15 Jul 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1983
Page
1
Lifestyle item notes Atkins grabbing a Dallas deal in a TV cable guide. Philadelphia remains framed as a family fun hub with community flavor and local entertainment angles.
The National Weather Service at Hancock Airport warns of a hot and humid weekend with a fair night near 50s, a breezy pleasant Friday high in the 70s, and Sunday turning humid with thunderstorms possible and highs 85 to 90. The extended outlook: partly cloudy, less humid Monday and Tuesday, highs 80 to 85.
A federal appeals court refused Jimmy Lee Gray's appeal of his death sentence. Mississippi officials said the state would seek to execute the convicted child killer next week. Gray, 34, was convicted of raping and sodomizing 3 year old Deressa Jean Scales, smothering her in mud, and throwing her body from a bridge in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
A two alarm blaze at the Ramada Inn in suburban Detroit forced about 275 guests to flee as flames spread from the second floor. Firefighters on aerial ladders rescued roughly 50 people trapped on upper floors while others used stairs and even hoses to reach safety. One person died and seven were injured in the nine story hotel.
Albany reported the state's daily numbers draw with the winning number 907 and the Win Four result 5288. The brief item notes the two lottery results and lists the numbers drawn last night.
A light quip notes the humor in drive-in banks where cars seem to meet their real owners, blending a witty observation on banking and mobility.
Rep. Gerry Studds confirms his homosexuality and admits a serious error in judgment in a relationship with a 17-year-old page. Rep. Daniel Crane admits an affair with a female page and faces unclear plans after ethics findings. The committee urged full House reprimand for both lawmakers amid further allegations involving a male page supervisor.
A suitcase bomb at the Turkish Airlines counter in Orly Airport Paris killed at least three people and injured about 30. An anonymous caller claimed ASALA responsibility. Witnesses described a chaotic scene with blood and smoke as firefighters and police searched for a possible second device. Authorities linked the attack to Armenian nationalist groups in retaliation for historic massacres.
FBI agents freed Clelia Sol de Quinones, wife of former Salvadoran ambassador Roberta Quinones Meza, after a late-night rescue near a motel in Northwest Washington. Seven suspects were arrested in Miami and Washington, with at least two teenagers among them, in a plot tied to a $1.5 million war tax ransom.
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