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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1989
Page
1
_SU's rugged Coach Ben leads the Blue Jays as they clinch the AL East title ending the lingering choke stigma from 1987. The story highlights resilience, team cohesion, and a celebratory moment for the franchise and its supporters.
In Syracuse hundreds of bills bear the stamp Touched by a person living with AIDS. A 40 year old man living with AIDS, speaking anonymously, notes the stamps show affected people spend and earn money, living in neighborhoods and challenging stigma.
FBI investigates claims that Crucible Specialty Metals faked years of strength-test reports for nuclear-quality steel. Three workers and a former employee say untested steel was sent to hundreds of customers, possibly including naval facilities, with supervisors allegedly falsifying tests. Crucible denies wrongdoing. past Navy inquiries found no misconduct.
Albany reports a new front in the drug war. Beginning Monday, 9 rookie state troopers will be randomly tested, making them the first state workers subject to such tests. Cuomo administration may extend the program to other workers to catch up with other states.
A Marist Institute for Public Opinion poll of 611 registered voters shows 46 percent view drugs as the leading problem in New York, double April’s figure and nine times June 1987. The report notes high drug abuse figures and drug-related arrests, with the State Police the only agency testing employees beyond reasonable suspicion.
East Germans seeking refuge at Prague and Warsaw embassies rode trains toward West Germany under a Soviet bloc NATO accord. About 3,500 from Prague and 809 from Warsaw were moved, with West German officials calling it a humanitarian act and noting it may shape future emigration policy. Hans-Dietrich Genscher announced the settlement, greeting cheering crowds at the Prague embassy.
Rome hosted the first official visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, who with Pope John Paul II discussed future Anglican Roman Catholic unity. Runcie hinted at a figurehead primate, while the pope warned the papacy could not be merely symbolic. A long split since 1534 remains, notably over the ordination of women.
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