Push On Congress Can Do More Than Rack Reagan Budget
In Our Opinion the Congress should act beyond leaving Reagan's budget barrier idle. Northeast senators and representatives must protect New York state dairymen as subsidies shrink. Virginia and Carolinas tobacco farmers now exempt may suffer as Reagan proposed 4.7 billion dollars in Agriculture Dept cuts for fiscal 1982.
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Congress
Reagan
Northeast
New York State
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Carolinas
Agriculture Department
Who's Counting in Reagan Debt Illustration
The piece reviews President Reagan's national debt analogy and notes a calculator correction by Jeff Nesmith of Cox News Service. Nesmith shows a trillion dollars in thousand dollar bills would be 63,1313 miles high, not 67, revealing a 3.87 mile, 6.2 percent error and a $43.1 billion overrun in 1982 terms.
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Reagan
Congress
Jeff Nesmith
Cox News Service
Everett Dirksen
Fifteen Republicans Seek Onondaga Court Judgeships
Fifteen Republican lawyers expressed interest in seats on Onondaga County Court or Syracuse City Court with no Democratic applicants yet. The Onondaga County Bar Association deadline passed, and 1,100 fellow lawyers were sent the list for appraisal. Comments are invited. the committee aims for judicial excellence.
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Onondaga County
Syracuse
Onondaga County Bar Association
John Shaffer
Association
Judiciary Committee
Shaffer
State Tower Building
Reagan budget cuts seek dairy aid and agency shrinkage
The article notes congressional action to reduce dairy subsidies by 1.1 billion dollars in 1982 while preserving some dairy surplus purchases. It also details Reagan proposals to erase the Economic Development Administration, reduce federal lending by 2.4 billion, and merge rural housing programs, urging New York lawmakers to consider broader cutbacks and their impact on local officials.
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Reagan
Congress
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Carter
Farmers Home Administration
Political Humor on Robots and Union Struggles
The piece argues unions face a growing robot problem as automation rises in factories. It jokes that unions may need to organize robots, but predicts conflict with goon robots and potential strikes, reflecting a history of labor clashes.
Community plea to keep Hancock Field Air Force Base
A busload of tired citizens returned from Washington to Onondaga County on February 6 after meetings with congressional representatives and officials. They urged a visible, united effort to keep Hancock Field in Syracuse, noting decades of local investment and tax exemptions, stressing the need to protect the Air Force as a neighbor and ally. RINAR F. Hansen Jr., Metropolitan Development Committee liaison, Syracuse.
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Onondaga County
Washington, D.C
United States Air Force Base
Hancock Field
United States Military
Air Force
Hancock
Washington
Rinar F. Hansen JR
Metropolitan Development Committee
Syracuse
We Need Unity and Leadership After Troubled Times
In a letter from Memphis Russ Evans argues Americans must unite to face deep financial troubles and global pressures. He warns against oil cartels and external powers shaping fate, urges leadership from the people, and questions who will guide the nation forward amid growing uncertainty.
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United States
U.S
Orwell
Russ Evans
Memphis
Power behind Gor man push pressures County lawmakers
Letter questions how Onondaga County Legislator Timothy Gorman secures passage of a Medicaid abortion resolution despite questions of jurisdiction. Writer argues the move puts the county on the state right to life side and suggests Gorman wields influence over colleagues, implying their votes reflect his power rather than the issue’s scope.
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Timothy Gorman
Onondaga County
Gorman
Truman B
Nelson JR
Liverpool
Alpha Portland Cement Plant to Close March 31
As of August 1 1980 Alpha Portland Cement Plant in Jamesville laid off about 50 workers. By December 15 employees were notified the plant would permanently close March 31 affecting 13 jobs. Government programs like the Trade Adjustment Act and CETA are cited with uncertain funding. Yvonne Hooker Jamesville comments on welfare implications.
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Alpha Portland Cement Plant
Jamesville
Alpha Portland
CETA
Sunbelt
Yvonne Hooker
St Joseph the Worker School Open House Promises Education
The Home School Association invites families to visit St Joseph the Worker School at 6th and Tulip Streets in Liverpool for an open house this Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. The association aims to boost enrollment for grades one through eight for the 1981 82 school year and emphasizes a Christian atmosphere and quality education.
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St. Joseph the Worker
6Th
Tulip Streets
Liverpool
Home
St. Joseph's
Home School Association
Klan fish fry and cross burning draws 750 protestors
The American Citizen in Manlius reports a 750 person protest against a Klan event described as a fish fry and cross burning in the old Confederacy. It condemns the group's attempt to pose as an American institution and questions future violence sponsored as American tradition.
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Old Confederacy
New York
Peacemaker question after U.S. aid to El Salvador
Sister Barbara Krick writes that resuming lethal military aid to El Salvador challenges the idea of the United States as a peacemaker. She asks whether weapons shipments align with peacemaking and urges readers to act to prevent future such actions.
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el Salvador
Barbara Krick
Syracuse
Allied Chemical quarry permit praised by letter writer
A Syracuse reader commends The Herald-Journal for editorial on Manlius town supervisors approving Allied’s quarry strip mine permit with strict rules. The writer cites residents’ complaints and long mining hours, praising the editorial while criticizing Allied’s response.
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Herald-Journal
Manlius
Allied Chemical Union
Allied
Allied Chemical
Carrington shadows D C talks
William Safire notes a clash between Reagan and Thatcher on Middle East strategy. Carrington's European initiative seeks a PALE and Israel concession, while Reagan backs military aid to Saudi Arabia and Israel, risking a strained Anglo American line and wider Western unity.
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Lord Carrington
Andrew Young
Carter
Thatcher
Zimbabwe
el Salvador
Yasser Arafat
Middle East
Ava Oo Carrington
Saudi Arabia
Persian Gulf
Israel
Reagan
Carrin
Tel Aviv
U.S
Taiwan
Ecuador
South Africa
Carrington
Teilby
Svengall
Anglo-American Alliance
The
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