21 Feb 1991
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1991
Page
1
About 650 New Yorkers opened a matchbook offer promising a Gold Card or fast cash loan after a $50 call. The fine print, hidden behind matches, warned of the price. Attorney General Robert Abrams compared the concealment to Holmes with a magnifying glass. Callers of 900 USA CARDS or USA LOAN may recover fees.
Civilians from Central New York like Bill Nickal and Mary join Army Reserve units to train at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Since Feb 1, 59 locals from Chittenango to Utica aid the war effort, preparing for mass casualties while awaiting deployment or discharge to free beds for Gulf I casualties.
The countdown to G Day tightens as Bush urges Iraqi withdrawal within four days after agreement to a ground offensive. Gorbachev is urged to add three conditions disclosure of minefields and release of prisoners while Moscow reports no contact since Tariq Aziz left with Gorbachev.
Iraqi media reported Saddam Hussein and the Revolutionary Command Council studied the Soviet plan and would decide on a response. After heavy bombardment Baghdad residents enjoyed a night without air attacks. Allied forces hit Iraqi vehicles in Kuwait, destroying 28 tanks and 26 other vehicles plus three large guns. About 300,000 Iraqi troops in Kuwait theater along with the Republican Guard remain combat ready.
A fragmented local news item notes snowblanketing streets, a lottery result, an obituary entry, and a brief sports note. Key names or dates are unreadable, but the page shows multiple community notices and event references amid the wintry weather.
President Bush's national energy plan draws skeptics in Congress as critics say it underemphasizes fuel efficiency and conservation while boosting oil drilling and nuclear power. Energy Secretary James Watkins faced questions before the Senate Energy Committee as lawmakers prepare a legislative package.
The Syracuse three county metro area dropped from 53rd to 61st in national rankings as Onondaga Madison and Oswego counties grew 2.6 percent to 653,864 residents during the 1980s. Onondaga up 1.1 percent Oswego 6.9 percent Madison 6.1 percent Syracuse down 3.9 percent. State officials cite migration from central cities to suburbs.
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