In Our Opinion Unbalanced It Will Take More Than an Amendment
Opinion piece critiques calls for a constitutional balanced budget amendment. Notes Reagan remarks and Capitol rally reactions, contrasting political rhetoric with high unemployment and high interest rates. Questions legality, feasibility, and desirability of a balanced budget while warning of election year politics.
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White House
United States
Reagan
Feds
Capitol
Washington
Jim Wright
House of Representatives
Congress
Supreme Court
Linkage and Poland test Reagan Shultz stance on pipeline
The article weighs how Reagan and Secretary Shultz may respond to Poland freeing over 1,200 Solidarity activists amid martial law while the United States debates the Soviet European natural gas pipeline. It notes French opposition to the embargo, Haig's departure, and the risk of harming allies and American firms if sanctions persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
George Shultz
Solidarity Union
U.S
NATO
France
General Electric
Poland
Alexander Haig
Haig
Europe
EPA declares Love Canal clean despite water worries
The Environmental Protection Agency proclaims Love Canal in upstate New York near Niagara Falls safe with homes selling for about $200. Residents doubt the ruling amid lingering water traces while a spokesman jokes about the falls returning to their normal yellow color.
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Love Canal
Grand Canyon
Environmental Protection Agency
Upstate
New York
Niagara Falls
Arbitration ruling sparks district office vs principals debate
Letters from ROBERT P. STONE and GUSTAV ROTHSCHILD challenge July 11 article on an arbitrator’s decision regarding school principal job assignments by Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Lane. They deny a power struggle, defend Lane’s authority, and urge professional conduct while stressing moral contracts and value of knowledge.
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Kenneth Lane
Lane
Robert P. Stone
Minetto School
Oswego City
Heartless act sneers at kitten ad in Her ald Journal
Debbie Liss of Baldwinsville condemns the heartless person who dumped a kitten and thanks Joe Ganley for publishing the ad. She notes the kitten has found a loving home and warns against mistreating animals, urging compassion over cruelty.
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Joe Ganley
The
Herald-Journal
Debbie Liss
Baldwinsville
All Star Game Doubts Prompt Twin Bill Idea
G Brooks argues that many top players miss the annual Major League All-Star game and suggests a double-header to showcase more talent, noting the controversy over seating and participation.
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G. Brooks
Syracuse
Public outrage over Hinckley verdict prompts call for retrial
Mrs Karen Crego of Van Buren voices disgust at the Hinckley jury ruling and urges reopening and reinvestigation to correct what she calls a grave miscarriage of justice. She criticizes psychiatrists and psychologists for failing to provide answers.
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John Hinckley Jr
Karen Crego
van Buren
Some Day We Will Be Rich Dialogue Moment
A couple at dinner quietly discuss their life together. The wife says they will be rich someday, while the husband replies that they are rich now and may have money in time, suggesting contentment with their situation.
Flowers stolen from grave in Pine Plains Cemetery
A local resident appeals for the return of four pink plastic flowers stolen from the grave of their son at Pine Plains Cemetery along Peck and Adams roads. The theft occurred the day after the sixth anniversary of the death, prompting a call for respect and guardianship of cemetery property.
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Kirkville
Peck
Adams
Pine Plains Cemetery
Aca Inoa
Historic opportunity for peace and moral duty
Richard D. Schwartz argues that both Israelis and Palestinians bear moral responsibilities to pursue a just peace. He urges recognition, Palestinian self determination, and withdrawal to borders supervised by an international authority, asserting that bold steps by either side could initiate peace and reduce violence in Lebanon and beyond.
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Lebanon
Israel
Begin
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Winston Churchill
Richard D. Schwartz
Syracuse
Schwartz
Ernest I. White
Syracuse University
India
United States
Pregnancy a disease claim sparks reader letters and critique
A Herald-Journal piece argued abortion is less risky than childbirth, citing Drs Willard Cates Jr and David Grimes. Readers challenge the figures, noting abortion-related deaths often labeled under complications, and reporting gaps for first trimester clinic abortions.
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Herald-Journal
Willard Cates Jr
David A. Grimes
Cates
Grimes
Association of Planned Parenthood Physicians
Miami Beach
Florida
T.G. Colling
Liverpool
Highway helpers on the road aid after flat tire
While driving north on Interstate 1 on July 14 a family suffered a flat tire amid heavy traffic. The narrator and daughter sought help but no onlookers offered aid until two Route 81 highway construction workers stopped, assisted, and get them back on the highway.
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Highway Construction Company
Route 81
Stranger's Courage Letters Gratitude For Dog's Quick Death
A family thanks a midnight visitor who rang their doorbell and learned Ginger the missing dog had died quickly after being struck. The letter expresses gratitude for moving the dog to the roadside and guiding them to where Ginger lay.
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Ginger
A Little Leary Dont Drive Like Ya Own The Road
A quirky admonition urges drivers to treat roads as if they own the car they operate. The phrase blends humor with a cautionary tone about responsibility behind the wheel.
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Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Herald Company
Clinton Square
N.Y
Stephen Rogers
William D. Cotter
Philip A. Hofmann
Stephen A. Rogers
Robert T. Hennessey
R. Gary Kruger
By Mark Russell
EPA
Agara Falls
Senator Snort
Wes
General Motors
van Awes
Spence Herald
Gustav Rothschild
McIntosh
Fayetteville
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