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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1982
Page
1
National Weather Service at Hancock Airport reports snow and flurries in Saranac Lake and a 40 percent chance of snow or showers in the Syracuse area tonight. Winds remain windy and cloudy with a low near 40. tomorrow partly cloudy with a high near 50.
Off duty corrections officer Frank Weems 40 from Middletown seized three relatives at his mother's Bronx home today. Two captives were released after about an hour. a shot was fired into the floor. Police spokesman Raymond O'Donnell identified the hostages as Edna Lee 60 Weems’s aunt Gloria Lee 20 and Shin Lee 4. The specific two released were not immediately disclosed.
The national Red Cross reports 26 drowned and 25 missing after Typhoon Nancy struck northern Luzon. About 50 houses were washed away by the Vinta River flooding in Isabela Province, 185 miles northeast of Manila, as the storm began Thursday night.
A Sun Aire jetliner carrying 16 passengers caught fire before takeoff to Los Angeles, filling the cabin with smoke and forcing passengers to jump from emergency exits. A teenage girl fell from the wing and suffered a possible broken leg. officials cited an apparent electrical malfunction in the cockpit as the cause.
Albany AP reports the state's daily numbers drawing produced the winning number 211 last night. The result confirms the top prize impact and sets expectations for players statewide.
A reflection contrasts our restraint with others who reveal only part of their knowledge. The remark suggests a shared limit in what is disclosed, hinting at humility or caution in communication.
In Krakow suburb Nowa Huta riot police used tear gas, concussion grenades, and flares to disperse hundreds at a memorial vigil for Bogdan Wloski killed in rioting. Police removed the memorial cross and surrounded the square, while residents reported tense atmosphere and ongoing demonstrations linked to Solidarity’s revival.
A convicted robber who held five people at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn surrendered after 464 hours. Larry Van Dyke 33 released Elton Smith then left with assurances of safety and a statement to reporters. He sought an investigation of prison conditions and vowed to die for incarcerated brothers if needed.
Reagan proposes selling the Soviet Union up to 23 million tons of grain with 180 day guarantees to ease farm income worries ahead of midterm elections. He frames the plan as a step to restore the U.S. as a reliable global supplier and to counter protectionism. Farm leaders praise the move while critics call it politically timed.
About 100 women and children began a sit in at a partially built mosque in west Beirut to stop the army from bulldozing shacks as casualties are reported. The army postponed a security operation in Christian east Beirut for two weeks amid claims of killings and tank violence near the Beirut airport.
FBI agents compare fingerprints of a man wanted for questioning in seven Chicago area Tylenol poisonings with partial prints from a cyanide laced Tylenol bottle. The extortion letter demanded 1 million dollars and named Robert Richardson as the suspect, later identified as James W. Lewis, a Kansas City man with prior murder charges. Authorities warn Lewis and his wife Leann should be considered armed and dangerous. Lewis has used many aliases. Investigators note possible links but no definite ties established between Lewis and the Tylenol deaths.
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