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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1985
Page
2
Twenty five officers form the Los Angeles Peace Officers Drag Racing Team to race street racers at the Los Angeles County Raceway near Palmdale. They will drive a modified 1967 Chevrolet Camaro resembling a police squad car capable of 160 mph.
Rock star Little Richard, injured in a Oct 7 car crash in West Hollywood, underwent additional surgery on his badly broken leg at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. A hospital spokesman said the procedure went extremely well. A separate note reports a Christmas Baby Jesus doll with glow halo priced at $31.50 from Heavenly Dolls Inc. and highlights a Christain faith context for shoppers.
The Rev. Herman C. Frankland of Bangor Baptist Church admits adultery and resigns after 19 years leading a 3000-member congregation. He states he resigns of his own volition, offering no excuse, in a news conference. The case follows his rise from hundreds to more than 4500 parishioners and his prominence among fundamentalists.
Herald Journal invites readers to report factual inaccuracies in coverage with a commitment to correction. Readers are urged to call 470-0011 to alert editors to mistakes and ensure full fair reporting.
Syracuse forecast shows mixed skies today with highs near 55 to 60 and a clear evening followed by clouds and lows around 40 to 45. Friday brings clouds with a 60 percent rain chance and mid-60s highs, then an extended outlook of showers ending Saturday, partly sunny Sunday, and a cool next week with a chance of rain and cooler highs.
The National Weather Service forecasts a mild Friday with a mid 60s high and a 60 percent rain chance, followed by lingering showers into Saturday. Clear skies tonight give way to clouds tomorrow, with overnight lows 40 to 45 and light southerly winds. Strong winds and dry conditions fueled wildfires in the Southwest, prompting a flash flood watch in New Mexico as fires charred 80,000 acres and damaged homes. Temperatures fall across the Great Lakes and Northeast, with Alpena tying a date low record after a cold spell.
The National Weather Service reports Wednesday highs near 54 and lows around 43 in Syracuse with a record high 84 set in 1947 and a record low 24 in 1978. Rainfall totals reach 2.59 inches for Wednesday and 24.72 inches for October to date, with statewide foliage changes ranging 55 to 70 percent across Mohawk Valley and surrounding counties.
Regional forecast notes cloudy skies with nightly lows from mid 30s to mid 40s and Friday rain chances around 40 to 70 percent. Highs mostly in the 60s, with areas including Buffalo Olean Jamestown Rochester Elmira Corning Oswego Watertown Syracuse Auburn Utica Rome Binghamton Lake George Lake Placid St Lawrence Valley Champlain Albany Catskills Lower Hudson New York City and others showing similar patterns. Some areas mark fair conditions tonight with breezy Friday and rain chances around 50 percent.
The article notes yesterday’s high and p m EST values in left tables with today and tomorrow’s forecast in the right columns. It references NT low and FOX as likely weather sources or channels.
Boaters forecast for Lake Ontario shows southerly winds 10 to 15 knots today rising to 10 to 20 tonight and 15 to 25 knots Friday with rain likely and waves 1 to 3 feet rising to 2 to 4 tonight and 3 to 5 feet Friday. Water temp off Rochester 60 degrees. St Lawrence River winds 5 to 15 knots, rising to 10 to 20 knots Friday with Friday rain. Skywatching notes announce Syracuse Astronomical Society meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. at Onondaga Community College with David Bridges speaking on the nature of matter. comet details: 138 million miles from Earth near Orion’s club. Discovery Center in Syracuse offers updates at 425-5397.
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