Battle over New York hydro power control 1985
Albany editors frame a looming, long fight as Niagara and St. Lawrence hydropower contracts expire in 1985. Dyson leads PASNY against the Legislature led by Volker over distribution, with municipal systems favored by cheap power and downstate rates rising. The Residential and Rural Energy Authority proposal aims to rebalance supplies statewide, drawing praise and concern from papers and lawmakers alike.
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Albany
New York
Niagara
St. Lawrence
America
John Dyson
Power Authority
State of New York
Dale Volker
R-Erie
State Senate
Energy Committee
Dyson
Upstate
Massena
Municipal
Upstate New York
Niagara Mohawk
Rochester Gas and Electric
New York State Gas and Electric
Plattsburgh
Consolidated Edison
Westchester County
Pasny
RREA
Con Ed
Long Island Lighting
Downstate
The
New York Times
Massena Observer
Volker
Libyan hit squad reports roil Reagan security
Newsweek cited a former Lebanese terrorist in CLA custody as the source for a 10 man squad planned to kill Reagan or Cabinet members. The Washington Post quoted unnamed sources on a detailed report raising skepticism while boosting security for Reagan and top officials.
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Newsweek Magazine
CLA
Washington Post Today
U.S
Reagan
Borrowing for welfare OK'd on deficit plan
County committee favored borrowing against the 1983 budget to cover a 1981 deficit, defending the move as prudent despite Medicaid cost concerns. Rice Salanger Bush opposed, arguing the plan ignores Medicaid overages and future deficits. Minggelli Kanaley Ireland Lipe Gordon Ireland and Minggielli voted yes. Rice Salanger Bush voted no.
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Rice
James F. Salanger
Kenneth L. Bush
Salanger
Bush
Minch Lewis
Lewis
John C. Kanaley
Willard
Lipe
Gordon Ireland
Gerald J. Minggielli Jr
Solidarity debates take over power amid militant clashes
The article portrays Solidarity leaders debating tactics as radicals press for direct action against the government. Lech Walesa seeks moderation while activists demand confrontations. threats from Seweryn Jaworski loom over any step back. A government communique labels the discussions as deeply bitter yet contrasts with a secret meeting mood.
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Ae “Bujak
Karol Modzelewski
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Warsaw Region
Seweryn Jaworski
Buses Halted In Salt Lake City Shutdown Over Contract Rejection
Utah Transit Authority officials ordered the three county bus system shut down after workers rejected a proposed contract. UTA Board Chairman W. Huyes Brockbank said directors approved the shutdown due to sabotage and violence during a 1978 contract dispute.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Transit Authority
UTA
W. Huyes Brockbank
Supreme Court to rule on class action in hiring bias cases
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if minority workers can sue as a class for job promotion discrimination. The case centers on Mariano Falcon's claim that General Telephone Co. of the Southwest discriminated against Mexican Americans at its Irving Texas plant in the 1970s. The court also allowed Mobil Oil to seek about 50 million in price control restitution to refiners and left intact a ruling on insurer responsibility for health impact cases of asbestos exposure.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Mariano 8. Falcon
General Telephone Co. of the
Southwest
Irving, Texas
Falcon
General Telephone
Mobil Oil Corp
Reagan
Energy Department
Mobil
Northwest
Grand Jury
Petrol Stops
Phillips Petroleum Co
Conoco Inc
Conoco
Douglas Oil Co
California
Los Angeles
Douglas
Phillips
Seventh Day
Martin-Marietta Corp
Dalles
Ore
United Steelworkers Union
9Th
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
Israelis kill Arab student in Rafah clash
Israeli troops opened fire during a student demonstration in Rafah southern Gaza Strip wounding three others and killing one Arab youth. Military sources said they were checking circumstances as authorities blocked roads and reporters noted tear gas used to disperse hundreds of rioting students.
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Gaza
Gaza Strip
Rafah
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Wells & Coverly
Shoppingtown
Fairmount Fair
Marty Gutmacher
Golden Touch
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Fayetteville
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