Staffers threaten strike at Consolidated Industries union dispute
Unionized staff at Consolidated Industries a sheltered workshop for the disabled threaten to walk out after six months of negotiations. Informational pickets and a potential strike loom as workers demand binding arbitration and better benefits while management seeks adviser arbitration and input on employment practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Rhodes-Lewis
Consolidated Industries
Bruce Wilson
Service Employees International Union Local 200
Dave
Wilson
Allen Speiser
Consolidated
Onondaga County
Ann Page
Chris Thompson
Thompson
State Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Redistricting debate heats Jamesville-DeWitt panel
About 80 taxpayers packed the Jamesville-DeWitt high school to urge redistricting pairing and demand facts. Superintendent Baker outlined criteria and fringe-area options while JDCCC critics pressed for a program-best plan and faster parental input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamesville-DeWitt
Lansing G. Baker
Anthony DeBottis
Tecumseh
Jamesville
Genesee Hills
Moses DeWitt
Syracuse School District weighs compromise on sex education book
In a special study session the Syracuse Board of Education discussed retaining the controversial Health textbook for part of the high school health course while offering an alternate 20 week option for students whose parents object. The plan keeps the book in use through 1982 with possible removal earlier, and a task force suggested cutting three chapters though rulers noted the material is accurate.
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Syracuse
Considring
Board of Education
John DeFrancisco
DeFrantisco
Robert Cecile
DeFrancisco
Nieht
Usase
Regent Criticizes Plan for Adult Education in New York
Robert Sperber reports on a Syracuse meeting of the State Advisory Council on Adult Learning Services where 50 attendees heard officials urge low cost continuing education for all ages. Regent Kmlyn Griffith challenged public financing and earned quality, while Norman Kurland argued benefits include reduced social costs and potential employer or private funding. The council aims to have expanded opportunities by 2000, with gradual adoption over 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sperber
New York State
Syracuse
Advisory Council
Marriott Inn
Federi
Norman Kurland
Wig Services
Maney
Kmlyn Griffith
Karland
Siite
Kurland
Flo
Gordon Ambach
Ambach
Board of Regents
VA probe eyed for Syracuse VA Medical Center
A Veterans Administration special investigator arrives in Syracuse to examine five focused areas after reports of a wheelchair burn incident and alleged post operative authorization issues. Initial findings expected by March 1 as Rep. Gary Lee pushes to restore confidence amid mixed public reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Syracuse
Ralph Hackley
Washington
Hackley
Gary A. Lee
R-Dryden
New York
Lee
New York Marine Corps League
Richard M. Lawless
Democratic
Lawless
Onondaga County Cooperative Extension appoints new board leaders
Norman Ager is named president of the Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County board with Spencer Givens as vice president Mary Finkle as secretary and Pay Cummings as treasurer Also named to the board are Janine Liddell Vincent Maher Alan Milai Frank Wood Jr and County Legislator Terry Pickard Elected to Agricultural Communities are Walt Blackler Paul Hafner Don Maines Bruce Porter and Schuyler Smith Home Economics Committee includes Betty Casey Francis Connelly Julia Evans Bob Payton Patricia Viele and Natalie Williams 4 H Youth Development Committee members are Helen Fisher Russell Gooden Yana Graver Barbara Shaul John Weeks and Larry White A spokesman said the organization’s direction comes from area residents The LaFayette Democratic Committee named Jack Cahill committee chairman succeeding Marc Banac who resigned to focus on his council duties Banac also chairs the Coalition of the Southern Onondaga County Democratic Committees
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Cooperative Extension
Onondaga County
Norman Ager
Spencer Givens
Mary Finkle
Pay Cummings
Janine Liddell
Vincent Maher
Alan Milai
Frank Wood Jr
Terry Pickard
Walt Blackler
Paul Hafner
Don Maines
Bruce Porter
Schuyler Smith
Betty Casey
Francis Connelly
Julia Evans
Bob Payton
Patricia Viele
Natalie Williams
Helen Fisher
Russell Gooden
Yana Graver
Barbara Shaul
John Weeks
Larry White
Tormey Named to Onondaga County GOP Executive Committee
James Tormey, county legislator and Health Committee chairman, was named to the Onondaga County Republican Committee executive committee by chair Norman B. Rothschild. He chairs the Health panel, serves as Education and Libraries vice chair, and sits on Conservation Recreation and Personnel panels. A lawyer with Robert F. Schuh, he leads the 14th Ward GOP, sits on Sentinel Republican Club board, and has been central New York campaign manager for Senator Alfonso D Amato and Reagan for President coordinator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tormey
Onondaga County Republican Committee
Norman B. Rothschild
Tormey
Education and Libraries
Robert 4. Schuh
14Th Ward Republican Committee
The
Sentinel Republican Club
New York
U.S
Alfonso D'Amato
Hummel elected chairman of New York Cancer Society group
Ronald S. Hummel of Fayetteville was elected chairman of the Executive Committee for the American Cancer Society New York State Division at the division’s 56th annual meeting in Syracuse. Hummel, a former treasurer and Finance Committee chair, runs Ronald S. Hummel & Associates in Syracuse and serves as treasurer of the Visiting Nurses Association of Central New York. He and his wife Susan reside in Fayetteville with their three children. A posthumous honor was given to photographer Marvin Larkin at a Syracuse dinner, where Duane Sauro won the club’s print trophy. Sauro and Cele Sarkin received honors, Sarkin a life member. Larkin previously ran a studio and studied at the New York Institute of Photography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald S. Hummel
Fayetteville
American Cancer Society
N.Y
John Horton
Syracuse
Hummel
Marvin Larkin
Professional Photographers Society of New York
LeMoyne Manor
Larkin
Duane Sauro
Sauro
Cele Sarkin
New York Institute of Photography
Army ROTC Winter Exercise at Green Lakes State Park
Syracuse University Army ROTC cadets will conduct a winter exercise at Green Lakes State Park from 9:00 a.m. with a 9:30 arrival, teaching cold weather survival, snowshoeing, and cross country skiing to senior cadets commissioned in May, including an orientation and safety briefing, with overnight camping available at Highland Forest for youth groups. The schedule includes driving from Syracuse, training at 10:00 a.m., and practical applications in the afternoon, while the village of North Syracuse offers water programs at the North Area YMCA through May 18.
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Army Rotc
Syracuse University
Green Lakes State Park
Syracuse
Army Reserve
Green Lakes
Tulip Hill
North Syracuse
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Moses DeWitt School
Jamesville/Tecumseh
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Maple Drive
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Maple Hill
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Ben Barry
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Marc Banac
Banac
LaFayette
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YMCA
Onondaga County Music Educators Association
Onondaga County Civic Center
Steven Baxter
Ithaca College
Louis Baroudi
Bardudi
Benjamin Franklin
Kenmore
Diana Spradling
William Harris
Alt-County
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Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
John W. Berry
Pine Grove
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Donna Cecero
Stevens Drive
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