Editor’s call for tough questions to NY State Legislature candidates
The editorial urges voters to quiz candidates on key issues before election. It presses for stances on tax protections, opposition to tax increases, environmental bonds, debt, transportation plans, pension reform, welfare and Medicaid reform, education funding, and access to public records. It emphasizes accountability and alignment with taxpayers.
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New York State
New York
State Urban Development Corporation
Freedom of Information
Snowmobile Access Plan eyed by Trumansburg club
Main Street Trumansburg outlines a proposal from the local snowmobile club to finance village street use through an ordinance. The note stresses balanced rules and strict enforcement, warning that without clear town or village laws and penalties, residents suffer noise and damage and the venture may fail.
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Ulysses
Loss of a Representative Leaves GOP Pick Unseen Here
A local note laments Congressman John Terry stepping down and critiques William Walsh for not reaching out as three weeks remain before election day. The writer warns Walsh may lose a second chance without engagement with the constituency.
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John Terry
Terry
William Walsh
United Fund Pledge Drive Urges Support for TRUMANSBURG
The United Fund requests pledges and volunteer calls to remind residents of services funded by donations. Workers are urged to pledge at work and mark the card clearly to ensure goal achievement and prevent budget cuts that would affect agencies.
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Trumansburg
The
United Fund
Labor Letter Endorses McGovern in 1972 Presidential Bid
A letter to the editor from Ithaca union member Charles F. Schwartz praises Senator George McGovern for his pro labor voting record and anti Vietnam War stance. A second writer argues Nixon should be replaced, citing bombing and policy criticisms, while urging readers to support McGovern.
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The
Laborer
Laborers’ International Union of North America
Congress
House
Senate
George McGovern
McGovern
Vietnam
Nixon
North
South
Corning
Elmira
Wilkes Barre
Washington
Agnew
Meany
Labor
Ithaca
New York
A.F. of
S.C.L
Senator McGovern
Free Press
U.S.A
Southeast Asia
Democratic
C.I.A
China
Russia
Charles F. Schwartz
Alpine
N.Y
Fire prevention poems from Mrs Meixell's fifth grade class
Two student poems observe fire prevention week. One warns fire’s danger despite warmth and light, urging flight if smell is detected and forbidding playing with matches. The other imagines a fire breaking out on a farm and hopes the fire truck arrives in time to save the day.
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Trumansburg
Columbus Day Parade Returns to Townsendville
From the Past notes Columbus Day events with a Townsendville gathering on Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. featuring H.K. Miller of New York and a sequence of school and community activities. Earlier observances in Farmer included parades, bands, and visiting schools.
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Albany
State of New York
Cing Mat Papen
Jacksonville
Ithaca
Naomi Brewer
Interlaken Review
Townsendville
Farmer
H.K. Miller
New York
Willard
Columbus
Farmer Union School
Ovid Gazette
Geneva
Cayuga County
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Crispell
Stanton F. Hager
Sheldrake Point
Ovid
LSA English
Kipp Uannic
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