15 Oct 1981
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1981
Page
1
National Weather Service predicts mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers tonight and a low near 50. Tomorrow should be partly sunny with highs 55 to 60. Winds SW 10 to 20 mph, shifting NW tonight. Rain chances 50 percent tonight and 20 percent tomorrow.
In Paterson New Jersey an arson fire destroyed two tenements early today killing four people injuring about two dozen and leaving more than 100 homeless officials said A 37 year old man who witnesses say had fought with his girlfriend a resident of one tenement was charged with arson police said
In Philadelphia AFL CIO unions representing about 250000 workers plan a one day general strike on October 28 to back teachers. Negotiations in place since October 6 were to begin today at a secret location as state mediator Edward Feehan oversees talks. In Cleveland bus drivers and the school board reached a tentative pact late last night averting a citywide bus strike that could have stranded 27000 students in a desegregation plan. Albany draws daily numbers game 148 last night.
A witty musing on city living notes that modern apartments invite noise while offering little privacy. The joke hinges on walls being too thin for sleep yet too thick to permit quiet listening, capturing urban housing humor.
The AP reports that two AWACS radar planes entered Egyptian airspace at noon and began patrols as President Mubarak swore in his Cabinet and ordered the death penalty for unlicensed weapons. Gen Ahmed Nasser, Cairo West base commander, confirmed the patrol start.
Two Republican Congressmen Wortley and Lee from Onondaga County voted no on the 3.5 billion AWACS sale in a House vote that defeated the deal 301 to 111. Reagan sought Senate support while Egypt's Abu Ghazala described an agreement to station two AWACS for joint exercises beginning in November amid regional tensions with Libya.
Elias Canetti, Bulgarian-born Jewish novelist and playwright living in London, wins the 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy cites his works on fascism and mass psychology, noting Die Blendung and his memoirs. The award honors his German language writings and anti war stance.
President Reagan told poor nations to pursue growth like the United States through private investment and international trade rather than heavy aid. He spoke in Philadelphia setting the tone for a Cancun conference with 22 nations and outlined continuing but limited aid via World Bank and IMF. The trip included a stop in Whippany for a GOP fundraising event backing Thomas Kean.
Atlantic City AP Gary Collins will replace Ron Ely as emcee of the Miss America Pageant. Collins, married to Mary Ann Mobley 1958 Miss America, was chosen as part of a policy to change personalities. Pageant chairman Albert A. Marks Jr. cites overall TV rating declines and a desire for a new face.
Ex Syracuse Chiefs skipper Bobby Cox, once Braves manager, was picked to lead the Toronto Blue Jays for 1982. Cox, 40, signed a one year contract after a season that ended with Atlanta in fifth place at 25-27. He previously led Syracuse to the 1976 Governors Cup and spent six years in the Yankees farm system before joining Atlanta in 1978.
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