No bargain: U N costs burden taxpayers in opinion
In Our Opinion the United Nations costs Americans billions and yields little clear return. The piece notes US contributions near 25 percent of dues, UNESCO and related aid, and a large Third World share, while describing global bodies as expensive yet occasionally ineffective. It argues for scrutiny rather than withdrawal.
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Great
U.N
United States
Saudi Arabia
U.S
The
Heritage Foundation
Soviet Union
Congress
Jeane Kirkpatrick
For Sale: Return Federal Lands to People
Debates over Reagan land disposal plan push 700 million acres under review. Interior secretary Watt says 5 percent of federal lands will be sold over five years, about 35 million acres, sparking concerns over timing, price, and public value. Critics warn of depressed real estate and unfair land targeting, while FLPMA limits large sales and requires state input. Local reuse examples show surplus land returning to communities with proper oversight and affordability.
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United States
Reagan
James Watt
Florida
Watts
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee
Congress
Feds
FLPMA
Cabinet Council On Economic Affairs
Not the Whizzer, White Still Packs a Punch on Court
Byron White, 65, remains spry and strong after a recent incident with a challenger. Observers note his firm handshake and enduring All-America football reputation, signaling he is the wrong target for any would-be attacker.
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Supreme Court
Byron White
White
Queen's Bedroom Intrusion Sparks Security Debate
Political humor notes Buckingham Palace security woes as critics question why high tech anti intrusion gear failed to stop a person wandering into the Queen's bedroom. The piece mocks royal protection lore and compares it to Britain’s distant naval rescue feats.
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Great Britain
In Your Opinion Road leads to Camp David
Readers weighed world affairs and local commentary. Letters discuss Arafat and Lebanon, Camp David, and a path to Palestinian autonomy, arguing five years of West Bank self rule could ease conflict and hint at eventual statehood. A second reader criticizes U.S. power dynamics, warning against Soviet strength and communism.
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Yasser Arafat
Lebanon
PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
Camp David
United States
Israel
West Bank
Middle East
Egypt
William F. Feldman
Fayetteville
Funds Praise Senator Lombardi For Otisco Lake Projects
Conrad J. Strozik chairman of Onondaga County Environmental Management Council expresses gratitude to Sen. Tarky J. Lombardi Jr. for securing state funds to reconstruct the Otisco Lake causeway and for efforts to finance a U.S. Geological Survey water quality study. He credits county legislators Jack Haley Gordon Ireland and Nick Pirro and work with the Onondaga County Water Authority and county departments of Transportation Drainage Sanitation and Health for long-term lake water supply fishing and recreation benefits.
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Tarky J. Lombardi Jr
County Environmental Management Council
Otisco Lake Causeway
U.S. Geological Survey
Jack Haley
Gordon Ireland
Nick Pirro
Onondaga County
Community asset praised in Syracuse Erie Boulevard work
Charles D. Broadhead Sr. of Brattleboro Vermont congratulates Syracuse on Erie Boulevard design landscaping engineering and paving. He calls it a great asset to the community and notes his first visit since completion.
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Syracuse
Erie Boulevard
Charles D. Broadhead SR
Brattleboro
No to freeze takers risk betrayal by the USSR
The author objects to nuclear freeze proposals urging a US Soviet pact to halt air creation, deployment, and testing of weapons. They argue that even independent US moves would invite Soviet violations and risk immense losses, labeling the Soviet leadership as liars and double-dealers. Over the past decade, the writer notes, the USSR has repeatedly broken solemn pledges.
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America
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Sidewalk hotdog vendors and diners debate
A reader argues that customers deserve support for sidewalk lunch options. The note urges recognizing patrons who enjoy affordable outdoor meals and questions whether vendors significantly harm restaurant business. The summer season prompts calls for perspective on this local food scene.
Syracuse Friends Meeting backs Israeli peace groups plea
The Syracuse monthly meeting of the Religious Society of Friends urges withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon while affirming Israel’s right to exist and Palestinians’ right to a homeland. It condemns arms shipments by the United States and others, calling to convert arms industries to civilian goods to reduce violence and safeguard peace. Candace E. Wadsworth signs as Clerk of Peace and Social Action.
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Lebanon
Syracuse Monthly Meeting
Religious Society of Friends
Quakers
Israel
Middle East
United States
Candace E. Wadsworth
Syracuse
Government aid versus Middle East conflict debate
A reader argues that US social program funding is being diverted to heightened economic and military aid to Israel, subsidizing the Palestinian and Lebanese crisis. The writer cites Israeli figures of 2.5 billion dollars spent in Lebanon with roughly 500 casualties, claiming the taxpayer funds by about 5 million per life and accusing the US of supporting genocide.
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Israel
Lebanon
Letters on nuclear policy and mental health stigma
A pair of letters discuss nuclear weapons policy and public attitudes toward mental illness. Alfred A. Fusco contends a deranged example harms Mental Health awareness, while Georgia Stathis argues against isolationism and urges practical responses to global risk and domestic security.
Indisputable reality and the nuclear arms ban debate
The fragment argues that vocal advocates for banning nuclear arms should move beyond humanitarian rhetoric and confront the concrete reality of the issue, urging pragmatism over facades in policy debate.
A Little Leary They Say a Woman Nags
A remark about gendered perceptions of nagging marks a historical tone. The line contrasts women and men in expressing irritation, reflecting social attitudes of the era rather than a factual event. The source reads as a quotable aside within a broader column or dialogue.
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Robert T. Hennessey
R. Gary Kruger
Unesco
World Health Organization
Food and Agricultural Organization
By Mark Russell
Buckingham Palace
Aldo Moro
Prince Phillip
BetRuTt
Prince
President Reagan
Jodie Foster
Freeze
Richard H. Schwarz
O.K
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Irael
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Mental Health Assoc
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