Billy Graham Returns to Childhood Home in Charlotte
In September 1983 Billy Graham slipped into his family home at 4519 Park Road Charlotte after dark to glimpse his roots. He recalls dreams of baseball and talk with his mother about God. The house would soon be dismantled for Jim and Tammy Bakker’s theme park in South Carolina.
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N.C
Billy Graham
Park Road
Graham
Jim
Tammy Bakker
South Carolina
Inside A Gospel of Hope Billy Graham in Syracuse
A poster style piece recalls Mordecai Ham’s 1934 Charlotte revival. The fear driven sermons and public condemnations of liquor and impurity influenced a teen Billy Graham, who attended with family and later described the experience as life changing. The account notes Graham’s younger brother Melvin, now a rural real estate dealer, remembering Ham’s wild preaching.
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Syracuse
Stars Magazine
Graham
Mordecai Ham
Charlotte
Billy Frank Graham
Melvin
Rev Graham welcomed by Syracuse organizers at invite reception
More than 100 people greeted Billy Graham at a Saturday invite-only reception in the Sheraton University Inn. The 70-year-old evangelist thanked volunteers hoping for a successful crusade this week at Carrier Dome and spoke of simple values and the Bible as God’s word.
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Syracuse
Sheraton University Inn
North Carolina
Graham
Carrier Dome
Barbara Sterling- Willson
Robinson Memorial Presbyterian Church
Terry Road
God
Boeheim Sees 7-Foot-4 Center Shawn Bradley in Utah
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim flew to Salt Lake City and drove 160 miles to Castle Dale to see Shawn Bradley, the 7-foot-4 junior center who plans missionary duty. The trip focused on evaluating Bradley beyond the scenic Rocky Mountain views.
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Jim Boeheim
Salt Lake City
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Castle Dale
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Earth Day backlash as recycling goes trendy in Central New York
Gedhas criticizes the Earth Day bandwagon while volunteering at Midler Avenue recycling center. He notes the focus on issues from the Alaskan spill to ozone holes and Onondaga Lake, urging real action beyond symbolic gestures. The event followed by a Saturday celebration.
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Lee Gechas
Onondaga Lake
New York
Gedhas
Midler Avenue
Abortion showdown looms over Roe v Wade case
A full page Washington ad urges lawmakers to oppose overturning Roe v Wade, citing a January Louis Harris poll. The Supreme Court faces Missouri arguments that could reshape abortion rights, with Justice O Connor seen as pivotal. About 300000 supporters gathered to press the issue, including Central New York attendees.
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America’s
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National Abortion Rights Action League
New York
Nine Mile 2 Nuclear Plant Shuts Down Again
Nine Mile Point 2 nuclear plant shut down Saturday night after automatic reactor trip during a weekly test. Niagara Mohawk spokesman Frank Duesel cited an electrical malfunction in turbine control with no emergency procedures required. Plant in Scriba Oswego County to undergo tests to determine exact cause.
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
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Pork barrel spending swells in New York budget
Chronicle of $91 million in pork barrel projects included in a $47.1 billion New York budget. Tax hikes and program cuts aside, entities like the Clay Panthers Football Association received tens of thousands, while the Greater Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and Onondaga fire companies also benefited amid a tight fiscal year.
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