Time to normalize ties with Vietnam amid veterans’ grief
Clinton moves to restore relations with Vietnam, arguing past wounds should not block diplomacy. The piece notes 2,200 missing in action, McCain urging healing, and Vietnam’s openness to tourism and foreign business while warning of ongoing human rights concerns. It asserts the move may aid efforts to account for MIAs and ease remnant tensions, despite political risk in an election year.
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Vietnam
Clinton
America
Washington
Saigon
United States
U.S
John McCain
Arizona
George Bush
China
Warren Christopher
Hanoi
Free Vietnam Alliance
Alliance
France must not resume nuclear tests in Pacific atoll
An international appeal urges France to halt planned underwater underground nuclear tests at Mururoa starting September. The piece notes global criticism of Jacques Chirac, the Rainbow Warrior incident, and risks of restarting arms testing undermining a global ban and moral authority.
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France
Pacific Atoll
Jacques Chirac
Francois Mitterand
Chirac
South Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
Greenpeace
Mururoa
China
United States
North Korea
Clinton
Budget reform plan from New York State Senate leader
State Senate Majority Leader Joseph L Brung proposes a constitutional budget reform to extend deliberation time, simplify bills, and adopt a contingency austerity budget if no budget by April 1. The plan includes a four year fiscal forecast, extended amendment review, and a two thirds supermajority for tax increases over 50 million. Albany
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New York State Senate
George Pataki
Joseph L. Brung
State
Senate
Albany
Community supporters keep Syracuse baseball memories alive
A reader thanks John Simone of the Syracuse Chiefs and Assemblyman Mike Bragman for promoting youth baseball and stadium support. The letter recalls 11 girls aged 7 and 8 who joined a Chiefs game for the national anthem, their families cheering, creating lasting memories.
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John Simone
Syracuse Chiefs
Mike Bragman
Jake Lone
Chiefs
Big Mac
Syracuse
Mike Maestri
Summer Porch Reverie and Backyard Camp Memories
A reflective piece celebrates summer porch life from breezy wraparounds to sunny decks. It invites barefoot evenings, twilight calm, and simple outdoor pleasures as families chase memories, nature’s resilience, and garden plans for wildflowers and earthworms.
Trash pickers Driven by Waste Racket Concerns
Residents condemn high wages for city workers at the Department of Public Works and demand legal trash picking throughout the county. Critics claim taxpayers have funded a costly disposal system for a decade and urge ordinances to legalize scavenging before elections remove officials blamed for the expense.
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City Department of Public Works
Letters Policy and Reader Contact Details
Readers are invited to submit letters for publication and should include a daytime telephone number. Unsigned or unverifiable letters are not published. The Journal Herald American lists a Syracuse address, phone numbers for home computer submissions, fax, questions line, and a data transmission note for 8-N-1 with local echo.
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Arthur Jenkins
Herald
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Journal
Herald American
P.O. Box
Syracuse
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Dorothy Greiner
Indian Harbour Beach
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Hhey
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