Congress approves 15 percent pay raise amid continuing resolution
Rep Vic Fazio urged a vote for higher pay as bad pay leads to bad government. The House passed a 15 percent raise by about 3 to 1, worth 9100 dollars, part of amendments to a continuing resolution. A Traxler cap proposal failed 208 to 208. If the resolution passes without action, salaries rise automatically to 77300 dollars.
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Vic Fazio
California
House of Representatives
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
House
Congress
Bob Traxler
Michigan
Fazio
Senate
Reagan
George Wortley
Not Time for Congressional Raise Amendment Fails
The piece argues against a 27 percent congressional pay raise and praises the pay freeze as a better option. It condemns those who support the raise as out of touch with unemployed workers and the elderly. It urges lawmakers to maintain the current cap and waits for Senate action.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Bolling
House
Senate
HELPS bill urged to aid college student loans in New York
Legislators should enact the Higher Education Loan Program Supple ment to help middle income students with federal loans. The plan would state subsidize the interest gap between 9 and 12 percent, enabling colleges to direct aid to underprivileged students and offset enrollment losses. First year cost about 1.6 million, potential 52 million in guaranteed federal loans.
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Board of Regents
HELPS
Congress
New York
State Education Department
Higher Education Services Corporation
Albany
Pentagon Chiefs Defy Dense-Pack MX Missile Plan Vote
In a partisan clash at the House, three Pentagon chiefs of staff oppose the dense-pack MX missile concept. The piece suggests their stance mirrors West Point training on discipline and mocks potential political labels, while noting Republican backing for the vote.
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White House
Jane Fonda
Tip O'Neill
Pentagon
House of Representatives
City leaders urged to reject pay rise in address
Readers urge officials to heed Kennedy standards of sacrifice and reject pay increases. A Syracuse correspondent warns against rhetoric and calls for leadership by example to restore public confidence. A Oneida writer questions foreign language encounters and imagines veterans running governments for lasting peace.
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J. F. Kennedy
Ocal
Syracuse
Register guns not our sons message in Syracuse note
A reader from Syracuse praises a bumper sticker that advocates registering guns rather than young people. The letter argues for universal or weapon registration to curb destruction while resisting discriminatory treatment of youths in a free democracy.
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Lillian E. Reiner
Syracuse
Letter to the editor on New York pistol permit laws
Vincent A. O Neil argues the New York pistol permit rules are too broad citing mental illness and felony restrictions. He critiques a county law’s wording from any county facility to county public buildings and notes meeting attendees opposed to the wording not the law's aim.
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New York
O’neil
N.R.A
Today's a holy day and a mystery as well
A letter from Eleanor F Heppell of North Syracuse expresses personal conviction about religious belief, claiming Christmas should be celebrated spiritually rather than commercially while urging readers to seek truth in scripture and be born again through repentance. She cites Bible verses to support her stance and prays for those still in darkness and traditional indoctrination.
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Bart Pollock
Jesus
End of the Species? A Protest on Family Ethics
A moral plea argues against same sex marriage and reproductive privacy. The speaker links acceptance of homosexual relationships to threats to life creation, asserting traditional marriage as the normal ethical standard.
Letter to Reagan on MX missile costs and welfare woes
A Syracuse writer pleads with President Reagan to abandon the MX missile plan, arguing it would cost $36 billion and burden welfare families. The letter proposes $500 million per state and warns that a single bomb could destroy the world, urging action as a last hope.
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Reagan
Mother
Syr Cuse
Mr. Reagan
Jennifer Kinslow
Syracus
Richards of Course praised for outdoor signs against drunk driving
Muriel Wool of Syracuse commends the CCADD member Richards of Course for excellent outdoor signs around the city reminding drivers of the dangers of drunk driving. Her note thanks the contributor and highlights community service in Syracuse.
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CCADD
Concerne Citizens Against
Richards
Syracuse
Muriel Wool
Hearing impaired shoppers urge clearer receipts at one faced tills
Letter writers criticize one faced cash registers that hide sale totals from customers and call for receipts to be shown to buyers. They cite lip reading errors and turnamatic number callers in catalogs, urging simultaneous display of next numbers. They discuss church voices versus papal stance on peace and defense, noting the pope supports national defense and unilateral disarmament is not Catholic doctrine.
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Holy Father
Bishops and Priests Ignore Pope's Call on Politics
Based on a critical editorial voice the piece accuses bishops and priests of disobeying Pope John Paul II by remaining active in politics despite his explicit plea to withdraw from political involvement. The article frames it as ongoing defiance within the church hierarchy.
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John Paul II
Save the Valley from Rescue Mission zoning plan
Neighbors urge action to stop the Rescue Mission from purchasing 2570 Valley Drive and converting it into a half way house. Rezoning of a historic landmark area is proposed, with a zoning board hearing set for Jan 6, 1983, prompting calls to attend and speak.
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Valley Drive
Syracuse
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