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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1977
Page
10
Arthur Jenkins, founder, states in the Herald first issue dated January 18, 1877 that the paper will ignore party politics and discuss public questions. It will support men and measures best for the people’s interests.
A Connecticut report warns that gambling grows out of control and drains the poor while inviting organized crime. Officials urge caution to New Yorkers considering expansion, noting scandals, indictments, and costly social harms from 1971 onward.
The note recalls Sadat in Jerusalem with reactions to flags and the Six Day War aftermath. It quotes Begin on security and Sadat about safety and showering in a tank. Carter and associates express prayers for Sadat's peace mission as Yasir Arafat appears at the UN in a three piece suit.
The Fayetteville-Manlius Board of Education will decide tonight which of five options from a special study group to adopt for closing schools next year. The editorial urges the board to follow the timetable and choose the plan causing the least upheaval, praising administrators for handling the issue openly.
The piece argues six million federal workers are exempt from Social Security and enjoy a lucrative pension plan. It claims civil servants pay seven percent and can receive up to 80 percent of salary on retirement, while ordinary workers bear higher taxes and fewer protections. The author calls the arrangement inequitable and discriminatory.
A 20 member task force studied JD district options for six months to decide which elementary school to close. They report no impact on programming or busing and projected savings of 283000 if one building closes in 1977. The board plans to name the building at its December 12 meeting. Paul Z Cummins DeWitt.
A reader voices frustration over county workers losing their jobs in the 1977 budget while higher classifications consider pay raises. The writer notes multiple professionals now performing abolished administrative duties and questions taxpayer savings. The letter ends urging consumer equality before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Michael A Stinziano questions ERDA and FERC in a critique alleging conflicts of interest. He points to Philip White and Hugh Guthrie with prior oil industry ties and pensions, suggesting technical decisions are influenced by Big Oil amidst imports of Algerian LNG at high prices.
Mrs Virginia Kitchen of Syracuse criticizes the Solid Waste Disposal Authority claiming it wastes taxpayer money and that private disposal would be more efficient. She urges abolishing SWDA so the Department of Environmental Conservation can protect the environment.
Researchers from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism find that parental drinking or attitudes have little effect on teen alcohol use, while family closeness strongly predicts reduced adolescent drinking. The work notes affection matters more than warnings or education.
A fabricated speech updates the Gettysburg Address as if delivered by Dwight Eisenhower. It discusses national disharmony, budget balance, cemetery reform, and a call for constructive bipartisanship to uphold basic human rights and national survival. The speaker frames living citizens as responsible for continuing the honored dead’s legacy.
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