Saddam No Rational Leader in Cornered Crisis
Opinion piece argues Saddam Hussein is a madman cornered by U S led sanctions and military buildup. It notes CIA handwriting analysis, U N sanctions, and international coalition moves including US, USSR, China, and Japan backing pressure to deter invasion of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
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George Bush
Kuwait
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Saudi Arabia
Israel
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Japan
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Mars
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Hashemi Rafsanjani
Damascus
Soviet Union
China
United Nations
Security Council
U.N
U.S.S.R
Mediterranean
Richard Cheney
Jiddah
Arabian Sea
U.S. Navy
USS
Independence
Persian Gulf
Gasoline prices soar amid panic and profit fears
The piece argues price hikes are driven by greed amid Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, noting no shortage yet and warnings of gouging. Analysts say disruption should take 90 days to affect pumps, while Exxon and Philips defend market responses and surcharges to curb hoarding.
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Iraq
Kuwait
American Automobile Association
Oline
Exxon Corp
Philips Petroleum Co
Middle East
America
Alaska
Prince William Sound
Native run from Moscow to London aims for peace
Dennis Banks leads 28 American Indian runners on a three month 5000 mile journey from Moscow to London to promote spirituality and peace. On the way to New York Banks visits the Onondaga Nation for a fiery sendoff ceremony. The piece also notes local political sparring involving Mayor Tom Young and Joseph Murphy with mixed reactions.
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Dennis Banks
Moscow
London
New York
Banks
Onondaga Nation
Syracuse
Onondagas
Tax energy taxes to curb pollution and aid reform
Governor Cuomo urges broader energy taxes on all pollution producing sources, proposes a gradual increase with exemptions for nonpolluting power, and uses revenue for scrubbers, mass transit, roads, and solar development. He argues the plan can reduce smog and oil dependence while protecting low income by offsetting the tax.
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Cuomo
U.S
Europe
Japan
Middle East
Washington
Flintlock Rifles Called for as Uzi Swap
A letter advocates replacing modern arms with flintlock rifles citing forefathers support for gun ownership. The author envisions a Congress program requiring surrender of modern weapons in exchange for period firearms, powder, and balls, arguing safety and simpler concealment.
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Arthur Berg
Tom Jefferson
Pat Henry
Jim Madison
Sam Adams
NRA
Congress
Cicero Faces $400 Fee for Girls Softball Tourney at Skyway Park
The Town of Cicero charges a $400 weekend permit for a girls softball tournament hosted for six years by North Syracuse Chamber of Commerce and Taft Road Little League at Skyway Park. The event brings 2000 attendees, supports 350 Cicero kids, and boosts local merchants, with Taft Road noting the town provides no aid beyond trash pickup. The groups warn the fee risks moving the event to Hopkins Road, harming local revenue and programsTreasury.
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Cicero
Skyway Park
North Syracuse
Canada
Taft Road
Little League
Chamber
Hopkins Road
Chamber of Commerce
Taft Road Little League
Emergency food relief drive at Interreligious Food Consortium
An urgent appeal requests coordinated deliveries to the Presbyterian Church at 1800 E Genesee St by nine in the morning. The Interreligious Food Consortium faces extreme shortages with canned meat and canned fruit items in short supply as demand soars.
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Interreligious Food Consortium
IFC
E. Genesee St
Presbyterian
Readers urged to submit brief public letters for publication
The Herald-Journal and Herald American invite letters on any public topic. Letters must be brief and legible with a succinct point. Unsigned letters or those with unverifiable authorship by telephone will not be published. Include daytime telephone number. Space limits mean not all letters will appear and edits may shorten them. Readers with home computers and modems can send submissions.
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