmer tomorrow. Storms swept the Southeast and East with tornadoes, strong winds, and scattered showers from Florida to Maine. Gusts shattered windows in Elizabeth City and damaged a police car. Temperatures ranged widely with high 109 in Phoenix and 81 in yesterday. Air quality good with an index of 11.
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