Reagan Plan Would Sell 62 F-15s To Saudi Arabia
In 1978 President Carter via Defense Secretary Brown proposed selling Saudi Arabia up to 62 F-15 Eagle jets. The deal limited to fighters, omitting AIM-9L missiles five AWACS planes and extended range tanks to appease Israel. Israelis fear enhanced Saudi air power and demand AWACS removal, fueling White House and congressional debate.
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Jimmy Carter
Harold Brown
United States
Middle East
Israel
White House
Congress
Ronald Reagan
Soviet Union
Saudi Arabia
Reagan
Sub-minimum wage debate raises youth employment concerns
The piece argues that rising minimum wage pressures push youths out of work and proposes a sub-minimum wage for young adults to expand job opportunities. It questions the Reagan administration’s AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia, suggesting it could threaten Israel and U.S. defensive interests, and predicts the deal may be stalled or provoke political conflict after Israel’s June elections.
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Senate
Labor and Human Resources Committee
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Congress
Israel
Reagan
First Female Firefighter Hired for Kitchen Fires
A city hires its first female firefighter, tasked only with kitchen fire duties while feminists remain dissatisfied with limited scope and opportunities.
Hollywood Drug Probe Ridiculed by Comic Letter Writers
A political humor piece mocks a congressional investigation into cocaine and marijuana use in Hollywood. The writer jokes that most drug use comes from Kansas shopkeepers and farmers and suggests undercover agents should target a box supper in Iowa instead of Hollywood or a South Dakota fair.
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Filmstars
Hollywood
Kansas
Iowa
Roaches on Treadmills Spark Energy Study
SUNY Buffalo researchers run wingless roaches on a treadmill to measure oxygen use and energy efficiency. They note agitation and occasional aborts, concluding little difference in energy efficiency across species with different numbers of legs or limbs. The piece hints at taxpayer funding solving a quirky problem.
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Buffalo
Suny Buffalo
Public hearings set on Jamesville DeWitt budget for 1981-82
Voters are urged to attend hearings on April 28 at the high school and April 30 at Middle School, both starting at 7:30 p.m. The budget vote and board elections are May 6 from noon to 9 p.m. The plan shows a $545,183 budget increase despite closing two of four elementary schools to cut costs, raising the tax rate by $3.48 per thousand. A separate letter by John Michael Caster of Onondaga Neighborhood Legal Services argues against Reagan’s proposed cuts to Legal Services funding, urging constituents to contact lawmakers.
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Jamesville DeWitt
Reagan
Sword of Justice
House of Representatives
Senate
Legal Services Program
John Michael Caster
Onondaga Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc
Auburn
Taxpayers Slugged By Board Comment In North Syracuse
Frank L. Laifer criticizes North Syracuse School Board President Eleanor Jones for saying the district must spend money. He argues taxpayers are capable of judging expenditures and will approve a budget only if convinced of necessity for student welfare. He urges a thorough, convincing justification of all items.
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North Syracuse
Eleanor Jones
Jones
Frank L. Laifer
North
Syracuse
Elderly plea over fire lane parking at Valley Plaza
Senior residents of Bernardine Apartments urge action at Valley Plaza to allow bus access to a rear path. They report regular parking in the fire lane blocking routes, forcing buses to detour and risking loss of service for trips to doctors and other needs.
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Valley Plaza
Bernardine Apartments
Salina Street
Podiatris
Reagan attacks legal services funding in defense of civil justice
The statement claims total funding for the Legal Services Corporation is essential to equal access to civil justice for the poor. It accuses opponents of bitterness toward the helpless, casts funding as a national commitment, and charges Reagan with pursuing old grudges and feeding reactionary elements opposed to reform.
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Reagan
Legal Services Corp
Public workers shift from private to municipal power
Harold Flanders argues municipal workers are similar to private system workers and that Syracuse should rely on those already serving the city. The Syracuse Public Power Coalition notes Plattsburg staff who moved from private to public firms earned comparable or better contracts, with NiMo executives as the notable exception likely to depart for lower pay.
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Harold Flanders
Syracuse Public Power Coalition
Syracuse
Plattsburg
NiMo
Michael S. Berres
Haig visit at Syracuse praised amid protests
Theodore Pierson defends free speech at Syracuse University over a planned appearance by Secretary of State Alexander Haig Jr. He recalls McCarthy era defenses of open debate and commends Chancellor Eggers for hosting a platform where diverse views can be heard.
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Syracuse University
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Eggers
Secretary of State
Haig
Syracuse
Theodore Pierson
Rate hike outrage over Niagara Mohawk raises concerns
The reader condemns NiMo for a $25,000 employee raise while seeking a rate increase. They warn seniors and low income people will struggle to pay higher bills and question what happens to those already squeezed if the proposal passes.
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Niagara Mohawk
NiMo
Reagan and Yamani expose flaws in Middle East arms sales
In a sharp critique, the piece recalls Ronald Reagan meeting a PLO observer in Los Angeles and contrasts it with Saudi oil minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani’s call to punish Israel with tripled oil prices. The column questions the Saudi arms deal rationale, warns of delivery risks, and urges Reagan to realign U.S. policy toward Israel and the Soviet threat. It notes Rostow’s appointment as ACDA head as a potential corrective.
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William Saftre
New York Times
Washington
Los Angeles
Wilshire Boulevard
Ronald Reagan
Sadat Hassan
PLO
United Nations
Reagan
Israel
Elizabeth Taylor
Sammy Davis
Michael Deaver
United States
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Carter
Sheik
Haig
Weinberger
Congress
Middle East
Yamani
Tel Aviv
Soviet Union
The
Russia
AWACS
Edmund Muskie
U.S
Dean Fischer
Camp David
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