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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1981
Page
1
A weakening high pressure system ends extreme warmth as a cold front moves in from the Great Lakes. Tonight will be clear with a mid 60s low and northwest winds 10 to 20 mph, diminishing overnight. Tomorrow, sunny and drier with mid 80s highs, rain remains in the extended outlook with partial Saturday clouds and a chance of showers Sunday and Monday.
Thousands of workers walked off the job at Georgia Power Co after rejecting contract terms. The company said it had enough non union staff to keep supply to 1.2 million customers and 800 000 additional consumers served by cooperatives. A separate note from Washington says a move to bar court ordered busing in desegregation cases likely dead due to Senate filibuster. In New York the daily numbers game drawing produced 082.
A light, humorous note suggests pardoners losing seed catalogs and turning to road maps, reflecting a quirky shift in interests by July. The playful line compares outdated seed catalogs with new map ambitions, implying a seasonal change in focus.
Willis Bridgman, 48, found his birth family in Franklin County after being raised in Florida. He reconnected with eight siblings once located by county welfare, learning their mother Edith Snyder welcomed him home. Twins Willis and Phyllis were separated in 1935 during the Depression. Phyllis died in May, Bridgman later located his mother and siblings and plans to visit.
More than 100 relatives and friends attended morning funeral services for seven people killed in Monday’s blaze at 4 Howard St. The Rev. William Sammons led the eulogy for Walter Allen and family members. Patricia Hanks, widow of Lee Hanks, faces seven counts of second degree murder and one count of second degree arson. Hanks admitted starting a couch fire on the porch. Six hearses stood outside Greenleaf Funeral Home for the procession to Loomis Hill Cemetery.
Albany lawmakers were rushed into a 4 a.m. session to approve a $700 million tax package aimed at funding the Metropolitan Transit Authority and holding gas prices while lifting operating capital for two years. The measure, criticized as risky, involved an array of taxes including a new oil company gross receipts levy and a 0.75 percent tax on oil business. Lawmakers described the vote as the strongest arm twisting seen, with leaders pressuring members to back the bills. Exact deals for district gains remain unknown, pending future budgets.
In Poland, 46,000 dockworkers halted Baltic ports for one hour demanding better conditions, ending a four month labor peace ahead of a party congress. A four hour LOT airline strike stranded passengers at Warsaw Okecie and grew to 1500, while Bydgoszcz bus and streetcar drivers walked two hours demanding the ouster of the city transit director. Both actions ended as scheduled.
Sen. Bob Dole said he would talk with House Democrats on extra relief for low and middle income Americans, arguing that a compromise would not kill Reagan's tax plan. He expects dialogue with the Ways and Means Committee while Democrats push a two year plan targeting under $50,000 earners. House Speaker O Neill says the key issue is relief for those earning under 50 000.
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