04 May 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1983
Page
1
Cool and mostly cloudy conditions prevail with a high chance of showers tonight. Overnight lows 35 to 40. Tomorrow variable clouds with highs 45 to 50. Friday through Sunday partly cloudy and cool with overnight lows in the 30s and daytime highs in the upper 50s.
William Ruckelshaus told confirmation hearings he will restore trust in the EPA by staffing with first-rate people and enforcing all laws strictly. He promised to be firm and fair while pursuing a tougher enforcement policy across the agency.
Cardinal Bernardin led a 238 to 9 vote by 51 million Catholics approving The Challenge of Peace, a 44 000 word pastoral letter denouncing nuclear weapons and urging a freeze and sharp cuts. The document appeals to all Americans, cites theological grounding and Pentagon data, and signals a shift toward a stronger peace stance within U S Catholicism.
Cleanup continues as 11 tornadoes hit upstate New York including Onondaga Cayuga Oneida and Chautauqua counties. Oneida County Executive John Plumley seeks disaster area declaration for Boonville after hundreds of millions in damage. A Cato man, Charles Patchett, 49, killed when his trailer was hurled 380 feet. Power and phone service largely restored by Tuesday night. crews worked through Monday night with limited rest.
Al Davis wept as a bulldozer and grader toppled the remains of his house in Clay after a Monday tornado. He and wife Sonja had lived there 24 years, saving long for the home on Banstead and Horseshoe Island roads before it collapsed. Onondaga County crews demolished the rest amid risk of further collapse.
Cleo Phillips 48 improved after doctors at Magee Women's Hospital treated necrotizing fasciitis by wrapping her body in amniotic membranes. The procedure slowed infection, saving her life after two months bedridden. Surgeon Dr. Fred Silverberg called her near death before the membranes aided recovery.
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