Financial troubles mount at Hotel Syracuse Square
The Hotels at Syracuse Square, owned by a partnership of real investors, missed five monthly loan payments totaling 92 271 this year and owes 490 286 in payments in lieu of taxes. City officials say payments could have funded economic development. The hotel has lost nearly 3 million in the past year amid weak local economy and competition. City credits include a 4 million federal loan at 3 to 7 percent and a 20 year low interest loan plus tax relief. Penalties of 60 225 accrue for late payments while negotiations with banks continue.
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James Spaulding
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Rotal
David Michel
Rain and Snow Showers Forecast with Cold Weekend
Heavy rain tonight with a low near 40. Wednesday should see a 60 percent chance of rain or snow showers, high 40 to 45, dropping to the upper 30s by evening. Detaks note Lincoln and Gettysburg numbers, classified line lists 470-1010 and 470-0092.
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Perot Confirms Attempt To Pay Ransom For Hostages
Billionaire H Ross Perot acknowledges attempting to pay millions to secure the release of Lebanese hostages, allegedly urged by Marine Lt Col Oliver North. He says requests came in 1964 and again this year, including a $2 million transfer to Cyprus for a ship to ship ransom deal that never materialized.
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CIA Chief Ordered Arms Shipment Aid to Iran in 1985
Washington May 1985 CIA Director William Casey ordered the agency to provide logistical support for the U S Israeli arms shipment to Iran in November 1985. Casey initially told Senate and House intelligence committees that deputy director for operations John N McMahon acted without his knowledge. The Los Angeles Times cited unnamed sources saying Casey later admitted approving the shipment himself. Moynihan said Casey claimed he was traveling in China when Oliver North asked CSA help and McMahon approved it without Casey’s knowledge.
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Volcano Spews Lava as Hawaii Homes Threatened
Kilauea Volcano erupts again on Monday sending molten lava across the island of Hawaii. Firefighters say they cannot stop the flow which has consumed 10 homes in the past week, buried cars, sparked brush fires, and set roadways ablaze. Geologists caution more homes are not immediately at risk while another lava river reaches the ocean.
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Judge halts civil service zone scoring system
State Supreme Court Justice Daniel Prior in Albany blocked broad use of zone scoring for written Civil Service exams. The ruling limits grouping scores and requires individual results or stricter conditions. The Civil Service Commission may appeal, seek quicker resolution, or adjust rules to continue limited zone scoring. The dispute centers on fairness and minority eligibility in job qualifications.
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Civil Service Commission
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Cuomo Outspent Opponent In Governor Race Tally
Albany Governor Mario Cuomo finished the campaign with a $3.87 million surplus after outspending Republican Andrew OHourke by $1.3 million. Campaign aides estimate funds could fuel a presidential bid, with Friends of Maria Cuomo spending about $6.8 million since 1962 victory.
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State Board of Elections
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Nixon papers show no bombshells in first release
National Archives released 1.5 million pages from Nixon’s White House years. The initial batch of 1,800 boxes covers domestic matters with memos letters and policy notes, a fraction of the 40 million documents under government custody.
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White House
Memo Fragments Show Kennedy Protection Talks 1971
A declassified Nixon papers excerpt reveals a January 28 1971 White House memo from counsel John Dean asking when Secret Service protection would start for presidential candidates. The note to aides Haldeman Ehrlichman MacGregor indicates ongoing decisions about security timing.
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