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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1983
Page
2
June 11, 1983 dateline notes a high stakes battle over a cable television merger. A victim gives life in a separate report and a feature on pioneers explores a new frontier, with continued coverage on later pages. State Democrats take a neutral stance in the ongoing dispute.
Four Livingston County youths, three 15-year-olds and a 17-year-old girl from Hunt, were taken into custody after a 75 mile pursuit across five agencies. The stolen car ran out of gas on Route 21 near Bath after speeds up to 100 mph following a knifepoint car theft in Dansville.
A navy commander said the 4,000-ton Balzam is the first Soviet spy ship equipped with surface-to-air missiles. The Gavril Sarychev previously operated off the west coast from July to October, allegedly gathering data on the U S Trident submarine based in northern Washington.
Federal officials confirm infrared reconnaissance flights by the U-2 will locate cannabis plots in Oregon and other states. DEA spokesman David Hoover says growers have no defense once cultivation begins and cannot relocate fields. He notes the project will use aerial infrared photography, referencing Powers era U-2 jets.
Quebec Police report that wreckage of a single engine Cessna vanished on Sept 12 1971 with Amadee Blais then 54 and passenger Andre Guenette. A private pilot spotted remains and clothing on a mountainside about 45 miles south of Senneterre, 400 kilometers northwest of Ottawa, but no human remains were seen.
Carmel officials canceled the bikini contest linked to the Fourth Annual Surfabout after the Business License and Code Review Board refused the swimsuit event permit. Promoter Bradley Johnson was told the event could not proceed due to fears of large crowds harming storm-weakened Carmel Beach banks.
Donna Clark was robbed on Chicago's South Side after a passerby helped when her car stalled. She bit off the attacker’s finger during the struggle to prevent rape. The missing finger was later traced to Charles Williams, 28, who admitted a bar fight injury and was charged with armed robbery. Williams’ finger was sent to the morgue. he was jailed.
In Salvadoran San Vicente province, government troops launch a four month pacification and reconstruction campaign similar to U S Vietnam methods. About 6 000 soldiers encircle Chicontepec while rapid reaction battalions target guerrilla camps. U S advisers aid peasants in resettlement and land recovery as clashes occur along the Chicontepec slopes.
Warrant issued for Delbert Black after authorities found a cyanide laced syrup mix at the rural trailer home in Hico Erath County Texas. The two children Amy Annette Black 8 and Richard Loyd Black 5 died at a hospital after being taken from the trailer with their father reportedly telling his estranged wife it was time for them to die. Autopsy pending in Dallas.
A 5.2 magnitude quake struck 10 miles northwest of Coalinga California at about 10 p m causing trailer homes to topple and roads to buckle Six weeks after a major tremor the area saw panicked residents take cover under tables and doorways One house was destroyed a transformer toppled starting a grass fire and rockslides made several roads impassable no injuries were reported.
Irene Marcos Wedding to Gregorio Araneta III unfolds amid elaborate royal style in Marcos homeland Ilocos. Ceremony at historic ruins, choir and 86-piece orchestra mark a lavish Catholic rite. Giant crowds, palace-backed decor, and flights plus liner quarters accommodated guests and national figures.
Forecast calls for a mild night with a low near 60 and a sunny warm day ahead with a high in the upper 80s. Showers expected tonight over the Rockies Plains and Mississippi Valley regions. Elsewhere, fair skies with clear to partly cloudy conditions. Previous highs and lows noted with historical comparisons and humidity readings.
Water from melting snowpack threatens the Northern Rockies and Boise River flood areas while Salt Lake City endures a second sinkhole in a week. Ada County coordinator Jack Blake reports evacuating cattle by forcing them to swim to safety as crews plan upstream releases to ease flooding. The Cache la Poudre River spills its banks from Fort Collins to Greeley with a flood warning in effect. A 12 foot sinkhole again sabotages Salt Lake City cleanup after weeks of floods and mudslides. A store roof in Pampa, Texas was ripped by a tornado amid heavy rainfall with no injuries reported.
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