Blacks urged to unite
Community leaders call for solidarity as tensions rise across neighborhoods. Local officials urge calm and coordinated action to address racial divides and promote joint initiatives for safety and inclusion.
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1982
Page
2
Community leaders call for solidarity as tensions rise across neighborhoods. Local officials urge calm and coordinated action to address racial divides and promote joint initiatives for safety and inclusion.
Westinghouse Electric Corp and three unions reached a tentative contract just before a midnight strike was set to begin by 30,000 blue-collar workers nationwide. The deal averts a walkout over pension contributions after 1314 hours of bargaining on a rejected “final” proposal, with details to await rank-and-file ratification next weekend.
WINK-TV reporters Jeffrey Humphrey and Luis Saumell were detained for four hours at Lee County Airport after being found with two soda bottles filled with yellow liquid and cloth fuses. The test aimed to gauge security following last week's gas bomb hijacking to Cuba.
Oil expert Dan Lundberg says U.S. gasoline consumption has fallen 11 percent over four years, driven more by smaller cars than fewer miles driven. West Coast trends, changing demographics from recession, and unemployment incentives to relocate also influenced the drop.
Police hunt for clues after elderly John J. Lucey 79 and Esther L. King 68 were murdered in their Boston suburb home during a suspected robbery. District Attorney Gerald Pudolsky calls the case brutal as investigators plan to question residents and locate the missing weapon.
MEMPHIS AP. A new day care center called Grandma's plans to open next month with 55 to 74 year old grandmothers as staff. Director Carolyn Sterns says the program benefits both children and grandmothers. Grandmothers like Elizabeth Dean, 74, anticipate working to provide care for 150 children, including 60 infants, at a former elementary school starting Aug. 16. Weekly costs range from 30 to 55 dollars, subsidized by United Way.
Beverly Cuzzetto, now in Spokane, hides her age, sparking state voting eligibility issues and possible Social Security benefits impact. She last disclosed age at 21 during the Miss Boise contest, saying she dislikes sharing personal details and wishes a legal change. Her husband weighting her secret at times, she quips she is 95.
Acceus Serrant, a Haitian immigrant, faced leukemia while his wife Marie-Louina fought to join him in the United States. Hospital workers and supporters, including Sen Charles Percy's mother, secured a temporary 60 day State Department visa to enable the reunion at Skokie Valley Hospital.
Resettlement workers prepare for the release of more Haitian detainees from Krome Avenue. An official predicted most would be freed by Saturday as 17 Haitians paroled into Miami's Little Haiti. About 390 Haitians remain held with plans to parole at least 20 more under a June 29 ruling, while 77 others stay for various reasons.
An Ilyushin-18 flight from Xian to Shanghai was hijacked by five men armed with knives and explosives. Passengers and crew fought back with umbrellas belts and bottles, injuring several hijackers as the plane landed with a hole in the fuselage. All five hijackers were captured alive, with reports of deaths among attackers and one or more bombs exploded in a toilet.
Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains and hail across the West and Midwest causing floods and power outages in Wisconsin and South Dakota. Gusts up to 80 mph felled trees and knocked down lines in Fond du Lac and nearby areas. Severe storms stretched from Montana to Nevada and California with watches in Arizona and Nevada. Deaths blamed on heat in southern Illinois. Continuous updates on temperatures, rainfall, and conditions.
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