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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1982
Page
1
July 21 1982 dateline reports space walk plans by the Astros alongside coverage of defense bill studies. London blasts are probed and victims rights pursued with Schmidt visiting Texas noted on pages C9 and D4.
Thousands of Vietnamese soldiers were secretly moved into western Cambodia after Hanoi announced a partial pullback from Cambodia. Reports said up to 10,000 troops arrived as Vietnam warned Thailand and ASEAN allies against supporting Prince Norodom Sihanouk.
About 80,000 people and thousands more watched in Buffalo Naval Park as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra performed and a fireworks display lit the night for the 150th anniversary. Boat crowds lined the Buffalo River and Hire Basin Marina hosted spectators in lawn chairs and parking-lot viewing. Meanwhile in Moscow AP reports Sergei Petrov’s American wife left for the United States as he nears 50 days on a hunger strike seeking an exit visa. She said she believes he will continue the fast despite the risk of death.
Rebel Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, 76, will resign this year as head of his traditionalist Roman Catholic movement, says his secretary Father Patrice Laroche. Lefebvre, who founded the St. Pius X Priestly Fraternity in 1970 at Econe, Switzerland, seeks a smooth leadership transition amid ill health from pneumonia reported last year.
Iowa City officials balk at Brentner Aircraft Inc plan to land a helicopter with Santa at Sycamore Mall for a midsummer publicity stunt. A special meeting was set after merchants pressed for reconsideration amid unsatisfied council members. Santa’s promoter says ads are already out and the stunt won’t spoil Christmas.
University of Evansville coach Dick Walters promotes selling chunks of the 24 year old Roberts Stadium floor after an auction raised about 24000 of the needed 36000 for a replacement. City owns the stadium and sponsors backed by three local businessmen in reserve.
At Jones & Laughlin Steel in Aliquippa local 1211 members pledge 40000 dollars from biweekly pay, giving 1 to 20 dollars weekly this year to feed steelworkers facing exhausted unemployment benefits. Leaders say 3700 of 8600 workers have pink slips and some have exhausted 39 weeks of benefits.
Nebraska troopers used tear gas to separate strikers at an Iowa Beef Processors plant in Dakota City. About 100 troopers faced 70 strikers, with 12 arrested for mass picketing violations. No serious injuries reported today. plant remained open amid wage dispute talks.
Officials for Mitsui and Co USA blamed misunderstandings for a 21 count steel dumping indictment against its U S subsidiary. The case names Mitsui and three employees over alleged conspiracy to dump bargain steel in the U S market. The indictment followed raids dating to December 1980 and comes amid a broader Japanese corporate crackdown. An MITI official said the case does not affect trade relations.
Washington based report from the Labor Department notes 23.4 million Americans were without work at some point in 1981. About 2.9 million were jobless all year while 117 million people held jobs, up by 1 million from 1980, yet overall unemployment rose by 2 million. The data reflect 1981’s shifting economy.
A Northeast heat wave ends as destructive storms strike with lightning fires and power outages near New York. Tornadoes hit South Dakota and North Carolina while Nebraska and Colorado report heavy hail and brush fires. Temperatures drop from near 100 to the 70s with improving air quality and routine NOAA weather broadcasts continue.
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