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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1987
Page
5
In a speech branded as the final chapter of the Iran scam saga, President Reagan offered little new on his involvement. He accepted blame but said he was not fully told what was happening, urging focus on a productive 17 months left in his administration.
The piece argues Reagan’s administration is collapsing under its own weight as he retreats on a month long western vacation. It warns the president’s stated peace efforts in Central America mask continued support for the Contras and renewed funding from Congress. The tone questions democracy rhetoric and predicts renewed calls for aid.
The column recalls a proposed clothing tax cut under 75 dollars and debates its fate in a divided state government. Republicans in both Senate and Assembly showed support, while critics and advocates like the Business Council and Abe Hirschfeld weighed in. The debate mirrors a wider tax policy clash.
The piece argues the proposed clothing tax repeal stalled due to Assembly Speaker Mel Miller and Senate leadership concerns. It notes the political process requires both houses and the governor's signature, questions the cost to families, cites poverty and working households, and mentions $14,500 raises for Miller and Anderson as context for lawmakers' choices.
A reader cites factual errors in James J. Kilpatrick’s Pennzoil Teaco column in the Herald-Journal, detailing disputes over contract binding, board consent, Supreme Court actions, and damage calculations. The missives defend trial evidence and expert methods producing billions in damages and reference public statements by Getty, Pennzoil, and Texaco.
The writer praises Syracuse jazz talent at Long Branch Park despite a rainstorm that forced some attendees out. He notes a sizable local following and remains optimistic about jazz thriving in Syracuse, even without the Civic Center and amid corporate budget cuts.
Letters critique Bud Poliquin on Ali Parkinsons link and sport coverage. Alfred Engstrom supports Nicaragua election fairness concerns amid human rights debate. Reverend Joseph Nold questions Barry Silverberg remarks on the pope and Waldheim.
A 305 pound patient who underwent weight loss surgery in Virginia Beach two days earlier allegedly raided a hospital refrigerator, rupturing gastric staples after eating. He seeks $250,000 in damages, claiming negligence for access to the fridge.
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