Armed robbers hold card party patrons for cash
City police search for two armed men who stormed an after hours West Newell Street residence on the South Side at about 6 15 this morning. They forced attendees to lie on the floor and stole a sizeable amount of cash before fleeing in a waiting car. No injuries reported. Suspects described as two black males in white pants tan jacket and jeans with masks. A related August 1 card game robbery and four arrests are connected. bail in that case was reduced to below 75 000.
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Newell Street
Haumann
Resi
South Side
South Ave
Willie “Smooth” Jackson
Lorenzo Davis
Tenants Escape Suspicious Fire on Southwest Side
Fire heavily damaged a large brick house at 700 W Onondaga Ave leaving 10 people homeless. Investigators call the blaze suspicious as they probe the cause. The fire was reported at 6 05 a m and controlled in about 20 minutes with no injuries. Red Cross assisted with lodging and clothing for tenants Hubert Harrington Willy Kyls Anita Fisher Alexander White Elizabeth Duss Kathy Richardson Suzanne Johnson Denise Reese Fred Seeburger and Sheldon Lee. Deputy Chief Paul Reeves led operations with Engines 3 and 6 Truck 1 Rescue Squad. Investigator Richard Morgan led the probe.
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Onondaga Ave
City Fire Control
Rich Street
Hubert Harrington
Willy Kyls
Anita Fisher
Alexander White
Elizabeth Duss
Kathy Richardson
Suzanne Johnson
Denise Reese
Fred Seeburger
Sheldon Lee
American Red Cross Disaster
Paul Reeves
Richard Morgan
Herald-Journal
Jim Michalowski
Judge Refuses Refunds For Learning Center Customers
State Supreme Court Justice John O C Conway refused refunds to 19 families who paid nearly 12000 for services at the Eastern Syracuse and Monroe County Learning Centers which closed in January. The decision found no proof of intentional fraud by owner Alan D Finnegan, though acknowledged customers were wronged. Appeals options were noted by Assistant Attorney General Sheila Ben.
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State Supreme Court
John O'C. Conway
State Attorney General’s Office
Alan D. Finnegan
Syracuse
Monroe County
Conway
Sheila Ben
G. Robert McAllister
Finnegan
DeWitt
Syracuse Learning Center
Erie Blvd E
Monroe County Learning Center
Pitts
Ford
Attorney General
New York State
Ben
McAllister
Tennessee
Learning Center
Robbins Lane
Reporter earns Kaanda Award for Humanism in Baldwinsville
Herald-Journal reporter Paula A. Walker received a Kaanda Award for Humanism from the Pan-American Pan-African Association and Kahre-Richardes Family Foundation in Baldwinsville. Awards went to Alfred A. Rattray James Plinton Howard Carrington Malcolm Poindexter and Henrietta Lard for Intra Inter-American Relations.
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Herald-Journal
Robert S. Pritchard
Kaunda
Pritchard
Oswego River study tests self cleaning via gas dye tracer
USGS hydrologists will study the Oswego River near Fulton this weekend using ethylene gas and rhodamine WT dye to measure re aeration and water movement. Samples will be collected downstream from two miles upstream and analyzed to assess sewage plant siting, spill predictions, and facility upgrades. Cooperation with New York State DEC and complex river reach with dams lakes and power stations noted.
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Albany
Oswego
Fulton
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Route 3
Gulf Coast Hydroscience Center
Bay St. Louis
Miss
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
New York State
Democratic legislators push local law for consultant proposals
Two county lawmakers seek a local ordinance requiring the county executive to solicit proposals from all interested professional consultants via a request for proposal process. The plan would let Mulroy choose any qualified bidder, not necessarily the lowest, aiming to boost competition and obtain more imaginative advice while controlling large consulting fees.
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John H. Mulroy
Timothy E. Gorman
D-21st Dist
Edward Ryan
D-17th Dist
Ryan
Gorman
O’brien & Gere
Walter Neubauer
Divers and Swimmers Showcase Talents at City Events
Syracuse Parks and Recreation sponsors the City County Diving Meet at Schiller Pool with five age groups and free entry. Warm ups start at 8 a.m. five categories for boys and girls and trophies for top finishers. Also, the Water Show titled A Kaleidoscope of Colors debuts at Fowler High School at 7 p.m. with free admission. The event caps a summer synchronized swim program begun in 1952 across six city pools with color themed routines set to music.
