Hanukkah Ties to Fourth of July and Soviet Jewry In Syracuse
Hebrew school headmaster Nachum Sorkin explains Hanukkah differs from Christmas and aligns with the Fourth of July. The Syracuse Jewish Federation marks the festival as a political stand for Soviet Jews, with sermons, prayers, and a letter campaign to President Reagan on Anatoly Scharansky.
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Nachum Sorkin
Sorkin
Max Gilbert
DeWitt
B.C
Syracuse
Soviet Union
Jewish Federation Committee On
Reagan
Anatoly Scharansky
Maccabee
Jewish Federation
The
Federation Ofice
Fire damages vacant building on near West Side
A heavy blaze of suspected origin damaged the vacant building housing the Syracuse Restaurant Exchange at Oswego and Seymour streets last night. Fire crews fought freezing ground conditions and the fire was controlled by 11 p.m. The rear of the former dance hall was destroyed with extensive smoke and water damage. Owner Paul Braves estimated about 50000 dollars in restaurant equipment lost. Investigators are probing possible arson.
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Near West Side
Syracuse
Oswego and
Seymour Streets
Paul Braves
Herald-Journal
Mike Okoniewski
Fatal head on crash on Route 49 near Avery Road
Jean Lyon, 67, of Cleveland, died in a two car crash when Shirley Tamorin, 26, of Syracuse, skidded on ice and veered into the westbound lane. George Lyon, 77, was injured and hospitalized in serious condition. Tamorin and seven year old Raymond Johnson were treated for injuries and released. Deputy investigators will interview all parties as the inquiry continues.
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Constantia
Jean Lyon
Cleveland
George Lyon
Oswego County
Shirley Tamorin
Court St
Syracuse
Avery Road
Lyon
Upstate Medical Center
Tamoria
Raymond Johnson
St. Joseph's Hospital
Bus fleet trims propane gains as costs rise
William Balahan reports propane price increases and gasoline drops reduce expected savings from converting two Fabius-Pompey buses to propane. Recovery now may take three years after $1700 per bus conversion, versus about 18 months originally. Fleet shifts toward diesel with four new buses ordered for about $114,000 each.
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bius-Pompey
William Balahan
Balahan
Fabius-Pompey
Buttons boost Easter Seals coffee day across city
More than 180 area restaurants bakeries and stores sell Coffee Day buttons for $1 to benefit the New York Easter Seal Society. The button grants a free cup of coffee on Coffee Day Monday with proceeds aiding local Easter Seal programs serving people with disabilities. Participating venues include McDuff's Walter White's Scratch Daniel's Arco AM PM Mini Marts Ponderosa K Mart Cafes Napoli Lox Stock and Bagels All Night Egg Plant Rafferty's the Board Room Sakura's Aunt Fannie's Tom's Candlelight and Dick and Karen's.
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New York
McDuff's
Walter White
Scratch Daniel's
Arco Am-Pm
Napoli
Rafferty’s
the Board Room
Sakura’s
Aunt Fannie’s
Tom's
Dick and Karen
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