Snow and political reshuffle amid brisk Buffalo thaw report
A Buffalo resident shovels a sidewalk after 27 inches of snow blanketed the city with Syracuse receiving 5.6 inches. Forecasters expect clearing skies and cold weekend weather while Gary Hart seeks to capitalize on his New Hampshire primary win. Local news notes include Persian Gulf war claims of Iranian casualties and a Johannesburg police investigation into a fatal arson. Entertainment items highlight Steve Wariner in Syracuse, Lewiston’s Artpark summer lineup, and Suzanne Pleshette’s new TV series Maggie Briggs.
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Syracuse
Inmate Burned in Auburn Prison Attack
Willis Jackson a 27 year old from New York City transferred from Attica to Auburn Correctional Facility was seriously burned when a prisoner threw flammable liquid into his cell. State police report burns cover 80 to 90 percent of his body. motive and suspects remain undetermined.
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Willis Jackson
New York City
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Henderson
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Gemayel confronts demand to scrap peace accord in Lebanon
President Amin Gemayel nears surrender to Syrian insistence on voiding the Israel peace accord as France signals imminent withdrawal of its Lebanon troops. Druse rebel Walid Jumblatt returns after 10 months in exile amid reports of an explosion at a U S owned college. Soviet veto blocks UN peacekeeping deployment as Beirut comes under naval pressure from American warships.
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Israel
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Walid Jumblatt
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Beirut Struggles With Lawlessness After Marines Pull Out
Beirut citizens confront a semi-lawless city as the U S Marines withdraw. West Side broadcasts highlight Christian militia shelling of Muslim neighborhoods while East Side channels praise Caritas relief. A 13 year old dealer offers AK 47 bayonets for M 16 ammo as fighting ebbs and flows.
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Lebanon
U.S
Caritas Relief Organization
Mohammed Shakr
Mohammed
Leslie to Lead OCC Presidency Early
Bruce H. Leslie, 37, will become Onondaga Community College president five weeks sooner than planned after interim chief Thomas D. Sheldon resigned. Leslie, from Prairie State College, starts Monday and will split time between OCC and his current duties while coordinating faculty contract settlements.
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Illinois
Onondaga Community College
Thomas D. Sheldon
Leslie
Prairie State College
Chicago
OCC
Sheldon
OCC Board of Trustees
John F. Blasi
Onondaga Hill
Andreas A. Paloumpis
Blasi
Trudeau to step down after 16 years as Canadian PM
Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 64, says he will resign as soon as the Liberal Party picks a new leader, likely in June, triggering nationwide elections by next February. The surprise decision comes amid sagging poll numbers and a long political career beginning with 1965 Parliament election and 1968 Liberal leadership.
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
House of Commons
Liberal Party
Lester B. Pearson
ONeill Hints At Leaving Congress For Ireland Post
House Speaker Thomas P. ONeill Jr. said he may retire from Congress at year’s end and seek an ambassadorial post, possibly to Ireland, contingent on a Democratic president’s election. He expects to be succeeded by Rep. Jim Wright, signaling a shift to a more moderate leadership.
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Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
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Massachusetts
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O'Neill
Jim Wright
Texas
Wright
Hollings to quit race as Hollings ends bid
Senator Ernest Hollings plans to withdraw from the Democratic presidential race after finishing sixth in New Hampshire and trailing in funds. Former Florida Governor Reubin Askew weighs a major campaign announcement as he contemplates exiting after an eighth place showing.
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Ernest Hollings
Florida
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Hollings
New Hampshire
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