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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1984
Page
1
Investigators release a tape in which Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole discuss cannibalizing alleged victims after dismemberment. The audio features their chilling dialogue as authorities confirm the content and context of the confession.
Presidential campaign roundup highlights clout of committees in exclusive report. Campaign briefs summarize activity and strategic moves across AS and AB sections. Contact numbers listed for circulation and classifieds. News items reflect political clout and stage of campaign season.
In Loma Linda California doctors implanted a baboon heart in 37 day old Baby Fae who was dying from a severely underdeveloped heart. A human heart became available the day of the operation but the surgical team did not seek it. Experts warn of ethical questions as animal rights groups protest the procedure.
OPEC oil ministers convened in Geneva for an emergency meeting to defend the 29 dollar a barrel benchmark amid disputes over production cuts. Nigeria opposed any move to reduce output or match a 2 dollar price drop, while others urged curbs to avert a price war as talks continued in private sessions.
New York state trooper Sai John Curr, a Melrose resident and former head of the state police K-9 unit, goes to trial days after his indictment on charges of second and third degree assault. He allegedly used a billy club to strike a Syracuse man during the 1983 State Fair incident. Curr has pleaded innocent and was suspended without pay. four other troopers faced departmental charges.
Warsaw police divers search the Vistula River for Rev. Jerzy Popieluszko after his abduction near Torun on December 19. A ministry communique says three security officers are under charge, with one officer admitting the killing. Strong currents hinder the search as authorities pursue the case and possible body recovery efforts.
A Syracuse University student Kevin G. O Grady 19 fell from Lawinson Hall room 904 on Sunday morning around 12 45 am after a bed and open sliding window align. Police ruled it an accident and he was pronounced dead at the scene on the cement patio.
Jans Bussereau a French miner, collapsed about 14 miles into the New York City Marathon and died an hour later from cardiac arrest. Police say he had suffered a heart attack four years earlier. Fred Lebow noted the prior condition as officials prepared a full report.
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