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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1982
Page
2
A Spanish speaking man traveling with a woman and two small children fired shots inside a sleeper car on Amtrak's Silver Star in Raleigh. Police with high powered rifles surrounded the car but reported no injuries. Four other neutral persons were later removed from the car while the gunman and his family remained inside.
Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy branded expatriate dissidents as American agents and vowed they would be liquidated. The speech, marking Libya’s 12th anniversary of the 1970 Italian expulsion, was reported by JANA and recalled prior killings of Libyans abroad. He warned the Libyan-Arab people would meet their responsibilities to liquidate escaped American agents.
Grand Prairie tale of Sammy the raccoon ends in injunction halting his execution after trucker J D Kirk petitions to save the animal. The dogged case notes Sammy’s domesticated life with Wolf Woods and set Oct. 14 for a hearing to reconsider. In Houston, financier John Grice faces bad-check charges after buying Tioga Texas for 200000.
Investigators traced a cyanide threat to McNeil Consumer Products in Fort Washington and to a bank box in Chicago. The FBI investigates a former stockbroker amid reports the mailings began in several states. A task force chief said the killer arrest was not imminent. bank records were subpoenaed.
Swedish navy says search craft dropped more depth charges near Hors Bay in a continuing effort to trap a suspected Soviet bloc submarine. Spokesman Captain Sven Carlsson said the submerged vessel remains in the bay after a break attempt, with a second submarine sighted near the inlet per reports. The navy has not released full details and has imposed a news blackout on the week-long incident.
The Associated Press reports Israel eased its demand for an immediate PLO withdrawal from Lebanon after U S pressure but insisted the guerrillas depart in phases with Israeli and Syrian forces. Officials in Jerusalem said evacuation would not finish before Syria and the PLO leave, and that security guarantees with the Lebanese government are required. Prime Minister Begin's government reportedly softened terms, with Habib consulting U S officials in Washington on removing foreign troops. Israel's ambassador said forces may leave Lebanon in three to four months, a claim not tied to a pullout agreement. Defense Minister Sharon said no withdrawal from the 25 mile deep southern security zone without a Lebanese security pact. Syria remains with about 30,000 troops in eastern Lebanon, remnants of a 1976 Arab League peacekeeping force.
President Reagan and Mexico's president elect Miguel de la Madrid meet near the border with an open agenda likely to cover Mexico's financial crisis fueling U.S. immigration strains. Reagan will lay a wreath in Tijuana before returning to Coronado for a regional talk and luncheon.
Weather sweeps through the South as massive rains flood streets and force cleanup crews from a week-old Louisi ana train derailment still burning. Towers of rain hit Oxford and New Orleans while central Mississippi and northeast Louisiana face flash flood watches. crews resume work after a wind shift and fumes from a burning vinyl chloride tanker.
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