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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1983
Page
2
A May 23 1983 dateline reports a family seeks information about a GI or boy slain in a gang war. A separate note notes a Klan triggered scuffle. A features page highlights dignitaries earning degrees and New York park rangers.
Washington AP The U S Postal Service expects a 1983 surplus of about 100 million dollars ending Sept 30, 1983 following an 802 million dollar surplus in 1982. Postmaster William F Bolger says new income may be needed by spring 1984 but would not specify the size of a proposed first class rate increase from 20 cents or when a rate case would be filed.
About 50 American tourists escaped injury when a bus to County Wicklow south of Dublin caught fire and was destroyed. Passengers shifted to another bus. many travelers lost belongings including several passports. Police reported no injuries.
Israel postponed issuing back-to-work orders against 8,500 public health doctors who have been on strike since yesterday. The government aims to urge voluntary return from resort hideouts as the health system remains crippled. Assistant Health Ministry spokesman said the orders were not issued yet.
Three people remained hospitalized today from injuries after a Canadian jet fighter crashed during a military air show in Frankfurt West Germany. A 19 year old woman was listed in critical condition and two others were only slightly injured. Police said five persons burned to death when the F 104 Starfighter struck a highway yesterday.
In Moscow the union paper Trud reports Soviet beds branded Calm are poorly made and rubbish. Factories in Kirov 875 miles from Moscow allegedly push low quality to meet high demand. Director V Naymushin tested a bed and rejected the product as unfit.
Hundreds of motorists park along Interstate 10 as crawfish flee swamp floods. Drivers harvest the lively crustaceans from the grassy shoulders, turning a highway detour into an impromptu harvest and picnic. Local Cajun culture highlights dishes built around crawfish.
In Columbus and across Ohio hundreds waited outside banks for state funded low interest mortgages under a voter approved program. Loans total 300 million at 9.98 percent with a strict first come first served rule. By Saturday 56 applicants were behind Mark Hendrickson and by Sunday afternoon the line had grown to 83 as heavy weekend rain sent some to parking garages.
A DEC spokesman linked a transformer and vacant factory to an oil spill near Industrial Island on the St Lawrence. Authorities fear PCB contamination and pollution migration into the river while Environmental Oil Inc. works to absorb a 15 to 20 foot riverfront stretch. Coast Guard and Canadian officials investigate a suspected source ship Beograd as fuel oil was shifted during locks pass.
An avalanche in Teglio northern Italy kills at least eight. Four more are missing and presumed dead, with about 20 injured and hospitalized in Sondrio. Local residents, families, and 350 others are evacuated amid ongoing fears of another slide.
Tornadoes and floods hit Texas and three other states, threatening 7000 Texans near the San Jacinto River while heavy showers extend along the mid-Atlantic and northern Great Lakes. One death and injuries raise the toll to 22. Virginia Louisiana and Pennsylvania also report tornado damage.
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