12 Sep 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1983
Page
1
Jimmy Connors clinched his fifth U S Open championship with a gutsy performance. The article notes a dominant victory and reflects on the glory of the win.
The United States now says the Soviet pilot may have fired warning shots before missiles struck the South Korean airliner, which killed 269 people. State Department notes the jetliner was unarmed and civilian, and officials did not comment on the new release.
Wes Winter 46, a Mesa, Arizona aircraft distributor, died when the wings snapped off his Italian made plane during a loop at the 15th annual Plainview Kiwanis Air Show. About 1000 spectators watched as the craft tumbled to the ground. Winter’s wife Kathy screamed Oh my God over the public address system as witnesses described the fatal moment.
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra players walk out for a second year over pay. The union rejected the contract 69-0 amid talks on a two year deal. The season opener is in Rome with a Sept. 23 first home performance. Starting salary listed at 12,684 with most core players around 13,000 and part-timers at 3,951. Musicians demand raises to 17,766 and 20,296 over two years.
Pope John Paul II praised Austria for accepting refugees while saying the world appears to be slipping toward a dangerous pre war stage. He marked the 300th Sobieski victory with Mass at St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna and held meetings with Polish exiles and leaders in the Throne Room of the Habsburg palace.
The piece examines the biannual conscription of 1.8 million youths at 18 to fill Soviet military branches including ground forces, strategic rocket troops, air defense, air force, navy, KGB border troops and internal security. It highlights harsh life, theft, inefficiency, and poor food within the system.
The piece reviews Soviet veterans in the United States who describe rigid discipline and limited freedoms during conscription. They recount poor practice with weapons, frequent radar failures, and harsh, isolated life on distant bases with minimal leave while forbidden to desert or roam. The report contrasts Soviet rigidity with Western security concerns.
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