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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1982
Page
1
Oct 14 1982 report notes a refinery accident alongside brief items on acupuncture in surgery a Vietnam memorial change and a dying man hailed as a hero. Blacks close SAT gap and other items appear across pages A4 A8 A9 A11 A16 with concise local coverage.
A federal judge upheld a subpoena requiring Mayor Coleman A. Young to provide his 1978 through 1981 federal income tax returns to a grand jury probing a city bus fuel contract with Magnum Oil Co. and related financing. Prosecutors seek possible financial ties between Young and Magnum officers amid a $6 million annual fuel contract and a $1 million loan. In Washington, NATO’s Bernard Rogers warned of potential Soviet intervention in Poland and urged stronger Western defense funding to deter both conventional and nuclear conflict.
The state rested its case against Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson after presenting misconduct charges over a claimed no show job. Attorneys for Gibson and ex City Council President Earl Harris argued the evidence failed to prove knowledge of Bontempo not reporting to work. A verdict motion will be heard as the jury is excused until tomorrow for further defense arguments to dismiss conspiracy misconduct theft and fraud counts.
President Reagan and top Justice Department officials announced an expanded war on drug trafficking with 12 federal task forces, more jail space and 1000 new agents. The plan aims for $120 million to $180 million in its first year and requests Congress to fund the effort.
In Virginia, the Vinton branch of Virginia Savings and Loan closed overnight after a skunk spray outside the building and interior odor prompted deodorant treatment and extended teller breaks. The drive in window remains open as staff work with an exterminator and detergent cleaners. In Nevada, Gaming Control Board opposes placing one armed bandits in hardware stores citing policing concerns and potential customer risk.
Militants from the outlawed Solidarity union urged sympathy strikes to aid Gdansk workers as martial law and security measures intensify. Police clash with steelworkers in Nowa Huta Krakow with arrests and street damage reported while authorities promise strict control amid nationwide unrest.
In Seoul 5,837 couples from 83 nations wed in a mass ceremony led by Rev Sun Myung Moon at Chamsil Gymnasium. Participants, many strangers before the event, pledged to ideal family unity as Moon selected matches through a matchmaking process. The ceremony featured perfume spritzing, rings exchange, and a chorus of Mansei as crowds watched.
Dense fog blankets Pennsylvania and New England as showers spread along the Atlantic Coast. Cloudy skies persist from the southern Appalachians to the Great Lakes with rain in eastern Michigan and Ohio. Scattered showers expected from Florida to New England, with 50s to 80s temperatures nationwide and good air quality.
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