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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1985
Page
2
The Decatur area with many Amish families reports six Amish individuals arrested for drunken driving since Sept 16, 1984. Judge Lorren D. Caffee notes a shift from rarity to common occurrence, with at least one driver jailed for a second offense after a high speed incident.
Chuck Yeager, the man who broke the sound barrier, was feted in Hamlin and at Kanawha Airport where facilities were renamed for him. Senator Byrd praised Yeager as an ideal West Virginian, while Yeager downplayed fame from The Right Stuff, stressing the value of being in the right place at the right time.
Kyna the cougar mascot of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is recovering from surgery to remove a six inch section of her small intestine after swallowing pieces of a soccer ball placed in her cage. Officials say someone gave the ball as a play item for the two year old cat leading to the injurious ingestion.
The Coast Guard reported a 90-foot humpback whale wandering San Francisco and Suisun bays for four days without posing a hazard to boats. A Coast Guard spokesman described it as a deer in the neighborhood. The whale was guided from four feet of water in Berkeley Marina before trackers gave up. Jan Rosetto of the Marine Mammal Center noted humpbacks usually stay by Hawaii and avoid Northern California waters.
Lou Ferrigno, famed for The Incredible Hulk, visited 22 year old John Lavenburg of Bloomfield Connecticut at the Doral Park Avenue Hotel in New York City. Lavenburg, who has Down syndrome and serious heart problems, embraced the hero during a heartfelt meeting fulfilling a longtime wish.
Herald American had erroneous contact number for Oswego bowhunters safety course on Oct 19 at 9 a.m. The correct telephone is 342 0519.
The Syracuse forecast calls for scattered showers today with a high in the mid 50s, followed by mostly sunny conditions. Tonight will be mainly clear with frost possible and a low in the 30s to mid 30s, then Thursday brings a high around 55 to 60. Extended outlook shows partly cloudy skies with a Friday chance of more showers and a high near 70, and a weekend with a chance of rain and highs in the 60s.
The National Weather Service forecasts frost tonight with sub 30° readings in parts of Central New York. Thursday brings cool but mostly sunny weather in the 50s and 60s, followed by a warm Friday near 70°. A pair of cold fronts caused the chill with brief showers possible today. Weekend showers and mid 60s are expected, while other regions endure storms, fires, and heavy rain in the southeast and southern California.
Mild details across Buffalo Olean Jamestown Rochester Elmira Corning Oswego Syracuse Utica Rome Binghamton Lake George Lake Placid St Lawrence Valley Champlain Valley Albany Catskills Hudson Valley New York City area show frost tonight and mainly clear skies, with Thursday becoming mostly sunny and highs from the mid 40s to mid 60s in various locales.
Charles T Bowen reports on Lake Ontario weather with west to southwest 20 to 30 knot winds easing to northwesterly 15 to 20 today and variable less than 10 tonight. Thursday brings southerly 10 to 20 knots and fair conditions through Thursday. Waves 2 to 4 feet this afternoon, 2 feet or less tonight, water temperature 59 off Rochester. St Lawrence River winds shift 10 to 20 knots then light and variable, east to southeast 10 to 15 knots Thursday, fair weather through Thursday. Shoreline Jam today and Nation's ow Worroad Mn coc0 Nation's high Fort Lauderdale Fla.
Temperatures Tuesday reach a high of 68 and low of 52 with rainfall totaling 1.14 inches for October and 24.67 inches year to date. Record high 82 set in 1962 and record low 27 in 1940. Winds shift from 15 mph west today to aloft up to 70 mph at 25 000 feet. Foliage nearing peak across Adirondacks Catskills and Western New York with multiple counties at or near peak levels. Weather service indices show air quality good to moderate with daily pollution index at 42 and contact numbers for forecasts and questions.
The article indicates snow across the nation with yesterday's high and overnight low in the left columns and today and tomorrow's forecasts in the right columns. Data is presented in EST timings and notes expected conditions.
The Syracuse Astronomical Society hosts its monthly meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in Onondaga Community College Technical Arts Building room 343. David Bridges of Le Moyne College physics department will discuss the nature of matter and related topics.
Data from a discovery center in Syracuse details a comet observed at 3am within 25 miles of Syracuse. It lists magnitude 10.0 with azimuth 11796' elevation 53 48' and notes the object lies above and between the stars forming Orion's club. Contact 425-5397 for updates. Prey data credits JoAnn Graham and artist Fred Heyman.
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