Windfall for retiring lawmakers in campaign funds
Nearly $860000 rests in the war chests of 20 House members who announced voluntary retirements by June 21. A 1979 act loophole allows personal use of funds for those elected before January 8, 1980. only one senator, Hayakawa, has remaining funds. Departing members weigh options from donating to campaigns to personal purchases. Rep Ken Holland leads with $118,904, citing financial reasons for leaving.
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House of Representatives
Jeremy Gaunt
Congressional Quarterly
House
Sam” Hayakawa
California
Senate
Ken Holland
South Carolina
Congress
Reagan EPA clash tests public support for environmental protection
The on going fight over Ronald Reagan's deregulation agenda pits deregulatory aims against broad public backing for environmental protection. At the EPA, Anne Gorsuch aims to cut spending by 40 to 60 percent, while hazardous waste and toxic chemical programs expand workload.
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Reagan
Capitol Hill
Interior Department
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Anne Gorsuch
David Osborne
The
Congressmen plan to use or return surplus campaign funds
Several retiring lawmakers move to reinvest, donate, or transfer surplus campaign money. Burgener reinvests 106987 into a PAC to back California Republicans. Mitchell to invest 59938 for political and charitable use. Brodhead will return or donate about 15000 after returning 620 items. Reuss undecided on 63587. Rhodes and Bolling undecided on 30608 and 52047. Mollohan already gave 1000 to son Alan Mollohan, who seeks his seat.
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Holland
Congress
Senate
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Thurmond
Clair W. Burgener
California
Burgener
Donald J. Mitchell
R-N.y
Mitchell
Upstate New York
William M. Brodhead
D-Mich
Federal Election Commission
Brodhead
Spain joins NATO expanding alliance reach and defenses
Spain enters NATO with access to 340000 troops 190 war planes eight submarines and 29 ships while vowing not to host or deploy nuclear weapons. Madrid backs Falklands stance condemns Argentina and defends Gibraltar claims amid Basque unrest and post Franco transition.
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Spain
NATO
Alberto Oliart
Norway
Denmark
Defense Partnership
Madrid
West Germany
Francisco Franco
State Department
Britain
Falkland Islands
Argentina
South Atlantic Islands
Falklands
Latin America
Gibraltar
Health and Police Gap in Handling Drunk Drivers
Dr Heddy Matthias of Upstate Medical Center notes police escorts of injured accident victims often fail to cite intoxicated persons for DWI, risking discharge without addressing alcohol problems. She urges police leadership to fix procedures and offer treatment, citing broader health service gaps. Barry Silverberg comments on Middle East peace debates and organizational loyalties.
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Heddy Matthias
Upstate Medical Center
Matthias
Lakeland Elementary Chorus Performs Give My Regards to Broadway
Kathy Ruane leads fourth and fifth graders in a Glendale style program at Lakeland Elementary titled Give My Regards to Broadway. The group displays enthusiasm confidence and pride, reflecting a teacher’s belief in demanding the best from her students. Mr and Mrs Bossong.
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Kathy Ruane
Lakeland Elementary School
Broadway
ED Bossong
Syracuse
PLO fault sparks letter from Syracuse critic
A Syracuse letter writer denounces the Syracuse Peace Council for supporting the PLO citing PLO attacks on Israeli civilians and Lebanese civilian casualties. The writer argues Israelis do not place weapons in civilian sites and accuses the Peace Council of misrepresenting Lebanon’s civil war impact.
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PLO
Maalot
Kiryat Moshe
Peace Council
International Red Cross
Israel
Lebanon
Hat theft at Guthrie concert sparks plea for clues
At Long Branch Park during the Guthrie concert a dark brown felt western hat with a leather band and silver gear was taken along with a lost brown paper bag containing a plaid western shirt, car key, contact lenses, solution, and other items. The owner offers a reward for information or for return of the hat and seeks help at two phone numbers: 633-2359 or 472-5201.
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Long Branch Park
Guthrie
Lee Boss Saddlery
Clinton
Oklahoma
Vote for Lew Lehrman in the Republican primary
Earl J. Sweeney of Chittenango urges upstate Republicans to vote for Lew Lehrman to repudiate the old establishment and defeat Paul Curran for the gubernatorial nomination. He targets Ed Koch as a NYC antagonist and calls for party unity.
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Tammany Hall
Paul Curran
Lew Lehrman
New York City
Indiana Illusion and Iowa Mixup Apology Tale
Comedian Mike Royko recalls confusing Indiana with Iowa after a road trip with a Hoosier friend. A misread map and a page-by-page state book lead him to realize he mistook Des Moines for Indianapolis and vice versa, ending with a quirky apology to Indiana.
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Mike Royko
Chicago Sun-Times
Indiana
Union
Indianapolis
Des Moines
Iowa
Towa
Voters Said No to the Equal Rights Amendment
A Sunday Opinion prompt argues for renewed freedom for ten years and questions whether women shown in photos must be protected or guided, reflecting a push for reconsidering equal rights and gender roles.
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Syracuse Herald-Journal
Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Herald Company
Clinton Square
N.Y
Stephen Rogers
William D. Cotter
Philip A. Hofmann
Stephen A. Rogers
Robert T. Hennessey
R. Gary Kruger
Ronald Reagan
Environmental Protection
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Joint Economic Committee
Reuss
Democratic Party
Wisconsin
John J. Rhodes
R-Ariz
House Rules Committee
Richard Bolling
Dmo
Robert H. Mollohan
D-W.va
Mollohan
Alan B. Mollohan
Tuke
Alberta
Alliance
Middle East
Barry Silverberg
Syracuse Jewish Federation
Lheir
Lew
Chicago
Emily Laiella
Hwe Leucuuil
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