Olympic chief endorses Syracuse National Sports Festival plans
NSF executive director Col. F. Don Miller praised Syracuse preparations and predicted the festival would exceed past events in elite athlete participation, tickets, and volunteer support. He noted 2,000 Central New York volunteers, but will depart for a Milan meeting on Monday to discuss the future of amateur sports and international cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Don Miller
U.S. Olympic Committee
Syracuse
Miller
Colorado Springs
New York
Muller
Lee Alexander
USOC
Milan
Italy
Naional Olympic Committees
Baden- Baden
West Germany
NSF Tickets Going Fast for Opening Ceremony in Syracuse
Frank Reilly on pace for opening ceremonies at the Carrier Dome with about 3,000 seats remaining. Official Ticketron figures show 8,500 sold through Monday and 20,000 seats still available to the public. Large blocks bought by Atlantic Richfield and other sponsors, 400 press seats, ABC Sports cameras, USOC allocations, and dignitary seals noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Reilly
Syracuse
Carrier Dome
Kelly
Tom Benzel
Atlantic Richfield Co
Aréa
ABC Sports
USOC
Optometrists testing athletes at National Sports Festival
Twenty members of the American Optometric Association sports vision section test about 2,500 NSF athletes in Syracuse. Dr Leonard Savedoff heads the team with Dr Jim Carlson of Seattle and Dr Arnold Sherman of Long Island overseeing. focus covers acuity, depth perception, eye hand coordination, tracking, and visualization to boost performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Cain
America
Sports Vision Section
American Optometric Association
Syracuse
Syracuse University
Sadler
Leonard Savedoff
Jim Carlson
Seattle
Wash
Arnold Sherman
Long Island
Sherman
Colorado Springs
Savedat
NSF
Savedoff
Science museum opens hands on center in Syracuse
The Discovery Center of Science & Technology will open November 12 at 321 Clinton St. as a participatory museum with 24 exhibits including NASA items Saturn and the Space Shuttle. It expects 30,000 visitors yearly with first year budget around 95,000 and admission set at 1 for adults 50 cents for ages 5 to 12, free for members and under 4. The center operates 10 am to 4 pm Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 pm Sunday.
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Dale Kasler
Discovery Center of Science & Technology
Clinton St
Upstate New York
Stephen Karon
Board of Trustees
Karon
NASA
Saturn
Discovery Center
Karen
Robert Weintraub
Dave Schlossen
Bargaining Course Offered by Maxwell School
A fall semester course on collective bargaining in the public sector will be taught by Tracy H. Ferguson, a senior partner at Bond Schoeneck and King. Ferguson, Syracuse and Harvard Law School alumnus, has taught labor law at Syracuse University, University of Miami, and Nova University. He has represented public and private clients in labor relations and served as past chair of the ABA Labor Law Section and the state Bar Committee on Labor Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Tracy H. Ferguson
Bond, Schoeneck and King
Ferguson
Syracuse University
Harvard Law School
Syracuse University College of Law
University of Miami At
Coral Gables
Nova University College of Law
H E
Labor Law Section
American Bar Association
State Bar Committee On
Labor Law
Central New York blood drive boosts donations and council hears on public power
Central New York saw 204 donors at the Syracuse Red Cross center yesterday and 523 across regional blood mobiles. Two emergency bloodmobiles are set for Friday at Upstate Medical Center and Chenango Memorial Hospital, with Thursday keepsat Auburn Fort Drum Oneonta and Syracuse University. The Red Cross donor room will open Saturday morning for donations, and appointments can be made by calling 425-1656. The Syracuse Public Power Coalition seeks a professional feasibility study on municipal power, arguing lower non profit rates and rising Niagara Mohawk charges warrant informing residents. ALMACA head William Yost, Onondaga Council official, was elected president of the Central Western ALMACA chapter. Michael Staley and Edward Bogden, sons of local residents, received USAF promotions to senior airman and first lieutenant respectively, with assignments at Brooks AFB and Wright-Patterson AFB.
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New York
Red Cross Blood Center
Syracuse
Red Cross
Upstate Medical Center
Chenango Memorial Hospital
Norwich
Auburn
Fort Drum
Oneonta
Syracuse University
Red Cross Center
S. Warren St
Syracuse Public Power Coalition
Common Council
Michael Berres
Berres
Buffalo Common Council
Buffalo
Massena
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
William H. Yost
Onon- Gaga Council on Alcoholism/addictions, Inc
Central and Western
Association of Labor Management, Administrators and Consultants On Alcoholism
Almaca
Yost
Onondaga Council
Community events and concerts fill Syracuse area calendar
Erwin Schultz of the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce will speak at Hancock Field on July 28 at noon. Swiss Picnic at Camp Brockway near Pratts Falls Park on Aug 2 features yodeling dancing Swiss foods and Alpenrosa Orchestra. Syracuse Peace Council hosts a benefit concert Aug 14 at Sumner School with Bright Morning Star. Town of DeWitt concert series runs 7 p.m. free in Cedar Bay Park. Geddes GOP plans a family picnic Aug 11 at Lakeland Park. Baltimore Woods offers Native or Alien Weed or Wildflower program Sunday 2 p.m. plus meadow weeds study and Baltimore Woods location one mile south of Marcellus.
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Erwin Schultz
Greater Syracuse
Camp Brockway
Pratts Falls Park
Manlius
Swiss Clues of
Syracuse
Switzerland
Alpenrosa Orchestra
Rome
Oriskany
Syracuse Peace Council
Sumner School
Bright Morning Star
Thornden Morris
DeWitt
Cranberry Lake Jug Band
Town OF
Baltimore Woods
New York
Marcellus
Bishop Hill Road
Explosive duo charged in South Side bomb find
William C. Finster Jr and Roxanne I. Winchell, both 25 and 26, were arrested after police found 14 quarter sticks of dynamite, an incendiary pineapple bomb, and more than two ounces of marijuana during a search signed by Judge James Fahey. They pleaded innocent and bail was set at 500 each with a Tuesday court reappearance.
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South Side
Syracuse
Arri
James Fahey
William C. Finster Jr
Roxanne I. Winchell
Sabre St
Fahey
John Tierney
Finster
Winchell
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Lauds
Jeff Rea
Carter
Los Angeles
U.S
Springboks
Rugby Union
Montreal
Herald-Journal
Die
Wryne
Steve Markus
King of Prussia
John Heropoulos
Canton
Ohio
Optometrists
Pittsburgh Pirates
Science Museum
Patricia Tappan
Michael R. Staley
Andrew L. Mancini
Woods Ave
U.S. Air Force
Staley
Brooks Air Force Base
Texas
Edward L. Bogden
Edward P. Bogen
Longacre Drive
Bogden
Foreign Technology Division
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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