New York debates dedicated highway fund and higher fuel taxes
The piece argues for a dedicated highway fund in New York to shield motorist taxes from raids, amid rising fuel costs from federal and state hikes. It cites a Crisis Program poll showing motorists would accept up to 25 cents more per gallon if funds improve roads and bridges, and notes government assurances needed for a true dedication.
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State of
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Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Kuwait
Crisis Program
Albany
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Mario Cuomo
Senate
Assembly
Welcome and Pay Up: INS Border Entry Fee Proposed
The piece critiques a pilot program by the Immigration and Naturalization Service to charge entry fees at two U.S. border crossings with Canada and Mexico, potentially expanding nationwide by 1993. It questions practicality, cost versus revenue, and the message of welcoming visitors, urging alternative funding methods while noting recent trade openness efforts.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
United States
Canada
Mexico
United States of America
Uncle Sam
Bush
Cheering Brown Offers Mail Privacy Steps For Christmas
Assemblyman Harold C. Brown urges residents to cut junk mail by using the Mail Preference Service and asking list companies not to sell their names. Also instructs contacting sources of unsolicited material and completing a Postal Service form to stop occupant mail, aiding a cleaner environment. Navy fires three leaders over A 12 stealth bomber program delays and overruns.
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Harold C. Brown
R-Dewitt
Brown
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Postal Service
Navy
Pearl Harbor Day Echoed as Japan Gains in Economy
A veteran writer laments fading Pearl Harbor memory and warns that Japan now dominates parts of the U S economy. He cites Made in Japan products, job losses, and billion-dollar media acquisitions like MCA as signs of peril and urges Americans to rally for a renewed national spirit and economic self reliance.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Navy
Japan
U.S
Syracuse
MCA
MCA Records
United States
America
No Gulf War Support Letter From Weedsport Resident
A Weedsport resident urges voters to oppose U S involvement in the Persian Gulf. The letter recounts 1987 Kuwait sailors deaths, argues against presidential war powers, and calls for Congress action to seek a peaceful settlement.
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Persian Gulf
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Iraq
Congress
Bush
Nina Vanluven
Weedsport
Peace Ad Spooled by Syracuse Networks
Patricia Ruth Keen writes about disappointment over Syracuse’s three major networks refusing to air a Christmas season peace advertisement from the author of Born on the Fourth of July. Keen questions societal values and calls for peaceful messaging in media.
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Syracuse
Patricia Ruth Keen Lego
Baltimore Woods invites visit to Central New York nature center
Audrey Loewer, a volunteer naturalist in Marcellus, notes Beaver Lake Nature Center’s Central New York status and invites Mr. Haley to Baltimore Woods, located half a mile south of Marcellus. The 160 acre site, developed by Save the County Inc. in 1977, features seven trails and free wildlife viewing. Centers for Nature Education runs programs for 80,000 annually and is tied to the former Onondaga Nature Center and Cayuga Nature Center projects.
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Mr. Haley
Beaver Lake Nature Center
New York
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
Marcellus
Save the County Inc
Onondaga Nature Center
BOCES
Quondaga Nature Center
Cayuga Nature Center
Audrey Loewer
Cut in Cuomo plan targets school budgets over EIT funds
Floyd Bennett of Cazenovia argues that Gov. Cuomo’s proposal to reduce state operating budgets by 200 million should focus on the Excellence in Teaching program rather than cutting school district services, noting 152 million in EIT aid plus 25 million in matching fringe costs.
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Cuomo
New York
New York State
New
Bud Poliquin Compared to Notable Sports Writers
The prompt poses a multiple choice style question about Bud Poliquin with options contrasting literary and TV personas and ending with a comparison to Arnie Burdick, attributed to Steven Chappell from Syracuse.
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Bud Poliquin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sports Writers
Ralph Kramden
Arnie Burdick
Readers urged to send letters with contact details
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