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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 2000
Page
5
FedEx pulls a television commercial promoting the film Oz after complaints about inhalant misuse depicted in the ad. The campaign reportedly drew young viewers who resembled minors, prompting the company to discontinue the spot amid concerns raised by observers and sponsors.
A brief Newsline item lists updated tax tips and a Spanish language segment. It references a station contact NewsLine AT2-2111 and category 1009 for viewers seeking guidance.
Morale on the picket lines remains high as a mediator shifts the strike near Boeing Co. toward possible bargaining resumption. Engineers and technical workers, the brains behind core aerospace programs, show stronger resolve and resilience than expected after two weeks of picketing.
Fontella White resigns from Syracuse Newspapers after a career starting in 1992 with promotions to assistant city desk editor and assistant managing editor for day news operations. Fayetteville and Syracuse architects and executives also noted for new positions at Ashley McGraw Architects Erie Mower and Associates and United Computer Capital Corp.
The AAA Western and Central New York merger with AAA Rochester makes the new enlarged club the second largest in New York state with about 844,000 members. The expanded organization keeps corporate HQ in Buffalo and adds 24 Upstate counties, including Syracuse and Rochester markets, while continuing travel services and memberships.
More than 200 truckers led by the National Owner Operator Tracking Association converged on Capitol Hill to urge relief from rising diesel prices. Lawmakers including Sen. Torricelli and Sen. Daschle voiced support while the White House opposed repealing the fuel tax. Truckers seek a six month suspension of the 24 cent per gallon federal tax and release from the U.S. oil reserve to ease costs that have jumped since OPEC cuts.
Syracuse officials threaten to dismantle the long vacant hangar at Syracuse Hancock International Airport if owner J. Andrew Lange Inc. does not remove the structure by March 10. Lange, a pilot who bought the hangar in 1986, contesting the city’s claim of reversion after his lease ended in 1994, while both sides fail to agree on a price for sale. The city plans to dismantle and relocate the hangar rather than destroy it, but Lange’s family resists, citing lack of relocation options and promising to seek damages.
The article reports Staples opening a 25,000 square foot superstore on Route 104 East in Oswego, with AutoZone expanding into Valley Dome Syracuse and near Valley Plaza in the same city. It notes related retail moves including The Galleries Naturalizer store in Carousel Center, The American Cafe at Carousel Center, and H&R Block expanding in Skaneateles and nearby towns.
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