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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1985
Page
3
A blast at a Jerusalem suburb bus stop during rush hour injures five. Police detain several suspects for questioning after a spate of attacks on Jewish targets this summer. A rabbi was stabbed in the Old City last week and an eight year old was injured by a nearby bomb earlier in June.
Washington Israel ambassador Meir Rosenne told United Press International that Israel wants to start negotiations with Jordan and the Palestinians while hostile Arab nations seek to undermine Middle East peace. He said U S Israeli relations are at an all time high with strong military and strategic cooperation despite campaigns to discredit Israel.
About 50 would-be Rambos mobbed a theater near Gloucester after police stopped them from sneaking into a Sylvester Stallone film. Two officers were injured, a police car damaged, and seven youths were arrested as officers wrestled the crowd for about 30 minutes. The film was interrupted during the melee.
Pol Pot, long the Khmer Rouge commander, reportedly retired on August 24 while remaining in Cambodia to head a military academy for Khmer Rouge officers. Foreign diplomats say the move could aid talks among guerrilla groups and the Vietnamese-backed government to end the conflict.
Nigeria's official radio said 87 prisoners were freed as part of post coup reunions, bringing total released since last week's takeover to 112. It also reported that governors for all 19 states would be sworn in today, with Gen. Ibrahim Babangida in attendance.
In west Beirut rival Moslem militias abduct five Lebanese civilians amid intensified fighting. Two killed and 21 injured as sectarian clashes flare in southern Lebanon. A University campus firefight leaves one dead and two wounded. Police report the month’s abductions total 67 with 45 Christians and Muslims still missing. Separately in West Germany, Justice Minister Hans Engelhard offers clemency to communist spies who surrender, following the defection of Hanns Joachim Tiedge.
About 70 inmates rammed the prison gate with a bulldozer at Spike Island Prison near Cork in Ireland. Rioters burned dormitories and attacked police, with roughly 40 surrendering after 19 hours. authorities say the jail was largely damaged while crews contained no injuries to island families nearby.
An American and French team using a robot submarine and sonar may have located the Titanic wreck about 500 miles off St John’s Newfoundland. The Knoor, aided by Woods Hole scientists, probes 10 square miles in two miles of water to test a new robot with video and still cameras amid prior Titanic searches since 1912.
London reports say the BBC receives daily intelligence material from the government raising concerns over its independence. The Observer claims data from MI6 and Foreign Office telexes are shared with BBC External Services, potentially biasing coverage. The BBC denies the report as fantasy.
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