Brutus Council Sees Three Members Quit Over Noise Debate
More than 100 residents packed Brutus town hall Monday to protest noise and vandalism linked to Cayuga County Fairgrounds rock concerts. Three of five council members resigned four hours earlier, blocking action on the complaints. Kenneth Graham Ray Swim and James Sullivan announced resignations to town supervisor Ann Petrus. Swim blamed political strife and private-life pressure, stressing he opposes targeted laws for Glen Donnelly's concerts while supporting a general noise ban. Petrus had no comment on the resignations.
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Brutus
Kenneth Graham
Ray Swim
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Ann Petrus
Petrus
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Sullivan
Swim Today
Swim
P.A
Glen Donnelly
Donnelly
Fairgrounds
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Golden Years Lost Explores Aging in Place and Housing Strains
The piece notes older Americans favor living at home despite rising taxes and repair costs. It cites two in five seniors in poverty spend half their fixed income on housing, and many seniors living alone are widowed women. It also mentions a third live in small towns and rural areas.
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Maill
Elderly widow fights to keep home at Sefton Manor
The 73 year old Thelma Louise Ofton struggles to maintain her brown house named Sefton Manor. The porch sags and paint peels while rotting steps and a loose downspout show neglect. Plastic sheeting on windows flaps in the wind as she longs for Florida.
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Sefton Manor
Thelma Louise Ofton
Sefton
Florida
Page Ag
Tires clog budgets as local officials battle dumps
Syracuse DPW reports over 50 000 worn tires this year fueling waste disposal strain. State rules close Oswego dump and a Rome firm tests tire crushing blocks. DPW head Vito Sciscioli warns of a looming deficit, urges a 4 tax and tariff on tires to reimburse disposal costs.
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Syracuse Department of Public Works
Oswego
Rome
Syracuse
DPW
Vito Sciscioli
Sciscioli
Canal Street
West Fayette Street
West Street
Oswego County
Thomas Fortino
West Monroe
Fortino
Stampede in Mecca Tunnel Kills About 1400 Pilgrims
In Mecca a ventilation failure in a crowded pedestrian tunnel linking the holy city to a tent city triggered a deadly stampede. About 1,400 pilgrims, mainly Malaysian and Indonesian, suffocated or were trampled as heat and crowding surged. King Fahd called the deaths martyrs and blamed the incident on a power outage that cut air conditioning.
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Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Fahd
Heatwave to push 90s by Independence Day in Central New York
A high pressure system from the middle Atlantic states will move into Central New York today, bringing hot air from the Southwest. By Wednesday the temperature is forecast to reach 90 degrees, with prior Southwest heat pushing to 112 in Los Angeles and 122 in Phoenix. At least three deaths were linked to the heat. cooler weather returns by Thursday.
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Middle Atlantic States
New York
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Fourth of July Weather Outlook for Ziggy Region
Breezy humid day with a warm high near 90. A chance of afternoon showers or thunderstorms. Partly cloudy tonight with temperatures dipping to the mid to upper 60s.
Bush plan would cut NATO forces and arms
The Bush administration plans a NATO strategy shift to reduce nuclear and nonnuclear arms in Europe as the Soviet threat wanes. It calls for fewer U.S. and Soviet troops, more forces behind the front, and the removal of several nuclear shells and bombs, while keeping a new short-range weapon in development. Hungary debates observers in nonmilitary NATO activities amid a broader East-West realignment.
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West Germany
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