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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1983
Page
2
Dateline items summarize rising consumer prices and Arafat's claim of survival. Lombardi bill moves forward as other pages report a girl’s liver transplant and peacekeepers returning home in A sections.
Nicaraguan defector Miguel Bolanos Hunter, once a state security official, claims Nicaragua is joining the international communist movement, acquiring a Soviet air defense system and 80 MiG fighters. He says the Sandinista government plans to neutralize opposition groups and is reneging on democracy. Bolanos, who has American and Nicaraguan roots, says lie detector tests by U.S. officials confirm his allegations, a claim echoed as the Reagan administration publicizes similar warnings.
Federigo Pena won Denver’s non partisan mayor race with 79 453 votes about 51 4 percent defeating former district attorney Dale Tenley 75 043 48 6 percent as 71 4 percent turnout marked the highest in city history Pena championed by cheering youth shouting Chicano Power after the win while rivals Tooley and ex mayor Nichols attended the victory celebration in Denver.
An Athens to Tripoli flight carrying 23 passengers and 11 crew was hijacked by two armed men ten minutes after takeoff from Athens. The Boeing 707, owned by Tarom and chartered to Libyan Airlines, landed at Ciampino where police and anti-terror officers secured the scene. Authorities reported the hijackers demanded the Libyan, Lebanese and Romanian ambassadors be sent to Leonardo da Vinci tower.
Mary Holloway, 80, who sent a note in a bottle three years earlier while on a Pacific voyage, received a reply from Filipino fisherman Antonio Torre Palma near Mindanao. She paid seven dollars, seven times the promised amount, honoring his seven children, after a voyage that included fill-in letters.
Newton Falls Ohio barber Art Glass, 85, refuses long hair and fancy styling. He opened his shop 58 years ago and says old-timers still need his traditional approach. Semi retired, he lives above the shop with wife Helen and plans to keep working his steady, plain trim style.
President Reagan denounces a Democratic effort to cap the 1983 income tax cut at 700 dollars, calling it unfair and forecasting a veto. He argues the plan would hurt middle income families and 2.4 million small businesses, while lawmakers discuss the budget blueprint and potential Senate passage.
A 10 to 15 foot dam break on Battlement Mesa sent a wall of water down a creek, routing families from Battlement Mesa and prompting evacuations along the Cache la Poudre river corridor. Gov. Lamm extended flood declarations as 130 miles of river were closed to boat traffic and sandbags filled around key sites including Cache la Poudre Junior High School in La Porte.
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, struck down New Jersey's post census congressional map, saying even small population deviations must be justified. Justice Brennan authored the ruling, citing that New Jersey failed to prove deviations served legitimate nonpartisan goals. The case notes New Jersey lost a House seat and contrasts deviations with other states' plans.
Forecasters report clear night with 60 to 65 degree lows and a hot sunny day ahead in the Midwest. A dam break at Battlemont Mesa Reservoir in Colorado sent an 18 foot wall of water down Battlemont Creek prompting evacuations. Eleven tornadoes touched down across the Dakotas Minnesota and Wisconsin with hail and strong winds in northwestern Minnesota. No injuries reported. Rain and showers occur in other regions with a general fair pattern elsewhere. The notice includes record highs and humidity data and air pollution index of 50.
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