08 Jul 1992
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1992
Page
1
Central New York teens debate the value of a driver education course with some arguing the curriculum contains sexist overtones in the material used while others defend its instructional purpose and fairness.
Robert D. Calkins, 89, former president of the Brookings Institution, died of pneumonia. Juanita Jackson Mitchell, 79, civil rights leader and Maryland’s first black female lawyer, died of a heart attack. Other obituaries noted on Page B4.
A fragmented listing shows services for car repair, crossword answers, lottery numbers, sports scores, and weather with various toll numbers and per minute rates. It includes hours, pricing like 75 cents per clue, 95 cents per minute for weather, and multiple contact numbers, plus stray product references and garbled timing.
Increasing clouds bring showers and thunderstorm development into the region this evening. Occasional showers and storms linger through the night with a low around 65. Thursday turns partly sunny and warm with a 30 percent shower or storm risk and highs near 83. Friday and Saturday forecast mixed sun and clouds with highs in the low 80s. Tropical Darby remains off California, while snow showers are possible in the Midwest and Appalachians.
A weather summary notes Tuesday temperatures with record highs and lows, monthly extremes, and precipitation. Winds vary from west to northwest up to 12 mph at surface and higher aloft. Lake forecasts predict mainly sunny days with variable cloudiness and modest wave heights on Oneida Onondaga and Lake Ontario regions.
Air quality readings indicate moderate ozone at two locations over a 26 hour period. Department of Environmental Costs issued the daily bulletin citing suspended particles and microfine pollutants.
The article recalls July 8, 1935 near Cortland New York where ten inches of rain caused floods stretching toward Pottsville Pennsylvania. The Susquehanna Valley floods killed 52 people. It also notes 1936 high temperatures across eastern cities and national extremes including 108 in Death Valley California and 23 in Bodie California.
A mixture of clouds and sunshine with a high near 81 degrees and a low around 58. The day features mild warmth and bright intervals, with cooler overnight conditions shaping a pleasant forecast.
Readers ask how the EC presidency is chosen by alphabetical order among member states. Belgium and the United Kingdom trade the role every six months, with Belgium returning after Portugal and the United Kingdom.
The Herald Journal corrects a misidentification of the Rev. Edgar Thornburgs wife to Jane Rankin Thornburg not Jane Kinne. Kinne is a deacon at Northminster Presbyterian in North Syracuse. Thornburg retires. Also clarified: Mark Twain drama is performed on Elmira College campus in Horseheads, not Mark Twain State Park in Horseheads.
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