Black History Month EXSU Professor Willie's Civil Rights Link
United civil rights and academia are linked by Charles V. Willie a former Syracuse University sociology professor and administrator from 1950 to 1974 who later joined Harvard. He received a Ford Foundation grant in 1970 to study black students on four Central New York campuses bridging his civil rights work and academia. He recalled Martin Luther King Jr’s 1968 funeral as a dignified, joyful event and noted bus drivers’ refusal to charge mourners. Learn more about Black History Month via News-Line.
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Ford Foundation
New York
Willie
Syracuse Universiy
Harvard University
Syracuse
Spike Lee
Althea Gibson
Elbridge Board names Pelmear mayor at special meeting
The Elbridge Village Board promoted Trustee Dennis Pelmear to mayor by a 3-0 vote with Lois Metz absent. Pelmear, 46, replaces Timothy Ganey who resigned Feb. 17 over a conflict with a new job and will serve the remaining year of the term. The board seeks a resident to replace Pelmear as trustee and to name a deputy mayor later.Julian Corsello, a math support teacher at Skaneateles Middle School, resigned last week after 26 years with the district. Superintendent Walter Sullivan said he could not discuss Corsello’s reasons and that a teacher assistant will be hired to replace him. Corsello could not be reached for comment. A 14-year-old boy shot in the leg Wednesday night apparently shot himself, Syracuse police said. The youth declined to identify himself. the injury did not appear life threatening.
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Dennis Pelmear
Lois Metz
Pelmear
Timothy J. Ganey
Ganey
Julian Corsello
Skaneateles Middle School
Skaneateles
Walter Sullivan
Syracuse
Joe Sweeny
Cannon Street
Forest Avenue
Sweeny
NAACP Olympics Shoot Out Supports Local Chapter
The Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics hosts its fifth annual shoot-out to raise funds for this year's NAACP Olympics. A qualifying round runs noon to 9 p.m. today at Carousel Center central atrium. players must make 15 baskets in 30 seconds. The championship is scheduled for March 11 at Henninger High School. Contact 652-3571 for details.
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NAACP
Carousel Center
Henninger High School
County weighs sue to secure sewer plant site
With time running out, Onondaga County Executive Nicholas Pirro warned the county may sue Syracuse to obtain an easement for a $380 million sewage treatment plant on the South Side. City councilors demand a confirmed need after a committee hearing drew about 80 residents.
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Onondaga County
Syracuse
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Onondaga Lake
Onondaga Creek
Midland Avenue
State Attorney General
Angela Moltrup
Catherine Kent
Debut of Preya the elephant at Rosamond Gifford Zoo
A two week old 326 pound Asian elephant named Preya made her public debut at Burnet Park's Rosamond Gifford Zoo joining mother Romani and sister Kirina. The crowd of over 200 watched Preya stumble and recover, then perform playful antics such as snow ball tosses with her trunk and bending for the audience. The event showcased Preya imitating her relatives as she explored the enclosure and interacted with spectators.
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Preya
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Burnet Park
Romani
Kirina
Miss Preya See Preya at Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Syracuse audience can visit Miss Preya the baby elephant at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Burnet Park daily at 11 30 a m and 7 p m for about half an hour when temperatures are 40 degrees or higher. For more information call 435 8311.
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Preya
Syracuse
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Burnet Park
Conservation Place
South Wilbur Avenue
Hearing Finds F-M Not Liable For College Aid Or Forced Exit
A Fay etteville-Manlius hearing officer ruled the district is not liable to fund college for former student Harvey Lindow and affirmed the district’s earlier home instruction plan after a series of disciplinary and behavioral issues at the high school. Lindow, 17, left to pursue a general equivalency diploma but later felt he was expelled. his family plans to appeal the decision.
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Fayetteville-Manlius
Harvey Lindow
Lindow
Lindows
Tugsay
Reader Tales of Horror on the New York Thruway
A columnist recalls a late night Thruway flat tire incident and a trooper's demand for cash or credit to unlock a vehicle. Dozens of readers respond with complaints about the Thruway as a symbol of state bureaucracy and frustration, with one reader praising the trooper's help.
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Thruway
Michael Hayes
New York
Centro to run with trio of executives in new setup
Centro will save $27,000 a year in management salaries by not employing a single chief executive. The Central New York Regional Transportation Authority board chose three executives to steer Centro after Joseph Calabrese retired, with Frank Kobliski as COO, Steven Share as CFO, and Robert Sprague as CAO.
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Central New York Regional Transportation Authority
Joseph Calabrese
America
Vincent A. Cook
Cnyata
Share Sprague
Calabrese
Davia Rustan
Kobliski
Share
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