Ex youth leader Melvin Murrell gets probation for gun at 1982 attempted robbery
Melvin Murrell, 36, a former Syracuse youth leader, is sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to third degree criminal possession of a weapon in the April 9 1982 downtown credit bureau incident. Co defendant Richard Vance Williams also pled guilty. he received prison and jail terms on related charges. The report notes Murrell’s Vietnam service and past role with Westcott Youth Organization.
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Melvin Murrell
Syracuse
Credit Bureau
Murrell
Tune
Richard Vance Williams
Westmoreland Avenue
Williams
Westcott Youth Organization
Veteran in Griffiss protest recalls Korea ailing war shadow
William Lobdell Jr., 49, recalls his 19 year old combat first day in Korea as about 200 protesters gathered at Griffiss Air Force Base to urge a nuclear freeze. He says the scene felt unserious, while noting some protesters carried slogans and flowers. Thirty years after the armistice, Lobdell balances his civil duty with his civilian life as a long time Carrier Corp. worker.
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William Lobdell Jr
Korea
Lobdell
Syracuse
Carrier Corp
Griffiss Air Force
Rome
Rome. ‘Peace = Strength” reads the bumper sticker on Lobdell
Air Force Base
Soviet Union
Griffiss
Dellah
Mike
Judy
Meals on Wheels Syracuse Receives $19000 Grant
Better Meals volunteers operate a kitchen at 300 Burt St with 5 kitchen workers and 30 drivers delivering hot and cold meals five days weekly to about 300 homebound residents. 350 volunteers assist, many elderly, including a 101 year old recipient. project funded by a Gifford Foundation grant to buy kitchen equipment.
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Syracuse Community
Better Meals
Meals On Wheels of
Syracuse, Inc
Gifford Foundation
Jean Archie
Burt St
Archie
Central New York police chiefs say staffing stretched thin
In a survey of eight cities Auburn shows the tightest manning with one officer per 525 residents, far below the Central New York average of one per 448. Chiefs cite deployment patterns and post boundaries as key to policing with limited officers.
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New York
Auburn
John T. Costello
Oswego
Costello
Tyesel
Lieve
Grant Avenue
Ithaca Walk Patrols Cut to Boost Mobility
Chief James Herson cites walking patrols as low priority in Ithaca to boost efficiency. When needed a patrolman may be moved from walking duty to transport or hospital watch, with Watertown’s Chief Cascanelle noting limited foot presence downtown. Auburn favors a mix of car patrols and a three wheel vehicle for downtown mobility and personal contact.
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Ithaca
James Herson
Herson
Watertown
John R. Cascanelle
Auburn
Costello
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Westcott East
Tom Murphy
John Farge
Syracuse Police Department
Euclid
Murphy and
Farge Tald
Westcott Street
Euclid and
Westmoreland Avenues
East Genesee Street
Randall Korman
Westcott Group
Falge
Murphy
Korman
Levy Middle School
Police Department
The
Onondaga County
MacArthur Stadium
Mario Cuomo
New York State
Peter Neglin
U.S. Small Business Administration
Hopkins Road Park
Onondaga Lake Park
Marcellus Park
Onondaga County Health Department
Civic Center
Montgomery St
Common Council
City Hall
William Lobdell
Jordan
Marines
Cruise
Toto
Dave Grunfeld
Lance Howland
Cortland
Philip Cinquanti
Fulton
Walter Hanlon
Hanlon
Oswego River
Oneida
John McClellan
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