17 Nov 1981
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1981
Page
1
National Weather Service forecasts continued showers tonight with a low near 40 and a high around 50 tomorrow. Rain chances run 60 percent tonight and 30 percent tomorrow, with increasing clouds Thursday. Frigid Friday patterns bring more showers, and Saturday could see scattered flurries as the forecast cools.
In Wichita Kansas police report two women and a small child were killed and another woman critically injured in an early morning shooting at a west side home. A suspect was arrested as authorities withheld victim names pending relatives notification.
A moderate quake struck south central Alaska early this morning, rattling Anchorage Homer and Kenai. Preliminary magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale, no damage or injuries reported, geophysicist John Sindorf of the National Weather Service Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said. The quake was too small to generate a tsunami.
Albany AP reports the state's daily numbers game drawing selecting number 879 as the winning result last night. The report identifies the number tied to the lottery draw and notes local interest in the outcome.
A feature notes the challenge of choosing a wedding present amid steep costs, highlighting that many gifts now match wedding expenditures in price and value. The piece surveys shopper responses and hints at shifting expectations for gift generosity.
State Supreme Court Justice Wal ter T. Gorman issued war rants for the arrest of Donald and Elizabeth Sika after they failed to appear in court to answer charges they murdered their month old son Nicola Sika also known as Donald Jr by starvation and dehydration. The indictment accuses them of depraved indifference to human life and creating a grave risk of death to Nicola who died Sept. 7 after stopping breathing during a bath.
Pam Johnson, 37, named publisher of Gannett Ithaca Journal becoming the first black woman to head a general circulation daily newspaper. She succeeds Terry Hopkins and is the 10th woman publisher in Gannett. Johnson has been assistant to the publisher and previously worked at Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, and CBS stations.
President Reagan was reported to be ready to propose a near total elimination or reduction of medium-range missiles in Europe. He will lay out the US position as talks begin in Geneva, timed ahead of Brezhnev’s visit to West Germany. A zero option could bar new missiles if the Soviets withdraw theirs, or a limited deal allowing Pershing 2 and cruise missiles in exchange for Soviet SS-20 cuts.
The Democratic House votes 195 187 to pass a stopgap spending plan to avert a government shutdown, challenging Reagan allies who threaten deep cuts. In the Senate, Republicans show signs of fatigue as talks focus on a 1984 balanced budget with tax increases and benefit cuts, while 29 Democrats defect on additional cuts and 18 Republicans cross party lines.
Holden, a private star of four decades, died at about 63 in Santa Monica. He was found in his apartment with natural causes suspected and an autopsy planned. The actor, famed for Sunset Boulevard and Stalag 17, had been Reagan’s best man and remained linked to Hollywood power circles.
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