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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1983
Page
2
June 10, 1983 report notes a major blackout in Austin prompting city services to restore power. Officials respond as residents cope with outages across neighborhoods and businesses report disruptions.
President Reagan urged raising school standards and reforming teacher pay after a panel discussion on the nations rising tide of mediocrity. He debated amid mixed reviews and attended a $500 plate fundraiser for Sen. Rudy Boschwitz netting over $400,000 while protests against the MX missile unemployment and Central American policy occurred nearby.
A state patrol helicopter monitoring President Reagan's motorcade and a 144 passenger jetliner narrowly avoided collision by about 100 yards as the motorcade left Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport Hopkins. The air traffic controller was removed from active duty pending FAA investigation.
Honduran opposition grows against a U S base intended to train Salvadoran soldiers to combat leftist guerrillas within Honduras. Fear of Nicaragua’s Sandinistas and past border clashes fuels protests as U S aid and exercises raise regional tensions.
Moscow said Reagan’s pledge of U S flexibility at Geneva talks changes nothing and accuses Washington of seeking military superiority and unilateral disarmament. Tass described the statement as not affecting the essence of Washington’s position and maintaining pressure on the Soviet Union.
District Judge Sandra Rothenberg sizzling over 100 degree temperatures in some courtrooms demands officials report at a July 6 hearing. Gov. Richard D. Lamm and Mayor William H. McNichols Jr. were summoned to explain why air conditioning is not at a habitable level for jurors and court staff.
In Oakland California a Vietnamese refugee, An Van Le of Stockton, received one year in jail and three years probation after pleading guilty to catching striped bass with a 1000 foot gill net on the Albany waterfront. He and three other Vietnamese refugees were arrested last August with 131 bass. The judge denounced the claim they were sightseeing. The bass population in San Francisco Bay has declined sharply. The other three defendants also pleaded guilty and await sentencing.
Rain from the Pacific Northwest pushed Idaho reservoirs toward flood stage with more wet weather threatening Florida sinkhole damage on I-75 near Gainesville. Utah flood stabilization followed two weeks of rising waters while Eagle and Parma Middleton areas reported flooding along the Boise River. Officials considered further Boise River releases based on aerial surveys to prevent capacity overload.
The Labor Department reports a 0.3 percent rise in wholesale prices in May, driven by a 2.2 percent jump in energy prices amid a world oil glut. Food prices fell 0.5 percent. For 1983 through May, prices declined at a 2.2 percent annual rate, while last year’s increase stood at 3.7 percent. White House aides says inflation remains under control.
Early counts show Tories at 43.1 percent with Labour 28 and the alliance 25.8. Michael Foot decries the result as a tragedy while Roy Jenkins calls the outcome a travesty. Thatcher, 57, becomes the first Conservative prime minister to win back to back terms since 1900.
A surgeon connected liver and kidney failure in a worker to vinyl paint solvent fumes. Larry Walker died after a 15 hour liver transplant and surgery at Pittsburgh's Presbyterian University Hospital. OSHA may take jurisdiction. local officials dispute that.
Tornadoes ripped through the central Plains and Texas Panhandle damaging homes and injuring a 73 year old woman, with another tornado reported near Sanford Texas. Officials noted eastern Colorado touched down with no damage. Forecast calls for clear tonight with low 50s, light variable winds. Rain showers spread across the Pacific Northwest and central plains as storms move through.
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