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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1985
Page
2
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 15.35 to 1,299.36, near 1,300 intraday, surpassing the February record of 1,297.92 and finishing near a new high while weekly gains reach 23.52. Commerce Department data show leading indicators up 1.7 percent in January, the largest rise since June 1983.
Dealers say Reagan's Friday decision against opposing Japan auto export quotas could push down prices as makers move to import more Japanese cars under U.S. brands. GM and Chrysler outlined plans to boost Isuzu and Suzuki and to triple imports under Dodge and Plymouth names, while Ford, Chrysler, and the UAW warned the trade deficit might worsen if imports rise.
NASA canceled Challenger’s March 7 shuttle flight due to problems with secret encoding devices on two tracking satellites. Challenger will be rolled back to the assembly building, while the Discovery will take over the mission, combining features and payloads from both planned flights. Senator Jake Garn was slated to be a passenger on the trip.
Internal bleeding that might have forced stoppage on the operating table has lessened in Murray Haydon's chest. Spokesman Bob Irvine of Humana Hospital Audubon said implant surgeon Dr. William C. DeVries believes the bleeding sources are healing without further surgery.
A federal magistrate in Los Angeles temporarily refused to extradite Andrija Artukovic, the 85 year old accused war criminal, to Yugoslavia due to a deficiency in the Yugoslavian indictment. Magistrate Volney Brown Jr. asked attorneys to research whether broader charges could justify extradition related to masterminding mass killings of Jews, Serbs and Gypsies during World War II.
Liza Minnelli, 38, checked into a Midwest clinic to bolster her cure after seven weeks at the Betty Ford Center. Publicist Allen Eichhorn said she is not there for a relapse but for reinforcement. Separately, David Crosby was granted bail of 15000 dollars on a misdemeanor drug charge after fleeing a rehabilitation center in New Jersey.
Herald Journal clarifies an Associated Press error by stating Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau did not commit to re submitting an attempted murder indictment against Bernhard Goetz. Morgenthau said he was considering resubmitting the Goetz case to a grand jury but did not specify charges. The correction appears in a Syracuse region edition with noted publication details and pricing.
Gov. Mario Cuomo and Tax Commissioner Roderick Chu unveiled a broad plan to crack down on tax evasion, aiming to recover about 1 billion dollars yearly. The audit drive highlighted 91 doctors and 1,800 medical professionals with underreported income and health-insurance payments, with some cases referred to prosecutors.
Oxford Union votes 202 to 191 for David Lange over Jerry Falwell on the motion that nuclear weapons are morally indefensible. Falwell, a Reagan arms advocate, was hissed as Lange cited New Zealand limits on nuclear ships.
Duarte meets with a delegation of U S Roman Catholic bishops in San Salvador and urges continued American economic support for El Salvador. Bishop O Connor says the visit also covered the 1980 killings of four U S church women. The bishops return home after visiting Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Gov. Mario Cuomo proposed legislation to designate West Valley near Buffalo as a temporary low level radioactive waste storage site. The bill would also push the state DEP to name up to three sites for a permanent disposal facility and to choose disposal methods per site. The federal rulelets states handle waste disposal within their borders with possible cross-state exclusions starting Jan 1, 1986.
Dairy farmers from New York Pennsylvania and western Massachusetts gathered at rallies in Utica and Syracuse as protesters voiced frustration over milk prices and federal support. A Farm Bureau phone campaign urged nonattendance while opponents from the National Farmers Organization pressed for higher prices and changes to milk subsidies.
Tonight will be clear and cold with lows in the teens. Sunday looks mostly sunny with a high near 35. Snow is forecast for the northern and central Inter mountain and Plains regions, while other areas expect generally fair weather.
The National Weather Service warns of a drop in temperatures after a sunny Friday with 50 degree highs and a 40 degree low last night. Tonight will plunge to the teens as Sunday brings mostly sunny skies and a high near 35. Snow and rain spread across multiple states with winter storm warnings and travel advisories issued for the Northwest and northern Plains regions.
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