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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1982
Page
2
In Rome a group of eight ultra right Armed Revolutionary Nuclei members tried to raid a police barracks before dawn. A disguised car attempted entry, a bomb package was dropped, a shootout ensued, and the terrorists fled. One gunman was believed wounded. no police injuries reported.
A Chinese man posing as a bomber attempted to hijack a bus carrying American tourists to Xi’an’s airport and demanded to fly to Taiwan. He was overpowered by police. the “bomb” proved to be a chunk of concrete.
State police blew up six damaged rail cars to burn vinyl chloride from a derailed Illinois Central Gulf train near Livingston Louisiana. About 2,700 residents were evacuated after 43 of 101 cars derailed before dawn September 28 and have not returned home. Fire and containment ditches collected the inflammable chemical as fumes dissipated after the controlled burn.
In Los Angeles UP I report six presidents named James and four named John, but no Mike. Mike Nelson founder of Mikes of America says the club seeks to unite Mikes, promote the name for future generations, and push for a Mike to reach the presidency. The group, 3 years old, has 5,000 members including Mike Wallace and Mike Letterman. A first Mike Convention is planned next summer in Minneapolis with a Mikeathon Membership for 15 dollars and a T-shirt and newsletter benefits.
About 500 mystery aficionados attended the 13th World Mystery Convention in San Francisco, many dressed as Sherlock Holmes and other iconic sleuths. The event featured films, slides and expert talks for $10 a day, with Ted Schultz noting Watson’s skilled role and Ed Hoch lamenting a shift toward suspense novels over puzzle-driven mysteries.
Jerome Howard, 20, of Chicago, allegedly demanded 8000 to stop threats to cyanide every Tylenol bottle. Investigators dismissed him as a lead in seven Chicago-area Tylenol deaths from late September to early October. He was arrested and held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center pending Friday hearings.
Firefighters battled two giant wind fed brush fires that scorched about 74,900 acres in five counties. 85 homes burned and 147 people were injured, with 60 mph Santa Ana winds driving the flames toward Malibu and Orange County. Authorities seek arsonists amid estimates of $36 million in damages and a state of emergency in three counties.
United Press International reports two people died when a small plane crashed during a two day storm that dumped four feet of snow on the Rocky Mountains and Plains. Searchers found Gene Liebe 55 and his daughter Jennifer 12 in a field near Albin Wyoming near the Nebraska border. Roads were closed and Wyoming authorities warned against leaving towns amid the heavy snowfall and frigid 5 degree temperatures.
Weather archival entry lists record high 86 in 1940 and low 28 in 1949 for the date, with 8 p.m. humidity yesterday at 68 percent and 9 a.m. today at 82 percent. A garbled line references tune in and beverage details.
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