Miss Williams heads to Miss America after state win
Syracuse coverage highlights Vanessa Williams, Miss New York State, as she advances toward the national Miss America Pageant. The feature notes her Syracuse roots, Chappaqua residence, and SU theater ties, with broader pieces on local arts, broadcasting, and fashion media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanessa Williams
Syracuse
Herald American
Empire Magazine
Hart Seely
Tv-Cable Guide
Joan &. Vadeboncoeur
Vanessa Lynn Williams
Chappaqua
Syracuse University
New York State
Stars Magazine
John Thomas Waite
Christian Brothers Academy
Amadeus
Vadeboncoeur
Kevin Hyland
Body of child found as plane shootdown furor grows
Soviet officials charged the downed Korean Air Lines jet was on a coordinated spy mission with a U.S. RC-135, claiming the aircraft fled Soviet airspace after rendezvousing with the U.S. plane. Japanese fishermen found a child’s body off Hokkaido, potentially a passenger, badly damaged by debris, with authorities noting uncertainty about race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Japan
Nikolai V. Ogarkov
Foreign Ministry
Far East
Korean Air Lines
Hokkaido
Ogarkov
Pentagon
Marines Unharmed After Night Rocket Barrage at Beirut Airport
Rockets struck the U S Marine zone at Beirut International Airport twice, midnight and 75 minutes later, sending 1,200 Marines to bunkers with no casualties reported by dawn. A separate attack hit near the French contingent base as fighting between Christian and Druse militias continued. President Reagan pledged support, while Rep. Long planned to seek congressional funding blocks unless a combat status is declared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Reagan
Foch
Associated Press
William Foley
Foley
Tim Garaghty
Clarence Long
D-Md
Washington
Congress
Inmate suicides probe at Oneida jails and Utica lockup
UTICA local police and the state Department of Correction investigate the attempted deaths and two hangings at Oneida County jails and Utica police lockup. John Campbell, 21, was found dead in his cell, while Bruce Murray, 24, and Charlie Moore, 60, were found hanging but revived. Murray had been in punitive confinement after a rules violation. Moore was jailed for disorderly conduct.
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Utica
State Department of Correction
Oneida
John P. Campbell
Wappingers Falls
Tony Cucinotta
Campbell
Cucinotta
Bruce Murray
South St
Oneida County
Stephen Cook
William Hasenauer
Murray
Charlie Moore
Moore
David Newman
Newman
Inflation slows as wholesale prices rise in August
The Labor Department reports a 0.4 percent rise in wholesale prices for August, matching the overall rate and yielding a 4.7 percent annual rate. Food prices climbed 0.4 percent amid drought and heat, with rising costs seen in wheat, meat, eggs, and poultry. Beef and veal prices fell, while pork and poultry rose. Regan warned banks about holding high interest rates despite cooling inflation.
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Washington
Labor Department
Treasury
Donald Regan
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Onondaga County Courthouse
King
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George Burns
Crouse- Irving Memorial Foundation
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Tom Duffo
Cicero Swamp
Dufto
Herald-Journal
Mike Gregmar
Daga County
Dany Chamoun
Camille Chamoun
Deir el Kamar
Bowen
AUS. Marine
Oy Marguerite D. Carroll
Toby
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