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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1983
Page
2
March 28 1983 per the paper marks the anniversary of the TMI crisis with related updates. Royals thrill Sydney with a notable performance while Watt draws new fire in ongoing coverage. News features focus on Hot Dawgs with additional items across pages A3 A4 and A6.
Norma Jo Smith of Lawton was arrested after an infant boy named Harold Deshawn Patterson was abducted from Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. The week old baby is in good condition at Comanche County Hospital, Lawton, while Smith faces kidnapping charges and will be returned to Texas for court. The mother Gretchen Patterson reported a nurse dressed woman took the baby during a feeding at 6 15 p m Thursday, fleeing toward elevators with the infant.
A presidential panel declares the government has a moral obligation to guarantee adequate medical care for every American, regardless of insurance, with a care floor below which no one should fall. It urges a mix of public and private efforts and fair cost-sharing by individuals.
Prime Minister Begin said Israel was on the eve of a decision to pull troops from Lebanon. US envoy Habib made no progress with Yitzhak Shamir on guarantees against PLO infiltration after any withdrawal. Haddad’s status as military commander in southern Lebanon remains the central obstacle to exit.
In Portland Oregon police captured Steve L Scott 31 after a bank robbery suspect hid under a back porch. Dexter the dog refused to enter the yard guiding officers to the scene near First Interstate Bank of Oregon. Jo Jasperson reported the dog's odd behavior leading to the arrest.
A 59-year-old woman Eunice Mae Franklin was pistol whipped and robbed of 24 dollars and an umbrella. Ardus Crawford 66 and Sammy Louis 42 stopped the suspect, with Louis grabbing a shotgun from a truck. Police arrested Bruce Quentin Jordan 23 on aggravated robbery charges after he fired at least two shots during the chase.
Massachusetts ends its 300 year Sunday shopping prohibition as crowds flood malls and districts. State Rep Timothy Bassett opened Boston’s Downtown Crossing and touted predicted gains of 1 billion dollars in annual sales, 15 000 jobs and 44 million in tax revenue. Stores open noon on Sundays. liquor shops stay closed.
Chicago mayoral candidate Harold Washington blamed his Republican rival Bernard Epton for a hostile demonstration outside St. Pascal's Church that drove Washington and Mondale away. About 200 protesters carried placards and shouted go home while Washington urged leaving. Mondale departed Chicago later that day. Epton denied any organized involvement and urged supporters to refrain from such actions. The incident occurred in a white neighborhood after a Palm Sunday service and followed Washington’s accusation that Epton’s campaign officials orchestrated the disruption.
Cloudy and cold tonight with rain or flurries possible as a northwest wind brings 10 to 15 mph. Snow moved into western New England and Vermont with up to five inches in Montpelier. changing to rain in Southern New England and extending into New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Rain spread from western Pennsylvania into lower Michigan and Indiana, with a cold front producing showers from the Pacific Northwest to the Rockies. Forecast calls for rain tonight in the Pacific Northwest and Texas, with snow in the North Atlantic states and northern New England, and fair skies elsewhere. Total seasonal snowfall reaches 49.1 inches.
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