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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1985
Page
6
Nicholas Gregory, 41, alleged mastermind, faces up to 30 years after being convicted along with Gerassimo Vinieris, 35, who aided in hiding loot from the December 1982 Sentry Armored Car Co. robbery. Howard Marshall, 35, was acquitted.
New Orleans police and federal agents launched a sweeping investigation into the financially disastrous 1984 World’s Fair. U.S. Attorney John Volz confirmed the probe would cover matters within the strike force scope and keep details confidential.
Gilbert J. Smith, 64, freed after 22 years in prison for a 1962 aggravated rape plea without legal counsel. Indicted Sept 14, 1962 by Rapides Parish grand jury, he pleaded guilty three days later and was sentenced to life. A judge granted a new trial Wednesday, with Smith expressing mixed resolve.
Illinois individuals remain homeless as volunteers stack sandbags and farmers relocate equipment and grain to higher ground. The swollen Illinois River approaches record levels while four men’s bodies are recovered from an off road vehicle that overturned on a levee near Peoria.
An inmate fled a Milwaukee hospital aided by a woman posing as a nurse, abducted Willie Bosket, 44, a parole violator from New York City, and freed him. A deputy was disarmed, Bosket and the woman fled in a chase, then shots were fired. Both Bosket and the woman were found dead beside a car, each with a single gunshot to the head. A witness likened the scene to a television show.
Boise authorities say Potlatch Idaho police chief Ronald Sterley and his son Tony were arrested on Thursday on charges of conspiracy to sell cocaine after two alleged drug transactions involving a quarter ounce of cocaine.
A Rowlett Texas fire killed a woman, her 17 month old baby, her husband, a guest and two girls ages 9 and 11 while neighbors tried to rescue them. Firefighters found a mother and child outside unharmed as flames spread in strong winds. Two firefighters were injured.
Texas Rangers said two men picked up five Mexican men on a roadside near New Braunfels and robbed them at gunpoint. One captive died and authorities described the slayings as an execution style robbery with at least two suspects, planning to give them a ride but instead attacking.
SCOTTSBORO Alabama with 63 year old Jim Clark a former sheriff known for blocking black voters in Selma faces renewed attention as civil rights leaders re enact the Selma to Montgomery march. Clark now runs a mobile home business and says publicity has harmed him and his family while defending his actions as enforcing the law. He remains bitter toward civil rights leaders and media while noting his 1965 role helped spur the Voting Rights Act. Clark moved to Scottsboro last year to pursue franchise opportunities and lacks long term residence, while Scottsboro confronts its own history of racial injustice in a 1931 rape case that drew global attention.
In Montgomery a crowd of 2000 gathered near Jefferson Davis’s swearing steps to mark the 20th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and celebrate the Voting Rights Act of 1905. Civil rights leaders urged vigilance, criticized Reagan, and held a private talk with Gov George Wallace after the rally.
Washington AP reports the Education Department halted 61 discrimination cases after the Supreme Court limited enforcement a year earlier. Rep. Claudine Schneider argues this is the tip of the iceberg while officials debate restoring powers. Hearing seeks broad civil rights restoration across education and federal programs.
Carrier workers fear a repeat of United Technologies actions after announced salaried layoffs and a plan to relocate production from Syracuse. Journal reports note similar past UTC moves that left Otis Elevator Co. workers unemployed. City leaders blame UTC for broken commitments as Yonkers protests grow over a years‑long corporate retreat.
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