26 Feb 1984
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1984
Page
1
Donald J. Moore, 54, of Brookline Massachusetts, and a woodcutter saved a passenger from a burning twin engine plane after it crashed and exploded in foggy woods near Ithaca. Moore said they were enormously lucky to escape alive.
Undefeated Bob Brown of Baldinto reaches today's championship round at the Herald Masters tournament. He is joined by former losers Jim Jakubowski and Steve Szkolmik in the final stage. The page also notes cost cuts in the Board of Regents plan reducing costs by 25 percent while preserving spending in other areas.
Salina, with 13,000 property owners, has not reassessed many residential properties in a decade. Some homeowners pay too much while others pay too little. The second in a Quon daga County series examines for uncounted tens, like William Johnson who overpaid on the Mattydate house for 21 years and will not recover hundreds of dollars.
William Johnson pays more than his share under an underfunded assessing system. Johnson sold his Ear Avenue house for 12 500 last Aug 2, assessed at over 19 percent of value. If reassessed this year, the ratio would drop to about 11 percent. The assessor, Charles Taylor, oversees 24 million in town county and school taxes for nearly 13 000 property owners. The law requires property taxes reflect value, but the system relies on averages, leaving many homeowners over or under billed. The article notes no recourse to reclaim overpaid taxes.
US warships opened fire on Druze positions near Beirut as the last U.S. Marines evacuated the city. Pentagon officials confirmed two hostile fire incidents, with USS Caron returning fire using about 90 rounds of 5 inch ammunition. Marines at Green Beach began landing extraction as the artillery pulls back.
Democratic candidates fanned out across New Hampshire ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Mondale pressed for a first place finish after winning Iowa, attacking Reagan on costs. Glenn stressed independence while talking about his astronaut days, as Hart warned against cuts to Social Security.
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