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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1989
Page
9
A Wall Street Journal style note from editors to Jake doubts the Rolling Stones Dome date. They say the Sept 22 concert will sell out and suggest another show may be scheduled, implying the Dome plan was a strategic move rather than a lost payday.
The Piedmont Airlines name vanishes as it is absorbed by USAir, creating the nation’s seventh largest carrier. The former Piedmont pilot notes moves toward efficiency, while travelers fear higher fares and less friendly service at Hancock International.
The piece portrays Leona Helmsley as a symbol of the era's greed, detailing a Manhattan federal tax fraud trial in which she and Harry allegedly skimmed over four million dollars. It cites kickbacks in hotel liquor contracts and comments on societal willingness to cheat for personal gain, framing Helmsley as a cautionary emblem of wealth and corruption.
The article surveys the 7-7 Senate Judiciary Committee vote blocking William Lucas from becoming assistant attorney general for civil rights. It notes Bush and Thornburgh’s frustration, cites Thurmond Biden Grassley Simpson and others accusing racism, but attributes the defeat to Lucas’s clear lack of legal qualification despite his strong resume and public service roles.
A controversial Seabrook nuclear evacuation plan prompts protests and a Capitol Hill inquiry into NRC official Victor Stella. Critics say plan shows regulatory capture and demand FEMA reversal, while supporters defend Stella amid Senate investigations and a national debate on nuclear safety.
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