New York Wine Industry Faces Severe Trouble
New York state grape and wine growers face a crisis as cash flow problems worsen. Causes include cheap European wines, foreign trade barriers, California surplus, and price wars. Prices for many NY varieties have fallen, with Riesling near 800 a ton versus 1 400 previously. Local vineyards rely on renewing bank credit to survive.
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New York State
James Trezise
New York Wine Council
U.S
France
Italy
California
New York
Glenora
Seneca County
Kenneth Barber
Barber
United States
Frank Horton
Rochester
Tony Coehle
Taylor Or Widmer
Lake Niagara
Syracuse
Charles Mara
Europe
Rescue Mission faces worst financial year in Syracuse
Rescue Mission in Syracuse, serving the destitute for nearly a century, reports its worst finances in 23 years under executive director Clarence Jordan. Revenue cuts, unemployment, and reduced government aid have forced layoffs and a projected year-end deficit of 120000 dollars. A mailing appeal to 9000 supporters seeks urgent contributions.
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Congress
Syracuse
Clarence Jordan
Jordan
Rescue Mission
Elizabeth Taylor Weds Victor Luna in Quip Heavy Memoir
The piece wields playful satire on Elizabeth Taylor and a string of Hollywood husbands. It riffs on public memory, naming Victor Luna and John Warner while musing on fortunes and collectibles. The tone mocks celebrity lore and gossip culture with a winking, hyperbolic chorus of fictional trades.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Victor Luna
Sen
John Warner
Split wood not atoms says Liverpool reader
A letter to the editor argues against nuclear power and disposal dangers. It claims plants themselves pose little risk, but waste and contaminated materials threaten future generations. The writer, Tracy Anne Liepke, signs off from Liverpool amid supportive notes from Project Children hosts in Syracuse.
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Tracy Anne Liepke
Liverpool
Project ruinous acts and teen involvement in drugs
A report discusses destruction and vandalism by teenagers while noting that many youths show concern and engage in social or rehabilitative efforts amid concerns about drugs and alcohol in their communities.
Boy Scout Project Snub Sparks Solvay Debate
A Solvay youth pursuing the Eagle Scout Award faced opposition from a Piercefield critic who complained rather than advise. Damage to a project left dirt, tire tracks, and a flower bed replacement, prompting community disillusionment amid youth efforts and local support.
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Solvay
Hagle
Piercefield
B. Cerio
Wheelchair Bride Weds Resident at Van Duyn Nursing Home
A wheelchair confined groom wed a fellow patient at Van Duyn Nursing Home in a touching ceremony filmed by Channel 3. The wedding, a beacon of hope for other residents, drew praise from most relatives while one family member protested the media presence. The couple enjoyed a reception and bridal dinner with staff gratitude for their care.
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van Duyn
Channel 3
Last straw for WSTM as announcers shifted
Catherine Tucker of Baldwinsville writes that moving many TV announcers across Syracuse stations, especially removing Jan Gibson, ended her viewing. She cites medical information and Evergreen Mart as interesting while lamenting too many reruns and noting one decent program left.
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Syracuse
Jan Gibson
Evergreen Mart
WSTM
Catherine Tucker
Baldwinsville
Syracuse Football Faces Harsh Start Early in Season
A column warns that Syracuse University football begins a new season with poor opening-win history dating to 1975. The piece fears losses to Temple and Kent State could demoralize fans and threaten the program, and it calls for an early-season wake up and restoring the Saline Warrior mascot.
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Syracuse University
Temple
Kent State
Saline Warrior
Project Children Gratitude From Syracuse Host Families
To all friends of Project Children we express gratitude to host families and supporters who raised funds for 52 children to spend six peaceful weeks in Syracuse. We applaud those who arranged events and donated gifts and time during their stay.
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Ireland
Syracuse
Project Children
Three way stop requested at Allen Road Chestnut Street corner
North Syracuse reader urges state action on the Allen Road Chestnut Street intersection. The writer complains that left turns require inching into Allen Road with limited view to oncoming traffic and questions the delay in installing three way stop signs.
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County Department of Transportation
Allen Road
Chestnut Street
Chestnut
Playboy Channel debate and premium programming views
In a December 1982 Playboy article advocates and opponents discuss the Playboy Channel noting it offers more than explicit content with music comedy sports reviews and interviews while remaining R rated. A reader compares area premium channels and urges choice and personal discretion. A second letter cites missile siting fears and parallels US Russian tensions with arguments about invited missiles and public opinion.
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Playboy Channel
Playboy Magazine
Art Buchwald
Dick Cavett
Gore Vidal
Syracuse
View from Wales on Central America and Russia threat
From Wales report the concern is that any Central American regime aligned with Russia could host anti-U.S. war posture bases and place Russian intermediate range missiles in the region. The analysis frames this as a strategic opportunity for Moscow and a potential threat to U.S. security.
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U.S
Russia
Letter asserts abortion debate echoes Nazi Germany claims
Sue Price voices frustration with anti abortion opponents linking abortion law to Nazi era noting that in Nazi Germany abortion was illegal and sometimes punished by death. The writer Gertrude Villhau er highlights the parallel to Nazi crimes against humanity including forced abortions of captives.
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Sue Price
Nazi Germany
Nuremberg
Gertrude Villhauer
Syracuse
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Syracuse Herald-Journal
Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Stephen Rogers
Stephen A. Rogers
Timothy D. Bunn
Robert T. Hennessey
Donald P. Pickard
Chis
R. Gary Kruger
By Mark Russell
Taylor Husbands
Nicky Hilton
Withliza
Beth Taylor
Eddie Fishers
Mike Todd
Richard Burton
Victor Lunas
Steznal Revenue Serice
Alongstrom, North
Adult
Wales
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