Hardest job: finding one editor's note on unemployment
Karen Cain profiles Steve Hooper a 30 year old Liverpool man out of work since November. He has applied for about 200 jobs in nine months and uses ads, the state employment office, and his network to find work. He joins roughly 24,500 unemployed Central New Yorkers, calling his task the hardest job in the world.
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Florida
State Employment Office
Tomorrow offers sun after a rain chance. umbrella advised
Tonight cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain and mid-50s lows. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a high near 75 as the extended outlook shows showers on Wednesday, fair skies Thursday, and a chance of showers again Friday. Daily highs in the 70s and lows in the mid-50s.
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National Weather Service
Syracuse Temperatures in Fahrenheit and Celsius
A weather map on Page A2 shows current temperatures in Syracuse with conversions to Celsius. Readings cover typical daily highs and lows, indicating regional climate trends and forecast guidance for residents.
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Syracuse
Brisk Trading Lifts Stocks After Tax Bill Passage
New York stocks rose in brisk morning trading as the Dow Jones jumped 9.52 to 878.81 amid a record weekly gain of 81.24 points. Advances outpaced declines about two to one on the NYSE with about 49 million shares traded by noon.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Lucky number drawn in Albany daily numbers game
Albany AP reports the nightly draw produced the winning number 139 in the state's daily numbers game last night.
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Albany
An Oldtimer Rested Sunday Instead of Monday
A brief note explains an oldtimer as a person who chose rest on Sunday rather than Monday, reflecting a quaint scheduling quirk from past habit.
French firm ordered to fulfill soviet gas pipeline contract
Paris reports the Ministry of Research and Industry ordered Dresser France to supply 21 compressors for the Siberia to Western Europe gas line despite U.S. embargo pressure. A Soviet freighter will take three units from Le Havre, with the ministry defending legality to protect contracts and manufacturing.
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Paris
U.S
Washington
Ministry of Research and Industry
Dresser France
Dresser Industries Inc
Dallas
Texas
Soviet Union
Siberia
Europe
le Havre
Dresser
Reagan
Siberian
Poland
Good Ship Lollipop sinks near Knoxville World Fair
The 65 foot Good Ship Lollipop sank on the Tennessee River near the World’s Fair site, leaving salvage crews to determine the cause. Operator Alan Bernstein said the vessel had run hourly tours for four months after arriving from Cincinnati. Officials planned to raise the boat from about 15 feet of water later today.
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Knoxville
Tenn
UPI
Tennessee River
Alan Bernstein
Becky Thatcher
Cincinnati
Bernstein
Beirut Iman Gemayel Elected Amid Gaza Departure
Palestinians arriving in Beirut to board evacuation ships cheered by supporters as Lebanese parliament elected Bashir Gemayel the youngest president in history. The 92‑seat chamber approved the vote after a 62 member quorum with 57 votes for Gemayel. A Cyprus ferry carried nearly 1,000 fighters and unloaded 21 Land Rovers before departure.
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Beirut
Fayadiyeh
Bashir Gemayel
Lebanon
Gemayel
Limassol
Cyprus
Tunisia
Gemayel elected Lebanon president amid triumph and tension
Bashir Gemayel, 34, was elected president by Parliament on the second ballot 57 to 0 with five abstentions. Christian celebrations erupted with gunfire and crowds in east Beirut while a Muslim radio station called the day a shame. Gemayel urged a new era of peace from his Beirut port command post.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Bashir Gemayel
Gemayel
East
Voice of Lebanon
Christian Elias Sarkis
Judge Reinstates Bail For Obese Sex Offender Giorgianni
Mercer County Judge Richard J Slow Jr ordered Joseph Giorgianni, 33, back on $15,000 bail as prosecutors prepare a motion to reconsider his reduced sentence. Giorgianni was freed after one week of a 15 year term due to medical concerns. authorities and public officials criticized the decision amid protests and a statewide poll.
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Trenton
N.J
Superior Court
Richard Jslow Jr
Mercer County
Joseph “Jo
Giorgianni
Barlow
Giorgiannis
Vermont
E. John Wherry Jr
Sindora
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