Tragedy of Flight 800 Prompts Airline Criticism and Family Grief
In the wake of Flight 800, families endure immense loss as questions of responsibility arise. New York Mayor Giuliani condemns TWA for poor communication, while Red Cross aid is debated. Survivors and victims’ families face long, painful journeys with airline practices spotlighted for handling notifications, care, and settlements.
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Atlantic
Jugs School
Oiiers
New York
Rudolph Giuliani
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Giuliani
Red Cross
House Aviation Subcommittee
New York Times
M. Victoria Cummock
John
Arline
Cummock
Pan Am
Flight 103
Pat Hansen
Frank Sheridan
Roselawn
Ind
Vandalism hits Skunk City with smashed stained glass sign
In Syracuse chronic vandalism grinds on as a $10,000 stained glass sign outside Mundy Branch Library is destroyed during a June weekend. Local artist Scott Brennan, who designed the piece for a 1989 bicentennial project, recalls its fragile beauty and notes replacement with a wooden sign. Neighbors blame youths, urge parents and residents to reclaim their streets amid further break-ins and graffiti around Mundy Park and nearby streets.
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Syracuse
Herald-Journal
Dick Case
Mundy
Tne
S. Geddes St
U.S
New York
Helen Ballantine
Onondaga County
Scott Brennan
Brennan
State Arts Council
Millie Compeau
Rowland Street
Case
Woodland Reservoir
Onondaga Park
Roberts Avenue
Skunk City
Arthur
Rowland
Downtown Syracuse Parking Fiasco Spurs Charge for Both Tickets
A reader laments irrational parking penalties in Syracuse downtown. He recounts two $20 tickets for an allegedly failed inspection, a confusing single payment instruction, and a $15 late fee raising the lunch outing to $80.35. The letter urges smarter urban policy and cost cutting over revenue grabs while also detailing the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra funding bid and the SSO’s push for lawmakers Bragman and DeFrancisco to secure supplemental funds.
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Syracuse
Armory Square
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Michael Bragman
Sen
John DeFrancisco
Assemblyman Bragman
Sen. DeFrancisco
Senate
Symphony
Worters
Handgun Policy in Onondaga County Faces Vote
With Judge Patrick Cunningham retiring, a three way race for two judgeships could shift handgun licensing policy. Gun owners and residents are urged to consider candidates’ Second Amendment views and licensing plans as the November election approaches. Henri De jondaga County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs Baldwinsville
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Patrick Cunningham
Onondaga County
J. Kevin Mulroy
Henri Dejondaga County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
Baldwinsville
Ex-resident laments Syracuse decline and urges pride
Naomi Bergman of Thousand Oaks Calif writes from a reader’s perspective about visiting her old Syracuse South Side home. She recalls a once‑tree shaded street now filled with poverty, condemns litter and decay, and calls for personal responsibility and community pride to halt urban decay.
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Naomi A. Bergman
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Readers urged to send letters for publication
Readers are invited to submit brief legible letters for publication. Writers should include their daytime telephone number for contact.
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Twrothy P. Atseff
L. Peter Lyman
James F. Kleinklaus
Jeffrey A. Barber
Cirevlation
Carousel Center
SSO
Mulroy
State
Efrain
Frank" Rosa
Liverpool
Syracus
South Side
Onondaga Valley Academy
United States
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P.O. Box
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