Immigration laws face head-on overhaul in Senate action
The Senate approves a revised immigration bill aiming to curb illegal entry by imposing fines and prison terms on employers who hire undocumented workers. Critics from Hispanic groups and labor say it discriminates and would allow temporary foreign labor amid high unemployment, while supporters argue it tackles the long standing problem. The measure still needs House approval and currently lacks full cure but marks a major shift.
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Senate
Organized Labor
U.S
Outlook Brighter With 20000 Jobs For Central New York
The Syracuse area faces a hopeful job surge as the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce targets 20,000 new jobs in four years while Anheuser Busch adds 800 positions locally and retailers expand. The plan aims for long term employment growth, though layoffs and illegal immigration debates loom. The piece stresses a need for balanced policy to avoid exploitation and protect legally employed workers while boosting local opportunities.
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Syracuse
Greater
CNY
Anheuser-Busch
Radisson
Chamber of Commerce
Sunbelt
Alaska
New York
Senators scrap third gym plan at Hart Building
The public reaction to a proposed third gym in the Hart Senate Office Building led to the project being dropped and an exercise room being closed. Taxpayers questioned spending nearly three quarters of a million dollars on facilities for lawmakers, while old salons were not targeted for replacement.
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Senate
Washington
Senators
Hart Senate
Green Bay Packers
Opinion on modern warfare and nuclear threats
Robert N. Andres argues that the Purple Heart era ideals evolved with time and that conventional warfare gave way to nuclear and unconventional threats. He notes rising stockpiles, multiple independently targetable warheads, and mutual assured destruction, urging investment in combustion and waste-to-energy tech as safer uses of funds. He signs from Baldwinsville.
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William Knowlton
Liverpool
George Washington
Guadalcanal
Pearl Harbor
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
America
Russia
Kilpatrick column criticized over U S foreign policy stance
SALIM SHAH of Syracuse accuses James J. Kilpatrick of defending imperialist Israel and condemns U S support for dictators. The letter urges awareness of rising political consciousness, cites Soviet support of independence movements, and warns against killing movements or people as lessons from history.
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U.S.S.R
Great America
Kilpatrick
Soviet Union
PLO
Lebanon
Russia
Iran
Salim Shah
Syracuse
PLO Must Go From Lebanon Amid Repeated Failed Pacts
Amid ongoing talks the PLO’s record in Lebanon is scrutinized as failing accords pile up from Cairo 1969 to Shtaura 1977 and beyond. Provisions barred shelling, bases, heavy weapons, and internal meddling, yet none held. The speaker insists Lebanon must be free by ejecting the PLO entirely.
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PLO
Lebanon
Cairo
Malkert
Incineration for Hazardous Waste Wins Support in Letter
A letter by J D Loveley, a Michigan engineer, argues incineration of most liquid hazardous wastes is preferable to burial. He cites progress in reducing automotive emissions and cites safety certification for many incineration substances while criticizing New York's shutdown of the Oswego PAS plant, claiming it wasted taxpayer funds on cleanup.
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Engineering Times
J.D. Loveley
Michigan
State of
New York
PAS
Oswego
CCC Alumni Seek CCCTies Through NACCCA Revival
NACCCA aims to locate about two million former CCC members and affiliates from the 1930s and 1940s, with many in New York. The group promotes reviving a permanent CCC as a national organization and invites inquiries to NACCCA headquarters in Falls Church Virginia, care of Victor Vengrouski.
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National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni
Naccca
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
New York State
CCCI
Redstone
Loelmann’s
Questions on Civil Defense at August County Legislature meeting
Doris Chertov and Joan DiBiase discuss Civil Defense planning amid nuclear war fears. Professor Oliver Clubb argues alerts may be ineffective and seven hours notice cannot be relied on. Future meetings set for September 8 to further analyze policies within emergency preparedness scope.
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Oliver Clubb
Syracuse University
Misinformation on telephone pay and benefits
Bertha Brown was misinformed about weekly pay for telephone operators. The article clarifies an operator does not earn 400 dollars weekly, nor receive free telephone service and 35 dollars worth of toil.
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Joan Dibiase
Syracuse
Bertha Brown
Grin and bear it on missile need for youth support
A provocative quotation argues that national security hinges on the vitality of the nation's youth and urges heightened investment in missile systems to safeguard the country’s future. The remark underscores a stiff defense posture tied to youthful strength and technological arms buildup.
IRS tracking draft dodgers prompts constitutional concerns
Reader urges limiting IRS involvement to tax matters and suggests an alternative use if expanded duties occur. The note questions IRS access to personal addresses and links to child and wife support enforcement, deeming the idea inappropriate and unsupported.
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IRS
Baldwinsville
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Philip A. Hofmann
R. Gary Kruger
House
Robert N. Andres
James J. Kilpatrick
Israel
Doris Chertov
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