Constitution events funds flow with Bicentennial push
The federal commission funds Constitution Week activities and 200th anniversary plans with a $15 million appropriation awaiting Senate action. It supports exhibitions, pamphlets, a Washington Monument candy item, and a $20,000 painting while distributing grants, including about $100,000 to Syracuse University for constitutional studies and programs.
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Washington Monument
R.J. McDonald
House of Representatives
Senate
James Walsh
R-Onondaga
Jim O'Connor
O'Connor
Marshall Taylor
National Taxpayers Union
Taylor
Federal Commission
Jus
New York State
Syracuse/Onondaga County
East Syracuse
Onondaga Town
Skaneateles
Ithaca
Seneca Falls
Utica
Cayuga, Cortland
Madison
Oswego
Syracuse
MacArthur Stadium
Commission
Syracuse University
James Carroll
Project Legal
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Carroll Leads College Forum Series on Constitution
Carroll organized a bicentennial program series partnering with colleges to stage forums where he portrayed Alexander Hamilton and Ralph Ketcham acted as George Clinton. Forums at Syracuse University, Binghamton, and New York City drew over 100 participants each. He engaged Central New York high school students and teachers in seminars on the Constitution and its ratification.
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Carroll
Alexander Hamilton
Maxwell School
Ralph Ketcham
New York
George Clinton
Syracuse University
State University At
Binghamton
New York City
Wage freeze urged for NYC uniformed workers
A Citizens Budget Commission report calls for a two year wage freeze for New York City uniformed employees while proposing pay increases for jobs struggling to attract applicants. It argues some workers are overpaid while others are underpaid and cites engineers attorneys computer analysts and health professionals as needing boosts. Civilian staff with adequate salaries would see about a 1.4 percent average raise per the budget.
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New York
Citizens Budget Commission
Commission
Richard Levine
Computer
Zodiac killer hunt widens as police seek birth-date link
Police chase Zodiac clues as witnesses report a subway encounter near Columbus Circle on June 19. Investigators, guarding a witness, seek how the killer knew victim birth dates to predict the next strike, with four men shot since March and one dying.
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Zodiac
Ed Burns
Columbus Circle
The
Post
CBS
New York City
Borrelli
Central Park
Louisiana Legislature passes new abortion bill
The Louisiana House and Senate moved to override the governor's veto on a stricter abortion bill. The Senate voted 23 to 16 short of two thirds, with protests from abortion rights activists and critics who called the bill extreme. The measure imposes prison terms up to 10 years and fines up to 100 thousand dollars for doctors while not penalizing women.
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House
Senate
Rep. C.R. Jones
Louisiana
South
Jones
Pennsylvania
Abortion bill passes Louisiana Legislature clarifying limits
In Baton Rouge the Legislature approves a bill banning abortions except to save a woman's life or in cases of rape or incest. Doctors performing illegal abortions face up to ten years hard labor and a $100,000 fine, while women are not punished. Abortions are limited to the first three months if the rape victim reports to authorities within seven days. incest cases also restrict to the first three months.
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Baton Rouge
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