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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1982
Page
1
The National Weather Service at Hancock Airport reports clear skies tonight and tomorrow with temperatures dropping from the 90s. Last night’s storm dropped 1.24 inches in two hours. Tonight’s low will be 60 to 65 with light variable winds. tomorrow’s high near 80. The weekend forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and 60 to 80 degree temps.
Readout shows temperatures in Syracuse in Fahrenheit and Celsius. Weather map on Page A2 provides data context for current conditions and forecast details.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp launches a $200 million project to convert the Albany steam plant at Glenmont to burn coal again after a 1971 oil conversion. The plant will be able to use coal, oil or gas depending on fuel prices, with gas or oil being used last year.
Foreign ministers from Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras and El Salvador condemned Nicaragua for expanding its arms and urged the Nicaraguan government to refrain from meddling in neighbors internal affairs.
Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk, leader of a rebel coalition fighting Vietnamese forces, visited a Khmer Rouge controlled area of Cambodia. Thai officers reported the trip marked his second homeland entry in two days since fleeing after Vietnam’s 1978 invasion.
Albany AP reports the last night’s daily numbers drawing produced the result 537. The state lottery brief notes the drawing outcome and references the standard results distribution across the evening session.
An editorial note celebrates turning eighty, noting the joy and longevity found in reaching ninety. It reflects on aging with humor and optimism, urging appreciation for long lives and the experiences they bring.
Lebanese Prime Minister Shafik Wazzan charged U S envoy Philip Habib with backtracking on when to deploy peacekeepers to west Beirut risking derailment of talks to evacuate the PLO. Brezhnev warned that if Marines enter Beirut the Soviet Union would respond. Wazzan urged deployment before or with the evac of the PLO. Habib had no comment.
Gov. Hugh Carey vetoed a proposal permitting non New York City city court judges to remain beyond age 70. He cited the new state Committee to Utilize Services of Retired Judges and said he would wait for its retirement recommendations. The bill would have allowed a judge to serve an entire term if the term ended within 12 months of turning 70, pending certification of capacity and necessity by the Administrative Board of the Courts. The move comes amid court backlogs and a plan to add 64 statewide judgeships and retain 34 of 36 Court of Claims positions.
Gov. Hugh Carey publicly rebuked Karen Burstein, executive director of the state Consumer Protection Board, for backing special legislation to spread Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant costs. He blocked the measure as the 1982 session ended, saying selective rate setting harms regulation and that LI Light should not be wrecked during plant construction.
A violent thunderstorm last night left thousands without power in Central New York. In Ontario County a man, David DeVries, 25, of Macedon, died when a falling tree hit his car on Sheldon Road in Farmington. His pregnant wife Catherine, 28, was hospitalized in satisfactory condition with a fractured arm and jaw. Fire crews freed the couple from the wreckage as Onondaga and nearby counties faced widespread outages and downed lines. The storm hit Oswego, Onondaga, Cayuga, Madison, Oneida and Cortland counties with gusts to 66 mph, dropping hail at Hancock Airport and heavy rain through the evening.
Washington. An economic consultant, Lawrence Olson, estimated the cost of raising a child from birth to age 22. He said boys cost about $226000 while girls cost about $247000 due largely to transportation recreation and entertainment expenses. The calculations assume private college attendance and include only parental school costs.
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