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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1983
Page
2
In a July 15 1983 ruling the court upholds the NAACP victory after a long dispute. The decision impacts civil rights efforts and sets a precedent for future actions. Local officials reacted cautiously while advocates praised the outcome.
Ten month old Ashley Bailey's condition worsened with no donor progress in a nationwide liver transplant search. Stepfather Greg Gossett said doctors warned she could live two days to a month if internal bleeding continues. Since May 6,060 mailgrams have been sent to hospital ERs nationwide. Ashley has refused food and relies on tube feeding.
Warsaw report says Gdansk shipyard management will not fire Lech Walesa for an unauthorized two week vacation. An Interpress official cited unnamed sources asserting no firing. Shipyard personnel director Danuta Oczki declined to confirm any decision and questioned the information.
Typhoon Vera battered the Philippines with 80 mph winds and heavy rains, killing at least five and leaving 8,280 homeless across Batangas Quezon Laguna Cavite and Manila. Manila reports two deaths as power lines collapse and flooding paralyze the capital. Radio accounts say a farmer was swept away and two boys crushed by fallen trees.
Stanton Powers, 40, a pen and ink artist, was convicted of grand theft in Santa Clara County Superior Court after a week-long trial. Prosecutors said he used fake deposits and empty envelopes to steal 2080 from ATMs last September while claiming divine favors and later alleging meditation caused the windfall.
Port Royal residents fear skunks that fed on trash and visitors at a fairground will return after last fall. Borough officials trapped several animals and relocated them to the Tuscarora Mountains but expect only temporary relief as more skunks may come back this fall. Borough council member Ralph Isenberg warned they will likely trap and relocate again if the pests reappear.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission disclosed that hairline cracks in large cooling water pipes were found at 13 of 18 GE reactors inspected, risking loss of coolant and core meltdown. seven plants were allowed to resume with patches, while five more reactors were ordered shut for inspection within 30 days.
Chicago brothers John Matar and Sam Matar, 43 and 36, celebrate nine years of rival birthday gifts. This year Sam ships 100 skunks from Moran Michigan in cages, while John endures a playful threat of stink as neighbors anticipate the annual spectacle. Past gifts include goats elephants a 4 000 pound pet rock and 26 000 pounds of pebbles.
In Washington, a Senate Energy Committee compromise to protect 45 million homes using natural gas moves toward a vote next week. It would lift federal price ceilings gradually over three years, rolling back large past increases and ending escalators in new gas contracts slated for 1985.
Showers and thunderstorms moved into Texas early today after drenching parts of Arizona with flood warnings. Winds gusted to 60 mph in West Yellowstone, and Brownsville logged more than an inch of rain. Forecasts call for continued showers in Wyoming and Arizona with scattered rain in Montana Idaho and the Mississippi Valley along with Gulf Coast Florida and eastern New York New England. Temperatures at 3 am ranged from 40 at Meacham Oregon to 95 at Phoenix Arizona.
Sunset today 9 42 p m Sunrise tomorrow 5 39 a m High yesterday 87 Low 59 Average 71 Normal 71 Record high 1952 4 Record low 1950 47 Humidity 8 p m yesterday 39 percent 6 a m today 68 percent Air Pollution Index 47 Air quality moderate due to ozone. Tune in weather data forecast broadcast 74 hours daily on NOAA radio at frequency 167 550 MHz.
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