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Syracuse Department of Parks and Recreation
Schiller Pool
Fowler High School
Schiller
Schiller Park
Oak Street
Rugby Road
Ten area youths reach area Pepsi Hotshot finals
Ten Central New York youths advanced to the Pepsi NBA Hotshot finals at the State Fair on Aug. 28 after semi finals at Syracuse University Men's Gym. Boys 16 to 18 saw Milo Miller and Alveri Janerson from Syracuse take top two spots. 13-15 included Jim Musso of Auburn and Van Moffatt of Rome. 9-12 had Mike Herring of Baldwinsville and Eric Updyke of Parish. Girls 16-18 featured Lisa DeMura of Syracuse unopposed. 13-15 included Stephanie Shear of Baldwinsville and Victoria Lawrence of Syracuse. 9-12 had Julie Hodell of Syracuse unopposed. Winners will travel to NYC playoffs with expenses paid by Pepsi-Cola Syracuse.
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New York
Syracuse University
Ocoli Milier Oi Liay
Alveri Janerson
Syracuse
Jim Musso
Auburn
van Moffatt
Rome
Mike Herring
Baldwinsville
Eric Updyke
Parish
Lisa DeMura
Stephanie Shear
Victoria Lawrence
Julie Hodell
New York City
Pepsi-Cola Syracuse
Barry named for award by Society of Logistics Engineers
Major John M. Barry of Camillus, chief PMO of the KC-10 program, receives the Special Service Award at the Society of Logistics Engineers annual symposium in Clearwater Beach Florida. A 1963 West Genesee graduate, Barry aids in KC-10 life cycle cost analysis workshops while based in Long Beach California with the Naval Plant Representative Office Douglas Aircraft Company.
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John M. Barry
Vincent T. Barry
104
Winding Way
Camillus
Society of Logistics Engineers
Barry
West Genesee High School
Clearwater Beach
Florida
Huntington Beach
Calif
Naval Plant
Douglas Aircraft Company
Long Beach
Air Force
U.S
John C. Goodrum
Radtke joins in SAC exercise
Airman First Class Robert A. Radtke Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Robert A Radtke of Manlius participated in Global Shield 79 an Air Force exercise by the Strategic Air Command. Radtke a helicopter maintenance specialist with a SAC unit at Whiteman AFB Knob Noster Missouri served in a large multi service drill involving bomber tanker missile and reconnaissance forces and Reserve units the largest SAC test in over two decades.
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Robert A. Radtke Jr
Robert A. Radtke
Memory Lane
Manlius
Truck Crash Kills Oswego Man Near Oswego
A 31-year-old Oswego man, Gary L. Tuttle of Oswego Road RD 4, died when his 1972 pickup left County Route 7 near Oswego, struck a cement guide post, and flipped end over end for 364 feet after 8 p.m. He was ejected about 41 feet and died at Oswego Hospital at 9:30 p.m.
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Oswego
Oswego County
Sheriff's Department
Gary L. Tuttle
Oswego Road RD 4
Michael Cipriano
Cipriano
Tuttle
Hannibal
Oswego Hospital
Banjo Band Concerts Return to Beard Park
Manlius Parks and Recreation continues its summer series with a Monday 7 p.m. performance by the All American Banjo Band at Fayetteville Beards Park featuring banjos piano and lead singer Edward Fagan. If rain moves the event to Wellwood School adjacent to the park.
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Manlius
Mrs Earl aids Wellesley fund drive record year
Mrs Ralph W Earl district fund raising chairman for Wellesley College in Wellesley Massachusetts helped raise 8817493 the largest total in a single year of the Centennial Fund Campaign. More than 600 volunteers contributed to the Seven Sisters college achieving its best fund raising year in its history.
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Ralph W. Earl
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mass
Earl
Seven Sisters’ College
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