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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1984
Page
2
A2. Supporters vow to continue the Equal Rights Amendment fight into the November elections a day after the state Senate rejected the ERA. The article notes ongoing organizing and advocacy as supporters press for passage in the next political cycle.
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and opposition leader Shimon Peres reject the UN secretary general's proposal for an international peace conference on the Middle East. The report notes political stalemate and mounting regional tensions.
Entertainment notes reveal Joé Dante unveils his latest film venture Gremlins amid a broader look at television characters affected by time. The issue covers obituaries, classifieds, comics, puzzles, sports, lifestyle, theaters, and a humor column. Local contact numbers for News, Circulation, Classifieds, and Information are listed.
In Charlotte a 36 year old woman with 15 children is charged with non support of her 15th child and filing a false kidnapping report. Authorities say she arranged for a woman who had miscarried to take her infant son, who was later found and returned to the Department of Social Services.
Eric de Wilde, a 16 year old from Hollywood Florida, found 33 jewels on a railroad track and turned them to police. Christie’s auctioned them for 271300, with 83 more jewels to be sold June 21. He has endured threats, harassment, and even dropped out of school amid the media frenzy.
A Tennessee fireman blamed the Supreme Court for setting back minorities by approving a first hired, last fired seniority system. In a 6-3 decision, the court said cities cannot be forced to lay off longer-tenured workers before those with less time on the job, a ruling seen as penalizing blacks and other minorities and women entering the job market later due to past discrimination.
In Memphis Ulysses Jones, head of the city’s black firefighters union, laments rising phone costs for DES victims. In Washington, Jesse Jackson endorses the view that Blacks Hispanics and women have faced historical exclusion and argues white males benefit by birth rather than merit.
Jurors in the Griffiss Plowshares case, seven defendants linked to vandalizing a B 52 bomber at Griffiss Air Force Base on Book Day, hear closing arguments from both sides. Judge Howard G. Munson sent the four men and eight women to deliberate after about 344 hours of testimony.
Mondale said he will interview potential running mates within a week from North Oaks Minnesota as he seeks a vice presidential partner who can advise from a national perspective negotiate abroad and push legislative programs on Capitol Hill. He has enough delegates to win the nomination though Gary Hart remains a candidate and John Glenn would consider but not expect acceptance.
Federal prosecutors filed 34 counts against SmithKline Beckman Corp and four executives for failing to report adverse Selacryn side effects and for mislabeling the blood pressure drug. At least 34 deaths are linked to Selacryn sold from 1979 to 1980, with the FDA removing the drug after reports of liver damage.
In Fort Worth Texas a bear named Puppy that bit a woman after drinking with her husband won a stay of execution. A court hearing is set today to decide whether the animal should be destroyed. Puppy, kept by Johnnie Morrow, bit Dorothy Airehart on her hand and arm Sunday night and was hospitalized.
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