Onondaga County politics and 1980s ambitions collide in Syracuse
A retrospective look at early 1980s Syracuse scene shows Hudson County style intrigue with Andrew Andreah probing corruption as John Mulroy and Martin Auer face conviction over county employee political contributions. Debates over a trash fueled incinerator and a new Carrier Dome grand opening punctuate a decade of fiscal, jail, and development turmoil.
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Syracuse
Peter Anndred
Andreah
Onondaga County
Tolibs
John Mulroy
Martin Auer
Incredible year of jeans and grim headlines across life
A year in review echoes borrowed TV flair across fashion and society. Tom Brokaw counts the hostages in Iran as the nation faces high unemployment at 7.8 percent. John Lennon is shot as toxic shock and clam deaths haunt the year.
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Tom Brokaw
Iran
John Lerinon
Scarsdale
Jean Harris
Herman Tarnower
J.R
Dallas
Dan Ackroyd
John Belushi
John Sayles
Secaucus
National Institute of Dental Research
Brooke Shields
Calvin Klein
Abbie Hoffman
Jerry Rubin
Rubin
Hoffman
Ro Derek
From the 1980s notes and sports moment ashore
A collage of 1980s pop culture and sports memories. It covers music hits, film flops, and TV buzz, then shifts to the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. It recalls Carroll Carter era concerns, Billy Carter accusations, Mount St Helens, and the famous USA versus USSR hockey clash with Jim Craig and Eric Heiden highlighted.
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Lake Placid
America
United States
Soviet Union
USA
Herb Brooks
U.S
County Executive Mulroy and State Senator Auer announce reelection bid
Mulroy and Auer clarified their plans to seek another term amid ongoing political and legal themes. Syracuse agreed with the Justice Department to initiate 25 percent minority representation and 20 percent women in police departments, resolving a federal discrimination suit.
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Joh H. Mulroy
Marlin’ S Auer
Syracuse
U.S. Justice Department
Dome opens as Hoyas close Manley clash
Dome hosts senior showdown as Georgetown Hoyas edge close duel with Manley. Knights state tax king headlines and Hobart tax notes a first of ten. Nowa tops Louie Bouie with Maloney out and Mac in. Old and Orange eight frame Moss' Purdue tie. Morris career rusher leads Carrier Glassic loss.
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Hoyas
Manley
Knights State
Hobart
Nowa
Maloney
Mac
Orange
Moss
Purdue
Morris
Carrier Glassic
Misery Index and economic turmoil mark 1980 era
The piece surveys 1980 as a tense economy year with Reagan branding the Misery Index at 19.5 percent in 1979, inflation at 4.9, unemployment 7.1, and high prime rates near 21.5 percent. It notes a stock market gain, Syracuse mergers, GE radar contract, Chrysler loan package, Honda’s Ohio plant, and Japan’s rise as a leading auto maker, all amid carmakers’ struggles.
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Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Anuxa Us
Jimmy Carter
Wall Street
Syracuse
Crouse-Hinds
Cooper Industries
Houston
Cooper
Aft
InterNorth Inc
General Electric
U.S. Marine Corps
Detroit
Japan
Craig Ty Chrysler Corp
Carter
Chrysler
Honda Motor Co
Honda
Marysville
Ohio
Jay Seepriaswur
Automaker World Shakeup as Crouse-Hinds Eyes Gooper Merger
Crouse-Hinds stockholders back a merger with Gooper industries after repelling a hostile InterNorth takeover. Japan’s auto giant rises to No. 1 with Honda planning a new Ohio factory. The BW reports the federal government extends an 185 loan guarantee package to Chrysler while Ford survives a Pinto crash lawsuit linked to a 1978 fatal accident.
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T Crouse-Hinds
Gooper Industries
InterNorth
J Japan
Honda
Ohio
Chrysler
EE Ford
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