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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1982
Page
1
Oct 15 1982 report highlights a hostage situation at a hospital as Middle East tensions intensify. Bush campaign notes and legal actions involving public figures are listed on pages A4 to A12 with ongoing coverage.
Evangelist Billy Graham arrives for an 11 day visit to socialist East Germany and says he is increasingly interested in Christian experiences in socialist countries. He hopes to contribute to world peace and cooperates with East German churches. He warns of tension and mistrust in international relations and stresses survival of mankind.
France plans to produce a neutron bomb with technical assistance from the United States and may announce the decision soon. The move would make France the second Western nation to authorize such production after the United States began stockpiling the weapon in 1981. A New York Times dispatch said Paris informally notified Western allies and a formal announcement was expected. Top Defense Ministry officials accompanying President Mitterrand in Africa could not be reached for comment.
AP reports Ayatollah Ashrafi Isfahani, a senior Iranian cleric and Khomeini’s special representative in Bahtaran, was killed during weekly prayers in Bahtaran. Tehran blamed United States mercenaries and the Mujahedeen Khalq for the assassination, noting it was the fourth imam killed at such services.
In El Salvador government forces lifted a four day rebel siege, driving 2 000 troops from Las Vueltas and El Jicaro villages northeast of San Salvador. Rebels still hold three other towns as fighting intensifies, with transport and power disruptions affecting the eastern region on the war's third anniversary. Radio Ven ceremos warned more outages.
Four Oakland police officers in tuxedos attended the Madame Butterfly performance to nab purse snatchers but their disguise flopped as no one wore tuxedos. An officer’s foot long flashlight drew laughter and no arrests followed after no thefts were reported during the show.
In Warsaw and Nowa Huta unrest flared after a memorial for a steelworker killed by police. Fugitive labor leaders urged sympathy strikes at Warsaw plants as clashes left scores injured. Police reported tear gas, rocks, and fires as crowds confronted authorities amid protests against a new anti‑ Solidarity law.
In downtown Tampa during the noon rush a driver, James Schwartz, 40, bailiff, pulled an injured Hammond from a car minutes before it exploded into flames. The collision sent jet fuel spraying as flames engulfed a courthouse annex and nearby vehicles. Firefighters fought the blaze for hours using foam while rescuers tended to Ham mond’s injuries.
The forecast shows scattered showers and thunderstorms spreading over Oklahoma Texas and Florida with rain in Minnesota and New York. Cloudy to partly cloudy skies are noted across the Great Basin central Pacific Coast upper Ohio Valley and lower Great Lakes with fair weather elsewhere.
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