27 Nov 1984
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1984
Page
1
President-elect Julio Sanguinetti calls for national unity to prevent the military from seizing power after his government takes office. In DeWitt, a resident has twice displayed dead deer from a backyard, prompting neighbors to seek an ordinance against outdoor butchering.
Five gunmen who hijacked a Somali airliner surrendered in Addis Ababa after threatening to blow up the plane. They released all 103 hostages unharmed as Somalia’s government met one demand. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Goshe We'de said the hijackers would be granted political asylum in Ethiopia or a third country, possibly Libya, with a news conference allowed.
The U S Customs Service will open an Albany office adding two federal drug investigators to the Northern District of New York within six weeks and up to 10 more next spring. Senator Alfonso D Amato announced in Syracuse. The plan ties to a $25 million New York City task force and past increases at the Port of Albany. The move aims to curb heroin and cocaine influx through the state as part of a broader anti drug effort. Assistant U S Attorney Frederick Scullin Jr welcomed the expanded manpower, saying it strengthens enforcement against international drug cases.
A 22 pound dynamite bomb exploded outside the U S Embassy in Bogota killing one woman and injuring six Colombians as drug traffickers threaten to kill Americans in retaliation for extraditions The State Department evacuated families of embassy staff in response to the warning from U S officials and a local embassy source described the attack as a new terror campaign by traffickers.
A White House working group proposes about 100 billion dollars in domestic spending cuts for 1988 to shrink the projected deficit to roughly 100 billion. The plan targets non military programs including farm subsidies civil service retirement veterans aid student aid education and many smaller lines while preserving major Medicare and Social Security at current levels.
Washington AP coverage: President Reagan seeks a broad overhaul of the income tax with a modified flat plan that would cut the average individual tax bill by about 8.5 percent. Officials say 80 percent would pay less or the same, while 20 percent in high brackets would pay more as deductions are removed and rates simplified. Congress faces questions about deficit politics and the timing ahead of a State of the Union outline.
The National Academy of Sciences panel urges keeping the federal 55 mph limit, citing lives saved and fuel costs. It notes speed limits on rural Interstate routes could be exempted selectively, but stops short of full exemptions. The report projects up to 4,000 lives saved annually and fewer serious injuries, while some members favor higher limits on certain safe highways.
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