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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1977
Page
10
Arthur Jenkins founder of the Herald in its first issue on January 15 1877 proclaims an independent stance. He pledges to discuss public questions and back measures best advancing the people’s interests regardless of party politics.
Kenneth Nathanson, after losing his daughter to an illegally licensed driver, pushes federal state reform of the National Driver Record. He and Rep. James L. Oberstar support expanding NDR access, updating computers, and adding conviction data to curb unlicensed driving and improve licensing standards.
The article urges ongoing community responsibility to donate blood even during holidays. It notes safe, tested blood is available at hospitals in Central and Northern New York and details donor requirements: healthy, at least 110 pounds, ages 17 to 66. Donating can save lives.
A small breath alcohol device pictured as a seasonal gadget. The item is noted for showing how much alcohol is in a driver’s system and is humorously said to be used to hide car keys when someone has consumed too much.
In a Dec 14 hearing before the Proxmire committee, State Senator John J. Marchi urged Congress to extend the $2.3 billion in federal loans for New York City and considered a federal takeover of welfare costs to stabilize city finances. Tug Hill Commission executive director Benjamin P. Coe urged balanced public discussion on 765 kV health and safety issues.
A man stranded on Route 5 in Elbridge credits a Memphis Fire Department member and a girl with a ruined red umbrella for unlocking his car and saving the day.
Sleep away despite trends toward non traditionalism. a time worn practice steadies the weary soul and keeps harmony in troubled households. Syracuse reads that this is one tradition you can feel secure about as the world shifts.
Letter writer criticizes a woman for refusing surgery to save her sister and questions the use of tax dollars to bring the mother from the Philippines. The writer notes the seriousness of kidney removal and transplantation and cites personal experience as a leukemia patient with a large family.
Thomas Stivers condemns a newspaper item stating burial sheets imply Jesus. He argues the piece misuses Einstein and special relativity to support a fraudulent claim. He notes mass–energy conversion cannot occur instantaneously and would cause massive destruction.
President Carter and Agriculture Secretary Bergland face a growing farmers strike seeking 100 percent parity, arguing prices lag production costs. Economists say such parity is financially and economically unattainable, suggesting subsidies and production cuts would be required, with broad impacts on export demand and the U.S. balance of payments.
The column argues that Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin press for a Geneva settlement out of urgency and political need, not idealism. It contrasts their motives with Carter’s faltering idealism, claiming both leaders risk political ruin if they fail. Peace chances hinge on leaders with leverage over their own publics.
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