Delay costs county 250000 in budget impasse
State Comptroller Edward Regan challenged Gov. Hugh Carey on the proposed Medicaid takeover and other budget elements as unnecessary to enter the borrowing market. He warned three weeks without a budget has cost taxpayers 21.6 million and could rise, urging legislative pressure and proposing a contingency budget to guarantee minimum school aid if talks fail. Regan withheld endorsement of Carey's plan while noting support for local Medicaid cost sharing and possible alternative approaches.
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Kenn Peter
Edward V- Regan
Hugh L. Carey
Regan
Syracuse
New York City
New York
Onondaga County
Memae
Erie County
Carey
Two elderly men die after separate fires in week
Francesca DeFrancesco 85 of 130 Lilac St died at St Josephs Hospital about ten hours after smoke inhalation from a mattress fire. Royal Smith 68 of Van Ness Road died at State University Hospital from burns after a gas or acetylene tank exploded in a storage shed. Smith was burned over 80 percent of his body. DeFrancesco survived by a son and daughter and several grandchildren. services set for Monday at Farone & Son Funeral Home and Our Lady of Pompei Church. Calling hours today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francesca “Frank” DeFrancesco
Lilac St
St. Joseph's Hospital
Royal Smith
van Ness Road
van Buren
State University Hospital
Smith
DeFrancesco
Italy
Syracuse
Our Lady of Pompei
Anthony B. DeFrancesco
Angeline Hollender
Albuquerque
N.M
Frank
John
Anthony
Michael DeFrancesco
Joseph Cross
Maryann
Jennifer
Therese
Peter
John DeFrancesco
Angie DeFrancesco
Farone & Son Funeral
Our Lady of Pompei Church
Paul Brigandi
Assumption Cemetery
Syracusan Dies in Plane Crash Near Glens Falls
Hartford authorities identify Robert Penney of Westbrook Hills Drive as the 33 year old Syracuse area man killed when his light plane crashed nose first into a field on Route 40 near Glens Falls. The crash site is on the Snedders farm hillside. Penney was alone. cause under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Syracuse
Washington County
Glens Falls
Robert Penney
Westbrook Hills Drive
Penney
New Hampshire
Henry and Gertrude Snedders
Telethon Day Proclaimed In Syracuse For St Jude Support
Mayor Lee Alexander proclaims Telethon Day in Syracuse for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Tonight from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. on WTVH Channel 5 the event features Danny Thomas and other stars urging pledges to aid leukemia and catastrophic disease treatment, with 15 minute hourly local segments co hosted by Jack Slater and Marie Rae Cooke.
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WTVH
Lee Alexander
St. Jude Children's Research
Syracuse
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Danny Thomas
Supreme Court
Frank DelVecchio
Channel 5
Jack Slater
Marie Rae Cooke
Slater
Grandmother from County Derry appeals for aid over Ireland hunger strikes
Cathleen Gallagher traveled from Northern Ireland to Syracuse to urge Americans to press for basic human rights for prisoners in Long Kesh and Armaugh. She highlighted Bobby Sands and the political nature of the inmates, condemning British actions and calling for congressional pressure. She also described abuses of Catholic civil rights and urged international attention to the plight of prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathleen Gallagher
Syracuse
Northern Ireland
Harrison Center
Lancaster Avenue
Sands
Bobby Sands
Ireland
Christ
Gallagher
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher
Episcopal bishops condemn El Salvador violence in letter to Reagan
The Rt Rev Ned Cole and fellow Episcopal bishops signed a statement urging an end to outside military aid to El Salvador and seeking sanctuary for Salvadoran refugees in the United States. The letter honors Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, assassinated before Easter last year, and calls for U.S. mediation through the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Cole
Episcopal Diocese
Central New York
Episcopal
Reagan
el Salvador
United States
State Department
Cole
Oscar Arnulfo Romero
Episcopal Church
el Salvaor
Syracuse School District denies fine over meal program audit
The Syracuse School District rejects that the $1,251,356 reclaim from the state constitutes a fine. Superintendent Meno and Deputy Superintendent Double say the reclaim arose from disallowed applications with inadequate information. State official Berger notes reclaim could be termed a fine. audits cover three years and over $6 million in expenditures, with some records discarded incorrectly but not indicating fiscal mismanagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel R. Meno
Julius H. Double
Food Service
Shirley Berger
Bureau of School Food Management
State Education Department
Double
Peter M. Murphy
Meno
Coopers and Lybrand
Fowler High
Dr. Weeks Elementary
Risks and rewards of exercise explored at seminar
A sports medicine seminar in Crumlins sponsored by the Onondaga County Medical Society examined how running and other exercises boost fitness and health while posing risks such as heart problems, stress fractures, heat injuries, and knee damage. Experts urged graduated programs, medical checks, and listening to the body, with British runner Chris Stewart sharing perspectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onondaga County Medical Society
Crumlins
Medical Society
David Leivers
Edward C. Hughes Jr
Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital
Leivers
Murray Grossman
Grossman
Bruce Baker
Willard Cohen
Sara Short
Michael Bowser
Hughes
Chris Stewart
Iran
Afghanistan
Kenya
Stewart
BBC
Santa
Ica
Calif
America
United States
Colvin Street
Waring Road
Dick Goldsmith
Syracuse Chargers Track Club
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Edward V. Regan
Slocum House
Pax Christi
Harry Murray
Carl Singleworld
Public Safety Building
Clinton Square
Unity Kitchen
Murray
Griffiss Air Force Base
Rome
N. Ireland
Hal
Carl
Leo Aherin
van Duyn Hospital
Baldwinsville
Aherin
County Social Services Department
Karen Cain
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