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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1978
Page
2
Chaos and grief engulf Tabas Iran after a devastating quake 400 miles southeast of Tehran. Officials report up to 15 000 dead and thousands missing with 700 soldiers and medical teams aiding relief. Aftershocks sustain fears while water and basic needs run scarce in the worst hit villages.
Government troops mass for an assault on Esteli, the rebel stronghold, with the national guard deploying combat-toughened units to approach from south and north. Barricades and trenches line the streets as Sandinistas and fighters in Esteli resist, while helicopters strike the city and a curfew and city strike impact daily life.
New York Times reporter Myron Farber was cited for contempt for refusing to turn over notes on Dr. Mario Jascalevich. Acting Superior Court Judge William J. Arnold ordered a hearing and upheld Farber's claim of shield-law privileges.
A Staten Island rabbi, Shimon Newhouse, was convicted on 25 counts of submitting false statements to the federal government about a summer lunch program on Staten Island. He faces up to five years in prison and $10,000 in fines at sentencing in six to eight weeks. Newhouse is chair of Bais Yaakov School of Staten Island and executive director of the National Council of Beth Jacob schools.
A 65 year old Washington woman is identified as the second Legionnaires disease death in a week. She was hospitalized August 30 with fever and vomiting and died last Thursday after a second blood test confirmed the illness. Allan E. Blanchard, 49, Detroit News Washington bureau chief, died of the disease Sunday. A second male victim remains in stable condition in a Washington hospital.
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