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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1985
Page
8
Boston police say Pedro Ramos 21 confessed to setting 15 fires in two months. He was seen at the fourth fire scene Saturday night and Sunday morning. seven alarms caused 750000 in damages with no injuries. Ramos held in custody. arraignment planned.
In Jupiter Florida a man Troy Fulks says his family was electrocuted while fleeing a fire caused by a fallen power line. He blames Florida Power and Light Co for the deaths of his wife Bernice 44 daughter Bennett 21 sons James 23 Irving Robert Sr 26 granddaughter Gail Danielle Fulks 7 months and Santresa Benett Brown 4. Fulks 46 and daughter Joanna 19 slept through the incident.
Fort Lauderdale falls out of favor among college students as Key West rises as the spring break destination. Virginia Tech senior Melissa Cox says Key West is much more relaxed while Fort Lauderdale gives her a rash. Other students agree Key West is the current in spot.
A legislative study from the Illinois Task Force on Hispanic Student Dropouts cites gang intimidation as a major cause of Chicago public school dropouts. In 1984 the district saw over 18,000 dropouts, with rates of 56.9 percent for Black students and 47.9 percent for Hispanics, while whites dropped out at 25 percent. The report notes the overall 1984 Chicago dropout rate at 40 percent and mentions upcoming bills to adopt task force recommendations.
In Lakewood, Washington a 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass station wagon circled streets and lawns in reverse as deputies tried to stop it. Deputy Greg Hocking and Deputy Ron Cox staged a risky collision using a 1980 patrol car while residents watched the out of control vehicle earlier.
The W-car, GM's secretive $5 billion project, aims to replace current car lines with automated plants and thousands of robots. Plans envision assembling up to 1 million cars yearly across sites in Arlington, Dora ville, Fairfax, Lakewood, Oklahoma City, and Oshawa, with Saturn serving as GM's long term tech laboratory.
An explosion at a Ross Dress for Less in Los Angeles ripped through the building, touching off fires fanned by a methane-like gas possibly leaking from abandoned local oil wells. Twenty one people were injured, with two in critical condition, as firefighters evacuated hundreds nearby and checked adjacent stores for gas.
A House subcommittee chaired by Rep. Edward Markey will hold hearings on charges that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission rushed safety decisions to favor the nuclear industry. James Asselstine, a frequent dissenter, claims the Diablo Canyon license was granted hastily despite staff warnings and without proper public hearings.
In Los Angeles and nationwide prices continued a steady climb with the average at about $1.169 per gallon. Oil analyst Dan Lundberg attributed the gain to OPEC maintaining exports and U S refineries restocking. The weekly survey covered 17 000 service stations and noted a small uptick from the week of February 22.
A Justice Bureau study shows about 40 percent of rapes from 1973 to 1983 go unreported. The survey, based on data from people 12 and older, estimates 479000 women raped in that period with 123000 male victims noted as unreported.
A Hertz Corp study shows the average cost to own and operate a typical compact car in major cities rose to 49.61 cents per mile last year, a 6.6 percent increase. Higher prices for price, interest, insurance, taxes and maintenance outweighed lower gas costs and better efficiency. The prior figure was 47.19 cents per mile.
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