Shutdown hits Lackawanna as Bethlehem Steel closes plant
The Lackawanna town era ends with Bethlehem Steel Corp shutting down its massive facility. Once employing about 22,000, current headcount has fallen below 4,000 with 3,400 additional workers laid off permanently. The collapse mirrors broader struggles of the U.S. steel industry due to modernization delays and stiff-import competition from Europe and Japan.
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Lackawanna
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Lee
Europe
Japan
Central New York Community Foundation expands aid role
The Reagan era shifts government duties to charities as donors tighten, yet the Central New York Community Foundation reports a 1981-82 grant total of 1,733,522 aiding 250+ nonprofits. Assets under management rise to 4,923,862, reflecting growth amid economic stress and stronger community support.
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Central New York Community Foundation, Inc
New York
Central New York Community Foundation
Lackawanna plant closure worsens regional steel crisis
The Lackawanna plant will shut, affecting 7,300 workers and threatening Buffalo area's economy with unemployment possibly rising to 16 percent. Gov-elect Cuomo forms a task force as Sen Moynihan laments declines, urging a focus on efficiency and competitive pricing to preserve steel jobs amid foreign competition.
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Lackawanna
Erie County
Buffalo
Bethlehem
Mario Cuomo
Daniel Moynihan
Mixed signals on domestic content and foreign car parts
The piece argues for American made parts in imported Japanese cars and domestic content rules while criticizing congressional opposition. It references Toyota GM transmissions Honda Cadillac engines and contrasts with calls for U S steel in bridges and political figures like Rockefeller Carter and Bush in a skeptical tone.
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Toyota
Honda
Cadillac
Congress
Tokyo
Jazz programming should stay on WCNY in Syracuse
Philip R. MacArthur of the Syracuse Musicians Association urges WCNY to preserve jazz on its schedule arguing jazz is an American art form central to public broadcasting and culture. He notes Ray Boyce's jazz program enhances WCNY and cautions that expanding other classical offerings should not diminish jazz and listener support.
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Richard Russell
WCNY
Syracuse Musicians’ Association
Ray Boyce
Lsteners
Central New York
Syracuse
New York
Philip R. MacArthur
Public radio drift sparks Jazz Society protest in Syracuse
The Jazz Appreciation Society of Syracuse criticizes WCNY FM for trimming jazz hours citing financial and cultural duties of a public station. JASS members pledge broad backing and warn supporters may withdraw if jazz programming remains cut back.
Call for change in late night jazz on WCNY airwave
Letter voices frustration with Ray Boyce jazz show airing 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. every weekday. Writer, a non-fan, requests shorter duration or different time slot, suggesting a 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. shift or one hour nightly. Mentions WCNY programming and 24 hour schedule.
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Ray Boyce
WCNY
Boyce
Jazz loss a fraud in public broadcasting cutbacks
Richard Names of JASS denounces WCNY-FM for canceling Jazz Alive and the Ray Boyce show as a fraud on the public. He argues tax dollars fund the station and expects true public broadcasting. the move harms Jazz Appreciation Society of Syracuse in Fayetteville.
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Wcny-Fm
Rayhill
Dave King
Ray Boyce
Richard Names
Jazfax
Jazz Appreciation Society of Syracuse, Inc
JASS
Fayetteville
Radio Station 24 Hour Broadcast Draws Praise and Jazz Concern
A Syracuse writer congratulates WCNY FM on a 24 hour non commercial broadcast while voicing disappointment at the substantial cut to jazz programming. The letter highlights public broadcasting aims to provide alternatives amidst listener expectations.
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Richard Russell
Wcny-Fm
Syracuse
Public Broadcasting
Public broadcasting and jazz balance urged for WCNY
Joe Riposo of the National Association of Jazz Educators New York State unit urges WCNY to preserve jazz in its programming. He notes Syracuse’s rise as a jazz center, numerous local ensembles and school programs, and broad media coverage of jazz events, urging public broadcasting to support this American art form.
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Richard Russell
CNY
WCNY
Syracuse
Joe Riposo
Nat'l Assoc. of Jazz Educators
New York State
Local jazz fans urge WCNY to keep jazz programming
Syracuse jazz supporters, led by the Syracuse Jazzfest, plead with WCNY to reconsider substantial cuts in jazz programming. They cite a rising local scene, ongoing benefit concerts, and scholarship efforts as evidence that Central New York needs more rather than less broadcast jazz, praising WCNY as a key cultural advocate.
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Richard Russell
Wcny Public Radio
WCNY
Syracuse
Central New York
America
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