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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1981
Page
1
National Weather Service forecasters expect clearing skies tonight with a low around 50. Sunny periods are possible tomorrow with a chance of afternoon showers and light rain possible Thursday and Friday. Rain chances hover around 30 percent tomorrow at Hancock Airport.
Eleven Vietnam veterans began a hunger strike and pitched a blue and yellow tent in Lafayette Park across from the White House. They called the camp Landing Zone Charlie and promised to stay until they gain traction with their neighbor, the administration, marking their third protest site since May.
An explosion at a Pasadena Texas petroleum refinery near the Houston Ship Channel injured workers and caused multiple fires. Fire units from nearby communities and industrial plants joined Pasadena firefighters and Crown Central Petroleum crews in battling the blazes for about three hours after the 5 a.m. blast.
An Air Force F-15 jet crashed about 15 miles northeast of Bremen during a NATO exercise at Ramstein base region. Officials offered uncertain pilot status while West German police reported the pilot killed. Name of the pilot not released. A separate New York daily numbers draw announced 395 as the result.
The remark plays on perceived aging, humorously noting how peers seem older in comparison, with a playful nod to age perception and wit.
A Syracuse University football offer at the Carrier Dome prices seats at 66 dollars with 34 dollars from each 100 dollar ticket benefiting the Central New York Association for the Hearing Impaired. All seats are near the 15 yard line. Reservations via 422-2321 or TTY 422-9746.
The May CPI shows 0.7 percent monthly rise and an 8.4 percent annual rate, the first single digit yearly inflation since 1978. Fuel and food easing helps, but housing costs push the May increase, while real earnings fall for a sixth straight month as gasoline prices dip further.
Two young brothers Kenneth Scott McNally aged 2 and George 3 died after a fire swept their home at 1129 Whitesboro Street. The blaze on the second floor trapped them. one boy died at the scene while the other died later at State University Hospital in Syracuse. A mother and a son from a prior marriage were treated and discharged, with two others slightly injured. Fire officials said the second floor was engulfed and the cause is under investigation.
Washington source says President Reagan has selected J Clifford Wallace a conservative Southern California jurist as the administration's frontrunner for the Supreme Court seat to replace Justice Potter Stewart who retires July 3. Wallace a 51 year old Mormon from San Diego sits on the U S Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and was named to the post by Nixon.
Rome AP Pope John Paul II shows signs of improvement as his pleurisy subsides after admission to Gemelli Hospital. Preliminary tests indicate regression of lung inflammation and fever is dropping. Attending physicians will issue a medical bulletin once further tests are completed.
Atlanta authorities continued a late night search of Wayne B Williams residence as prosecutors prepare a preliminary hearing on a murder charge tied to the death of Nathaniel Cater. The case hinges on whether enough evidence exists to bring Williams before a grand jury.
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