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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1982
Page
1
In El Salvador guerrillas pressed a 6 day offensive, holding five villages and advancing on a sixth. They reported killing 189 army troops as 5,000 government troops counterattacked near Joacaitique, 20 miles north of San Francisco Gotera in Morazan province.
Carroll County Deputy Sheriff Cameron Harbison and 15 year old Robert Dumais were found alive near the peak of Mount Chocorua after six hours trapped on a stormy mountain. Harbison used his flashlight as an improvised radio antenna to summon help and save the boy. Dumais, a 15 year old with a physical and emotional handicap, had gone missing during a school outing from the Sweetser Children's Home in Saco Maine. Rescue teams located them about 11 p.m. after the group had left the woods at about 5 p.m.
Police pursue clues in the four day disappearance of Ted Beckwith a 51 year old former financial executive of bankrupt By International Airways. Beckwith was last seen Thursday in Dallas with his abandoned car found Friday eight miles west of Sulphur Springs. His wife Jane said he had phoned to say he would return home to celebrate her birthday.
Pierre Mendes France, 75, former French prime minister and World War II resistance fighter, died today. He led France for seven months in 1954 and was known for negotiating a settlement on Indochina that shaped Vietnam's split and later became a longtime government critic.
In Purcell Oklahoma a First Christian Church vote ousted Pastor Richard Yates 54 to 23 after he publicly supported parimutuel horse racing in the September statewide referendum. Yates, 54, said he was dismayed but not angry noting the action contrasts with church guidance and a long running internal dispute.
Superior Court Judge Donald Fitzpatrick and County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn urge the federal government to establish an experimental ROTC program in Los Angeles County's 12 juvenile camps. Fitzpatrick cites that 75 percent of the camp population is 17 or older, seeing a military path for many youths. Hahn has backing from Probation Committee and Board of Supervisors and seeks a pilot program with U.S. Army officials, writing to Defense Secretary Weinberger.
Nebraska troopers and Cass County deputies padlocked Faith Baptist Church in Louisville to enforce a court order against a non accredited school operating in the basement. About 85 people were escorted from the church as pastor Everett Sileven serves part of a jail term for defying prior orders. The padlock comes after judges and prosecutors sought voluntary closure and allows for occasional services.
Police detained 55 demonstrators outside the Selective Service headquarters as crowds crossed lines and sat in the street. Those arrested faced a crossing police lines misdemeanor with a $50 fine. some protesters burned registration forms while crews guarded the area. The event underscored opposition to Selective Service registration amid indictments of men for failing to register.
The Northeast faced up to 3 inches of snow and subfreezing temperatures as a cold front moved through Pennsylvania and New York. Snow blanketed the Cascades, and motorists were urged to use snow scrapers while residents braced for ongoing winter conditions across multiple states.
The case pits Citibank against Banco Para El Comercio Exterior de Cuba over a $193 000 letter of credit after Cuba nationalized banks in 1959 The 2nd Circuit ruled the Cuban bank a separate entity not an alter ego and barred US courts from testing foreign expropriation validity Federal lawyers urge the Supreme Court to decide duties and costs in challenging government actions and fair access to US courts
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