Tractors Rally Against Federal Milk Tax Near Syracuse
About 65 farmers gathered at Norris Navarino Farm to protest a 50 cent per hundredweight milk assessment by Agriculture Secretary John Block. They plan a protest motorcade with aims of at least 100 tractors, arguing the tax threatens family farms and survival, as more join daily and an April levy awaits those who increase production. Local dairy operators like Richard Frost fear debt and closures within months.
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Syracuse
Sal
Norris
Navarino Farm
John Block
Richard Frost
Auburn
Marcellus
Edward Mulroy
Weather and crime briefs mix at week's end
Central New York faces a mostly cloudy day with a 50 percent rain chance and high temperatures in the 40s, while Albany reports lottery results. In Fairfax an office invasion by seven to eight men caused no injuries or hostages. Attica prison sees a wave of rookie guards after staff transfers, with many under two years on the job.
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New York
No Weather Service
Acto
Hancock International Airport
Mclean
Be Yiaik
Fairfax
Washi
Attica
Collins
Groveland
Attica State Prison
Harold Smith
Smith
Dairy farmer Mulroy wins delay on milk fee ruling
Mulroy, a Marcellus dairy farmer and brother of Onondaga County Executive John H. Mulroy, hailed a federal temporary order blocking the 50 cents per hundredweight milk assessment. His attorney vowed to press the lawsuit as a Jan hearing looms.
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Mulroy
South Carolina
John Benjamin Sho
Marcellus
Onondaga County
John H. Mulroy
Reagan signs budget bill with changes after lame duck session
President Reagan says the late session was worthwhile though it failed to fund preferred programs. He signed a catch all spending bill to keep the government running through Sept 30 1983, expressing mixed feelings but calling the effort a significant step in controlling discretionary spending. Deputy Speakes said Reagan would press for bipartisan support for a gas tax increase blocked by a Senate filibuster led by Jesse Helms and John East.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
White House
Larry Speakes
House
Senate
Speakes
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
John P. East
Sap spells profit for maple tree lease gift
Tom Schwendler reports that Robert S. MacArthur markets Christmas lease gifts from North Country Corp. a 600 acre sugarbush near Lake Placid where a tree renter pays 25 dollars for 60 ounces of syrup and a bucket lessee 15 dollars for 30 ounces. The syrup ships after harvest in spring. MacArthur argues premium pricing reflects product quality versus store brands.
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California
Chicago
North Country
Robert S. MacArthur
Cambridge
Mass
North Country Corp
Sugarbush
Lake Placid
MacArthur
Old Erie
DeWitt
Reagan to restore Social Security disability payments
Congress moves to reinstate millions in disability benefits for tens of thousands whose eligibility was challenged. The measure requires face to face hearings before benefits can be terminated starting 1984 and allows ongoing payments for those deemed ineligible while appealing. About 45,000 could regain benefits in January during appeals. bill passed both chambers and awaits presidential action.
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Washington
Congress
Reagan
House
Jim Wright
Texas
Claude Pepper
Social Securty Administration
White House extends Blue Ribbon Social Security panel
Reagan plans a 15 day extension for the blue ribbon panel on Social Security to seek a pact on recommendations. White House spokesman Speakes said an executive order extending the panel mandate is being considered as staff asked for more time. The commission was due to wind up on December 31.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Larry Speakes
Commission
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