New High Rise Opens Overlooking Oswego River
Simeon DeWitt senior residents building at E First St Oswego opens with 130 units on 15 stories. Mrs Mary Toscano first occupant and resident moves in amid moving vans and questions about security intercoms and services. Building offers recreation room library, laundromat, outdoor canal area and on site maintenance by James Hutchinson staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Runfola
Oswego
Simeon DeWitt
E. First St
Oswego River
Ary Toscano
Toscano
Simeon
Canal View Drive
Pat Charbonneau
Barge Canal
Cecil Peters
Peters Realty
Syracuse
Towpath Towers
Fulton
Wero Community Housing Company, Inc
New York To Housing Finance Agency
Aluminum beer can Grand Prix races at Poly NY
Polytechnic Institute of New York hosted the first aluminum beer and soda can Grand Prix as part of the American Society of Student Engineers Conference. Students from SUNY Stony Brook and Stevens Institute entered sapiently modified cans in 25 30 and 50 foot races with winners noted for ingenuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Polytechnic Institute of New York
Michael Turkesz
Conend Prace Wa
State University of New York
Stonybrook
Stevens Institute of Tech
Hoboken
N.J
Poly
American Society of Student Engineers
Teamsters Strike Spreads as Local Truckers Stay On Road
Nationwide walkout by Teamsters expands with thousands of drivers striking across states while Oswego and Syracuse Local 317 workers remain on the road awaiting official union word. Taft Hartley cooling off period may delay full effect. Picketing reported in multiple cities. Chicago negotiates separate contracts.
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National Teamsters Union
William Joyce
Yeamsters
Teamsters
Oswego
Joyce
Ford Administration
McIintyre
Fitzsimmons
Buffalo
N.Y
Connecticut
Worcester
Mass
Boston
Allentown
Detroit
Ohio
Newark
N.J
Nashville
Memphis
New Orleans
Little Rock
Ark
Des Moines
Iowa
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Venezuelan businessmen indicted in bogus TV rights scheme
A New York grand jury charged Peter Carver with a $29,000 fraud in a scheme to sell closed circuit TV rights to heavyweight boxing fights in Caracas and Zaire. Victims Nelson Bacaranda Ralph Amaya and Fernando Tavera were named in the 10 count indictment.
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New York
Manhattan
Ich
Peter Carver
Zaire
Venezuela
George Foreman
Ken Norton
Caracas
Foreman
Muhammad Ali
Nelson Bacaranda
Ralph Amaya
Fernando Tavera
San Francisco Strike Shuts City Services And Transit
A citywide strike by thousands of San Francisco workers closes buses, parks, and facilities. About 1,900 machinists and others walk out over pay cuts tied to a November ballot change. Hospitals, police and fire stay on duty while city supervisors seek a resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teta
George Moscone
Board of Supervisors
Moscone
Superv
Weather Summary For Local Area With Rain Likely
Occasional rain today with a high in the mid 40s and variable winds from southwest to west.Tonight light rain or wet snow possible with a low near 35. Friday another shower chance with a high around 40 and winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent today, 70 percent tonight and Friday.
New Tenant Sought for Oswego Grant Store as Bids Grow
A Syracuse bank expects an announcement next week on a new tenant for the vacant W. T. Grant Store in Oswego. Debates over preferred bidders accompany Grant Co liquidation after more than 700 stores closed nationwide. Major bidders include J C Penney, A&P, McCrory, Kresge, and others seeking 75 more locations.
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Syracuse
Palladium Times
W. T. Grant
W. T. Grant Co
Grant
Midwest
Poe
J. C. Penny Company
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
McCrory Corporation
Rapid- American Corporation
S. S. Kresge Co
Kmart
John J. Galgay
Penney
McCrory
A&p
Dart Drug Company
Amesment Stores
Arien Develpers Corporation
Adams Drug Stores
SPACE Program Aims Youth Recovery Through College Partnership
Oswego County probation department teams with SUCO to run SPACE, a high school equivalency program for probation youths. SUCO tutors and certified staff supervise, with placement in part time campus jobs. The program seeks practical classroom experience for future teachers and broad community involvement.
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Oswego
SUCO
Aonemed
County Tron Corgy Department
Rolls
Enneth Li
Probation Department
James Jon
Patridge
Soon
Marilyn Meiss
Othe Freeredit
Girl Scouting
YMCA
Sipser
DisputeBetween Contractors Clashes at Westside Sewage Plant
A morning dispute at the Westside Sewage plant on First Ave A involved Vincent J Fasano and Micheles Engineering over use of shared work space. One contractor blocked access fearing interference with the other. Engineers and contractors planned a meeting to resolve the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westside
First Ave. A
Vincent J. Fasano
Micheles
Reagan Turns Up Pressure on Kissinger in Defense Tilt
Ronald Reagan assailed the Ford administration's defense policy in a nationally televised speech claiming the nation risks becoming second in military power. He cited Kissinger and warned about the danger of being second best while a Democratic forum drew candidates Carter Jackson Udall and Harris to New York for events ahead of primary voting.
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Associated Press
Ronald Reagan
Ford Administration
California
Ford
Acceties
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Jackson
New York City
Harlem
Communications Workers of America
New Haven
Connecticut
Ella Grasso
Connecticut Public Information Network
Sev
Reagan
North Carolina
Napa
Dr. Kissinger
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Mary Toscano
Mrs. Toscano
U.S
Lake Shore Transportation Co
San Francisco
Fulton News Family
Oswego Grant
Space Program
Jenny Perleoni
Bulletin
Udall
York
Carter
Athens
Sparta
Camiga
Rom Elmo Zumwalt
Naval Operations
Isinger
Lawrence
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