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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1983
Page
2
Pope visits Nicaragua amid regional tensions as the church seeks dialogue and aid. Reuters reports on potential pastoral outreach and humanitarian concerns shaping the visit.
In Houston police say three women found slain in bathtubs over three days show no obvious ties. Elizabeth Drake Faubus, 44, estranged wife of former Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, was found dead in a master bath with blows to the head. Autopsies pending. two earlier deaths ruled homicides.
Boston Edison restored electric service overnight after a 28 hour blackout caused by a manhole fire and explosion. The outage halted work at major banks and businesses, costing up to 100 million in lost sales and productivity. Crews laid 1,400 feet of cable to bypass the fault and warned businesses to minimize power use as permanent repairs would take weeks.
Erin Fleming cried while detailing the comedian Groucho Marx last moments and words in a $400,000 swindle case. She told jurors she was there when he died and denied ever demanding money from Marx as the trial paused for the day.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom Medals were presented to W. Averell Harriman Coretta Scott King Robert McNamara Jacob Javits and Joseph Rauh Jr marking the end of New York state Franklin D. Roosevelt Centennial Commission's work commemorating FDR's birth centennial.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower warns Georgia lawmakers he may retaliate if they ban shipments of Texas onions labeled Vidalia. Georgia lawmakers allege Texas onions are rebagged as Vidalia to ride a Georgia name campaign. Hightower jokes about banning Georgia chili shipped to Texas and notes Georgia peaches versus Texas onions.
Louise Barger Hawkins, a 100 year old Chicago resident, alleges age discrimination after being denied a license to ride a motorcycle despite completing a course at Northern Illinois University. She protested by riding her instructor Miguel Allerio’s motorcycle at King High School. Hawkins, a 1975 Chicago Hall of Fame inductee, has varied notable feats including charity work for the Du Sable Museum and a documentary on active seniors.
A 22 foot wall of lava from Kilauea advanced through the Royal Gardens subdivision near Kalapana, burying roads and destroying homes as brush fires sparked in drought conditions. Firefighters and volunteers worked to contain small blazes while authorities warned of dangerous, fast moving fires that could trap workers.
Thousands returned to flooded homes across eight counties declared disaster areas after storms caused 160 million dollars in damage. In Alviso a low-lying area became a six foot water basin and 1,700 people faced up to ten days away from their homes as a new storm looms to northern California then south. Seventeen killed and over 40 injured as more than 10,700 evacuated, 60 houses and businesses destroyed and 1,685 damaged per state emergency officials.
Cloudy tonight with easterly winds five to fifteen mph. A massive storm, moving from California into Texas and Oklahoma, brought thunderstorms and tornadoes. Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi are expected to feel its influence, while snow accumulates in the Sierra and nearby western states.
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