Wall remembers Vietnam War dead at moving memorial
Visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall in Onondaga Lake Park recall fallen servicemen. Onondaga County losses include Andrew Paul Stein Jr. while families share memories, honoring 58 000 names as 3 000 attendees seek solace and connection through the displayed panel tribute.
Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall at Onondaga Lake Park
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall will be at Onondaga Lake Park near Griffin Field in Liverpool for more than 24 hours daily with free admission and parking. The wall records 58 175 names with 8 women and 15 chaplains among 34 locally listed. Length 253 feet, names listed by casualty or missing status, symbols indicate confirmed deaths and missing in action. A closing ceremony is at 7 pm Friday. Objects left at the wall are stored and planners seek a permanent site and museum with glass cases below each state's flag.
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Onondaga Lake Park
Griffin Field
Liverpool
Onondaga County
Etlon
State Fair to gather opinions with five minute surveys
The Fair will employ Knowledge Systems and Research Inc of Syracuse to conduct five minute surveys of attendees as they leave the Fairgrounds. The effort aims to gauge public opinion on fair experiences and improvements.
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Knowledge Systems and Research Inc
Syracuse
Shoppingtown
Joe LaGuardia
Onondaga County
Denise Anderson
Seventh North Street
Liverpool
Volunteers Sample Medical Careers Path at Local Event
About fifty young people volunteer to learn through hands on exposure to medical careers at a community event. A separate feature notes a researcher discovering a long lost three act play by an American poet.
Syracuse Mayor Candidates File Campaign Contributor Forms
In Syracuse, candidates for mayor have submitted campaign finance forms to the Board of Elections listing their contributors. The filings mark the latest compliance step as the race moves forward.
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Syracuse
Board of Elections
Restaurateur Plans Parthenon at Fairgrounds for State Fair Opening
Paul Cristou, a restaurateur known as WSI VG Greek Fare, is converting a log cabin into a Parthenon on the Fairgrounds ahead of Thursday's opening of the State Fairs. The project signals a grand entry for the fair's launch and highlights Cristou's dramatic display at the event.
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Miller Court
Paul Cristou
Two Men Escape Plane Crash Near Skaneateles Lake
Frederick C. Ziemer, 67, and Charles N. Dumas, 43, were on a pleasure flight in a faulty single engine Cessna. The aircraft skimmed water near Skaneateles Lake before a crash at the field edge. Ziemer sustained a fractured wrist and a forehead cut. Dumas was uninjured. Investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board followed.
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Skaneneles Lake
Frederick C. Ziemer
Skaneateles
Ziemer
Wilkes-Barre
Charles N. Dumas
Kingston
National Transportation Safety Board
Burns
Skaneateles Aero Drome
Krebs
Penneylvania
Pinger Lakes
Skaneattles
Branch
Skaneateles Lake
Evelyn McLean
Route 11 closure as Onondaga Nation tax dispute plays out
Route 11 near the Onondaga Nation remains closed as tax free businesses clash with the council of chiefs over a 25 cent per carton cigarette tax. Sheriffs and chiefs keep checkpoints in place while courts may intervene. No fights reported as patrols and roadblocks limit non natives' access.
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Onondaga Nation
Onondaga County
Sherff
John Dillon
Onondaga Council of Chiefs
Syracuse
Council of Chiefs
Ciga
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