10 May 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1983
Page
1
Clear tonight with 35 to 40 degree low. Tomorrow brings sunny skies and a 65 to 70 degree high. Extended outlook shows fair weather Thursday and Friday with daily highs 70 to 75 and lows around 45. Saturday may bring scattered showers and a high near 70.
Syracuse temperatures are shown in Fahrenheit on the weather map page A2, with data likely indicating current readings and regional forecasts for the area.
Interior Secretary James Watt told a Liberty University audience that a Christian revolution is needed to rescue the country from atheists abortionists educational experimenters pacifists and big government. He criticized a so called religious left he said was controlling government undermining schools and seeking unilateral disarmament.
In the quake shattered Coalinga valley, classes resumed at West Hills Community College and about 900 elementary pupils were to return today. Officials at junior and senior high schools hoped to have water and electricity restored in time for Thursday classes as more assistance arrived for hundreds of homeless.
In Albany the state's daily numbers game produced a winning number of 157 last night. The Win Four result was 1758.
A witty quip notes the humor in marriage vows amid financial strain. It playful yokes marriage commitment to debt, suggesting humor over a serious topic and referencing an individual named Pao.
Cortland County reacts to Smith Corona announcing 100 nonproduction layoffs and plant closures. The manual typewriter plant on East Court Street will shut tomorrow, with two others on Huntington Street and McLean Road phased out by November. County officials stress tax impacts are limited if buildings stay occupied, while seeking new businesses.
Western diplomats say Soviet and Afghan forces bombed Herat killing several thousand civilians over a two week offensive. The Shomali valley near Kabul saw brutal attacks with suspected executions and mass displacement as rebels held key areas. Casualty figures vary, with unconfirmed reports up to 3000 dead and much of Herat damaged. Air power, tanks, and artillery were used of unprecedented intensity.
Syria presses for radical changes to the withdrawal framework on Lebanon as Secretary Shultz’s plan faces objections. Damascus demands keeping Israeli observers out and curbing cross border trade, plus an influential role for pro Syrian forces in Lebanon and limits on Israeli and PLO departures. Shultz may revisit the Middle East for further mediation after Paris talks.
After a week long stalemate Chicago's Old Guard aldermen and reform mayor Harold Washington agree to talks to resolve the rift. A rebel group led by Cook County Democratic Chairman Hd Vrdolyak and Washington's 21 supporters form two six member negotiating teams to mend the city council split before the next meeting.
President Reagan and the National Security Council meet to review START options with the goal of reducing strategic forces. Admin officials describe possible compromises to allow more leeway for Soviet land based missiles and to link missile cuts to U S plans on MX deployment. The interagency task force weighs raising or removing the 850 missile ceiling as Geneva talks resume June 8.
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