Syracuse football error reveals 1880 start to 5-0 run
A Syracuse University football media guide misprint in the Herald American claimed a 5-0 start last season. The correct year the team began 5-0 is 1880, per the noted correction.
11 Oct 1987
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1987
Page
1
A Syracuse University football media guide misprint in the Herald American claimed a 5-0 start last season. The correct year the team began 5-0 is 1880, per the noted correction.
In Madrid a Guatemalan government delegation and guerrilla representatives voiced cautious optimism after talks, calling it a first step toward peace in the long Central American conflict. Leaders said a framework for negotiation exists and future meetings depend on results and flexibility.
In Quilali Nicaragua Sandinista and Contra forces faced within shooting distance but did not fire as a unilateral ceasefire began. Ortega called the move part of a regional peace accord with hopes to widen zones and extend time. Contra leaders rejected amnesty and demand negotiated halt to hostilities.
The forecast calls for cloudy skies today with a 70 percent chance of rain and highs in the upper 40s. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows 35 to 40. Monday brings a high of 45 to 50 with more clouds. Tuesday will be partly sunny with a high near 50 and lows around 35. Wednesday expects a chance of showers with a mid 50s high and a low near 30. Thursday remains cloudy with likely showers and a high near 60 and a low around 45.
Regional forecast shows a 70 percent chance of rain across multiple zones today with cloudy skies. Highs are in the 40s to mid 50s, tonight’s lows mostly 20s to 40s, and Monday expects lingering clouds with highs in the 40s to 50s and some areas turning partly sunny.
A polar front from Canada and a moist disturbance push into Central New York bringing rain today and Syracuse frost this week. Meteorologist Ken Wallingford notes northwest winds 12 mph and a shift to clouds and sun by Monday through Wednesday as temperatures fall into the 30s.
The fragmentary Syracuse weather notes list high and low temperatures for Saturday and record values. It mentions precipitation figures, wind directions and speeds at various altitudes, plus several garbled terms and years, with no clear coherent forecast or events.
Weather service notices provide forecast guidance and traffic condition lines. The text mentions contact options 455-6605 and 1.800-592 for inquiries and Thruway status information, reflecting a routine weather and road advisory snippet.
The report lists wind directions and speeds for Lake Ontario Lake Erie and the St Lawrence region with northerly winds 10 to 20 knots and choppy waves of several feet. It notes chances of rain and varying wave heights while also mentioning air quality indices and sunshine hours for Monday with humidity and drying conditions.
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