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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1983
Page
2
Dateline May 4 1983 reports Hatcher winning again with no budget accord in sight. Gunman surrenders as national and international pages cover Shultz in Lebanon and Mitterrand in China.
Soviet leader Andropov offers to count warheads as well as missiles to balance NATO forces. The State Department welcomed the move as progress if genuine, but warned ambiguities could show a harder Soviet stance. Talks in Geneva set for May 17, while Washington pursues the offer within limits. Separately, House sponsors push for a freeze resolution, aiming for a final vote after renewed debate.
The House Agriculture Committee voted to extend federal pesticide regulations for one year and delayed big changes. The bill aligns with Reagan administration and chemical industry goals, despite environmental groups pushing for a longer extension to keep laws in effect through September 1984.
Paul Crafton the 59 year old Potomac Maryland professor accused of assuming 34 identities including as Professors John Hext and Peter Pearse was cleared of a theft by deception count at Shippensburg State College after a 44 hour preliminary hearing. A trial was ordered on 12 remaining counts. A May 26 preliminary hearing is set in Lancaster County on the Millersville State College impersonation. Crafton's lawyer said the dismissed charge proves Crafton is a brilliant professor capable of teaching computer science.
In Richmond California Betty Moore collects donations at Jumbo's diner to help Larry Walters pay a 1500 dollar FAA fine for riding a balloon powered lawn chair 16000 feet into the sky last summer. Walters gained national attention for attaching 42 weather balloons to a lawn chair and sailing aloft.
John Black, 27, was booked into Fremont jail on suspicion of drunken driving after a bar closing incident. Police cited a nighttime ordinance for riding without a reflector, though he likely won’t be charged for that offense. He posted $3,500 bail and was freed. His wife Tammi noted they often ride home from bars.
A 4.4 aftershock struck Coalinga California at 12 29 am as residents slept outside their ruined homes following a 6 5 magnitude quake. Mayor Keith Scrivner predicted rebuilding while officials assessed 300 homes damaged and 47 injured. Volunteer teams and aid agencies aided evacuees. no deaths were reported.
Experts say El Nino, a Pacific Ocean atmosphere phenomenon, drives much of the world’s severe winter and spring weather. Signals now point to a weakening pattern, though officials urge caution as predictions remain uncertain.
A cold front moving from the central United States to the Atlantic coast brings rain and thunderstorms. Heavy rainfall saturated Vermont and New York State while scattered showers linger in the Appalachians and upper Ohio Valley. Temperatures vary nationwide with 80s in the Southwest and 50s in the Great Lakes area.
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