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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1982
Page
1
National Weather Service forecasts scattered showers tonight and tomorrow near Hancock Airport. Expect mostly cloudy skies with a low around 7°C and a high near 18°C.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose past 1,000 for the first time since June. It jumped about 15.45 points to 1002.30 by noon as four stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange amid continued euphoria over falling interest rates. Details on Page B7.
In Gdansk, Polish shipyard workers halted operations at Lenin shipyard Monday in the first illegal strike against Poland's stern new labor law. Witnesses said the shutdown disrupted production and rekindled Solidarity tensions after earlier coverage on Page A5.
Beirut AP report says 328 bodies recovered and identified at Sabra and Chatila camps and 991 people listed as missing. Prosecutor Assad Germanos cites figures from Red Cross, Lebanese Red Cross and rescue teams.
Albany AP reports the winning number last night in the daily numbers game was not provided in the readable text. No additional names, dates, or organizations are available from the fragment to confirm a precise outcome.
A Colombian gunman who held an Amtrak sleeping car hostage for three days gave up a 1-year-old girl, then surrendered after a FBI led negotiation. Two hostages, a woman and her infant son, were found dead. Evangelista Navas Villa, 29, of Bucaramanga was identified as the hijacker. The girl was hospitalized for fluids, while authorities pursue two counts of first degree murder and kidnapping.
Harold Kenyon at Nestle Inc in Fulton works as an organoleptic analyst tasting and evaluating chocolate varieties. Alongside Phil Williams, he samples products from Choco Bake to Crunch Bars and Tollhouse cookies, describing flavor, odor, texture, and appearance for quality control.
A senior New York official said state tax collections are falling sharply due to the recession. Without new taxes, the state could end the year with a deficit over 500 million dollars, as six months of actual numbers show declines in personal income, sales, and business taxes. The midyear forecast will be released Friday.
Divers and engineers raised the Tudor flagship Mary Rose, sunk in 1545, as gale warnings and racing tides tested the multi million dollar operation off Portsmouth England. Naval guns fired a salute while Prince Charles watched. technicians pumped water from the century old hull amid threats from worsening weather and a last minute cradle leg hitch.
Englishman John R. Vane and Swedes Sune Bergstrom Bengt Samuelsson shared the 1982 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries on prostaglandins and related substances. The trio’s work, begun with a teacher student partnership, aids understanding of aspirin action and potential new treatments for ulcers clotting and menstrual cramps. Bergstrom heads Karolinska Institute research and Samuelsson and Vane commented on the surprise and delight of the award.
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