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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1990
Page
2
In Los Angeles an unknown thief dubbed Manhole Man has fitted 150 manhole covers in the past week creating traffic hazards. Officials estimate $14,598 is needed to replace the affected covers as Delwin Biagi, city sanitation director, notes the motive remains unclear.
Galina Semyonova, editor in chief of Peasant Woman, was named women's affairs adviser to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. She is among 24 new Politburo members added by the Central Committee, expanding the body to emphasize decentralization while reflecting Soviet power structures across republics.
The Herald Journal invites readers to report factual inaccuracies in coverage and provides a correction line with the phone number 470 2265 for submissions. This notice outlines the newspaper's commitment to full fair and accurate reporting and directs readers to call for corrections.
Athens faces water shortages by November as drought persists. Heavy thunderstorms ease southeastern US crop concerns. WFP to aid drought regions in Peru with 31,200 tons of canned fish produce and vegetables. Alaska fights wildfires with 2,500 firefighters and rain aid. France endures major blazes, with homes lost near Marseille. Monsoon floods kill hundreds in India and Bangladesh, with massive relief airlifts. China floods displace thousands. Liberia endures its worst floods in a century. Killer bees in Mexico threaten livestock as Africanized swarms advance toward the US. Quakes strike Iran Gilan, northwestern BC, and southern Sudan with no major damage. Cattle losses from lightning strikes prompt farmer concerns in Pennsylvania.
The National Weather Service warns of a hot, humid week with highs 85 to 90 degrees and mostly sunny skies. Tonight will be partly cloudy with patchy fog and lows near 60. Tuesday to Thursday bring warmth and humidity with scattered thunderstorms, easing Friday to sunny and cooler conditions. Nationwide, storms loom across California, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Iowa, and the Northeast to Mid Atlantic. Heavy rain Sunday's reports show flooding in West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas, with Eldorado and the San Saba River seeing extreme rises.
Partly cloudy with patchy fog and light southwest winds around 10 mph. Low temperatures near 60. Partly sunny and warm with humidity rise and highs near the upper 80s.
A cold front drops into the Pacific Northwest bringing cooler air to temper last week’s heat. Afternoon readings on Tuesday should run near normal. Heat remains in the northern Plains early this week as weather shifts.
Daily climate note from NWS data shows high 85 on Sunday, 71 records, and 97 in 1988. Precipitation around 0.2 inches for today, 46 inches for July, and record highs and lows noted. Winds SW 10 mph at surface,8-15 knots on Lakes, with patchy fog and fair weather tonight. Water temp off Rochester 41 degrees. JoAnn Graham, NWS Crop Reporting Service.
A sweep of notable events: 1985 NL beats AL 6-1 at Minneapolis Metro Dome. 1969 Apollo 11 launches with Armstrong Aldrin and Collins from Cape Kennedy. 1963 Nixon tapes revealed by Butterfield during Watergate hearings. 1964 Goldwater accepts GOP nomination. 1957 Maj. John Glenn sets transcontinental jet speed record California to New York in 3:23.08. Reagan secures Republican nomination in 1980 and names George Bush as running mate.
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