Poor housing crisis in Syracuse as condemned blocks rise
Elsie Coleman moved into 400 Gilford Street, leaving condemned buildings as the city targets substandard housing. With 57 buildings condemned in 1986 and more than 1,000 code violations found at her old address, the dislocated poor struggle to secure long-term housing while social services offer only temporary relief and landlords vary in upkeep.
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Elsie Coleman
Gilford Street
Sford St
Coleman
Syracuse
Office of Community Services
Robert Stone
Onondaga County
Stone
Gifford Street
McKehle
Noranne Scofield
Gilford St
Renzie Jay
Nominee admits CIA made errors in covert actions
Senate hearing transcript shows CIA missteps under Reagan nominee Robert Gates. He acknowledged not gathering data on Contra fundraising and said the agency ordered operatives not to contact Americans aiding the Contras. Gates cited a nine month lapse before requesting the covert program order and noted a desire to reverse the secrecy.
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Washington
Robert M. Gates
Reagan
CIA
Senate
Gates
Senate Select Committee On
Iran
Congress
Senate Committee
Committee
Oliver L. North
National Security Council
NSC
Superbugs on the loose in insect arms race
At the AAAS meeting in Chicago experts warn pesticides breed resistant strains. Robert Metcalf of the University of Illinois cites about 30 species with nothing that can kill them, while Brian Croft of Oregon State notes $2 billion in global costs. Since 1950, the Colorado potato beetle has faced 15 insecticides with blanket immunity.
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Chicago
Robert Metcalf
University of Illinois
Champaign-Urbana
Brian Croft
Oregon State University
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Congress
Colorado
People Dream of Money in Public Office Race
Citizens in Arizona seek public office to have faces on money while others hope for access to cash. Classified lines note contact numbers 470-0010 and 470-0052 as references.
Israeli leader faces quiz in Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir faced questions in Congress over U S arms shipments to Iran after his talks with President Reagan. Secretary of State Shultz said the arms deal issue was touched on briefly, while lawmakers scrutinize January 1986 authorization and Iran arms routes amid broader Cold War tensions in the Middle East.
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Yitzhak Shamir
Congress
U.S
Iran
Reagan
Soviet Union
Middle East
Shamu
George P. Shultz
State Department
Israel
United States
Shultz
Capitol Hill
House
Shamir
Commuter trains crash in Brazil kills 46 in Sao Paulo
In a Sao Paulo suburb two six car trains collided at 3 30 p m killing 46 and injuring about 100 as rescue crews freed trapped passengers. Officials said most bodies found and services resumed after dawn.
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Brazil
Sao Paulo
Federal Railroad System
Joao Carlos Goncalves Tavares da Costa
Tavares
Iampo
Saquera
Break-ins tied to campaign against Central America policy
Leftist groups allege a political motive behind a Washington break-in at the Center for International Development Policy. The House hearing will examine the incident amid a series of intrusions over five years, with claims of illegal information gathering and harassment against anti policy groups. Robert White accuses the act of political purpose as files and membership lists were rifled.
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Washington
White House
Central America
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Center For International Development Policy
Robert White
U.S
el Salvador
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