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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1989
Page
4
Amid growing tension in Bejing over martial law, residents report large numbers of soldiers near airports and highways in the northeast, with reports of gunfire and casualties. Officials deny higher death tolls while evacuations proceed and embassies urge citizens to depart.
Corning Glass Works plans to recall about 70 people from its operations in China and Hong Kong while carriers report normal factory work despite potential shutdowns. Traders in Syracuse fear sanctions and delays in shipments as experts warn that China’s long term prospects may remain sound but business will pause for about a year.
Syracuse University geography professor Marvyn Samuels says Chinese leaders are stupid and arrogant as observers watch Beijing tensions unfold. He notes troops, restricted visas, and scarce food, with reporters confined and collateral violence reported but not confirmed. Samuels cites cautious optimism that violence will prompt broader change despite danger.
The fall in the prime rate boosts home equity loans, with about half of the $75 billion lines tied to the prime and resetting monthly. Homeowners with a $75,000 loan could save about $31 a month, yet still face a net loss of around $156 monthly due to prior rate rises. Other borrowers hear some relief as rates ease broadly.
IRNA reported crowds swarmed the Mosalla Mosque area as Ahmad Khomeini, son of Ayatollah Khomeini, was carried from the bier. Security fired into the air to disperse mourners who blocked the hearse two hours into his funeral, while millions gathered from across Iran. The event followed weeks after Khomeini’s death and his 29 page political testament was broadcast.
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