Crisis over 40-cent stamps and postal strikes discussed
In Our Opinion the piece questions if 40-cent stamps or a strike are needed. It details postal worker wages around $23,000 yearly with benefits and outlines union demands of 5 percent annual raises over three years plus a 2.7 percent catch-up, while Postmaster General Bolger warns against costly demands and potential firings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US. Postal Service
William Bolger
Postal Service
NALC
Sombrotto
Bolger
Flickering Crisis as Israel and U.S. Strike Iraq Nuclear Plant
Reports from Jerusalem detail a negotiated understanding on attacks near Baghdad with State Department and Israeli leaders, while the PLO fires Soviet rockets into northern Israel. Israeli retaliation hits southern Lebanon as U.N. protest calls rise and envoys intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
U.S
Iraq
Baghdad
Jerusalem
Jay Bushinsky
Chicago Sun- Times
State Department
Robert MacFarlane
Menachem Begin
Palestine Liberation Organization
Middle East arms limits debated in Israel and U S stance
Opposition in Israel questions arms limits citing risk of greater danger. Rabin supported by Begin’s selective raids and border patrols, while Begin promises aggressive action against Palestinian bases including near civilians. U S urged to press for arms limits starting with Libya Syria and PLO while avoiding destabilizing tests in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sary
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
Begin
Lebanon
PLO
Middle East
U.S
Reagan
Brezhnev
Libya
Syria
U.S.S.R
Political Humor Fruit Fly Tale
Cartoon excerpt by Mark Russell recounts a satirical fable about Jerry Brown and a Mediterranean fruit fly. The fly arrives in California in 1981 to find a corrupt scene of entertainers and developers, prompting a Washington airstrike against grape crops and grape-adorned homes. The piece ends with a biting line on taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Russell
Jerry Brown
California
Gov. Jerry Brown
U.S
Washington
Air Force
Volunteer for zoo save Syracusan zoo now
The piece argues that the zoo’s survival hinges on local effort rather than federal or state aid. It urges community action, donations of money and materials, and involvement by senior citizens and children to preserve the zoo and its place in the city’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Zoo
Zon
Solidarity
Red China
Vietnam
el Salvador
U.S
Syracuse Police Benevolent Association Letter to Public
STANLEY G. PRUE, President, PBA Syracuse, defends police protection and service, rejects intimidation claims, denounces perceived cliques and favoritism, and notes an informational picket during the National Sports Festival with volunteers only. He asserts officers will not be pressured into part time work and warns against fabrications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
PBA
PSB
Stanley G. Prue
Police Benevolent Association
Secret shared on prayer and bus fare burden
A reader from North Syracuse argues that bus and subway riders should pay more of transportation costs as gasoline remains high. He also ventrally claims too many motorists cover others rides and urges realis tic fare increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Engstrom
North
Syracuse
Garbage fiasco in county lawmakers spending move
Morton A. Poltenson of DeWitt criticizes county legislators for planning a million dollar study on a garbage project. He questions their competence and imagines them negotiating with Syracuse University to secure steam lines for city hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse University
S.A
Morton A. Poltenson
DeWitt
Downtown Summer Festival and Arts Fair Highlights Syracuse
The Downtown Committee of Syracuse thanks sponsors and city departments for the July 9 to 11 Summer Festival and Eleventh Annual Arts and Crafts Fair in Columbus Circle. Recognition goes to Fire Parks and Recreation Police and other agencies plus local church groups and unions for support and performances amid heat and weather challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Circle
Syracuse Departments of Fire, Parks and Recreation
Police, Transportation and Public Works
Onondaga County Department of Buildings and Grounds
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Plymouth Church
Bee Trust
Raymond W. Hackbarth
Syracuse, Inc
PBA leader replies to Syracuse Herald Journal criticisms
In a pointed response, PBA members dispute the Syracuse Herald Journal's reporting and defend internal debate on motions, voting on confidence, and the mayoral appointment process. The letter questions editorial ethics, denies boycott of awards, and asserts past recognitions and non jeopardizing actions regarding the National Sports Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse Herald-Journal
National Enquirer
Redirect boycott targets NYPIRG over tax on motorists
The letter argues NYPIRG should boycott Mobil Oil for passing Gov Hugh Careys fuel tax onto drivers. It contends Carey and lawmakers who enacted the law should be targeted in 1982 voting. Upstate residents question continued subsidies to NYC transit and Centro Syracuse while lacking urban transit access. It cites subway fares and Centro as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nypirg
Mobil Oil
Hugh Carey
Carey
Upstate
New York City
Syracuse
Centro
New York
El Salvador aid label sparks questions on solidarity and intervention
A San Salvador News-Gazette clipping reports Julio Alfredo Samayo critiquing how solidarity is used to describe Cuban and Soviet aid while U.S. assistance to El Salvador is labeled intervention. The piece argues euphemisms mask imperial aims and cites Castro, Khadafy, and regional events to question foreign involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Salvador
News-Gazette
U.S
Wilber Patrick Miller
Baldwinsville
Julio Alfredo Samayo
Ethiopia
Angola
Nicaragua
Solidarity
Cuba
Russia
Castro
Americas
Joe McCarthy
House Un-American Activities Committee
U.N
Korea
Kruschev
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Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Herald Company
Post
Clinton Square
N.Y
Stephen Rogers
Stephen A. Rogers
William D. Carter
Robert T. Hennessey
Philip A. Hofmann
R. Gary Kruger
Edward 8. Sabine
Jerome O. Cooley
Deborah J. Abbott
Alvin G. Ferner
Wiliam C
Carl J.sweeney
Wiliam W. Browning Jr
David R. Kaczorowski
National
Afl-Cio
American Postal Workers Union
APWU
National Association of Letter Carriers
NACL
U.S. Postal Service
Ve Wa
Frank
Orahk
Nada
Herald-Journal
Stanley Prue
Sardina
Prue
Unions
San Salvador
Fidel Castro
Kremlin
Col. Khadafy
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