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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1983
Page
8
New York faces ongoing deficit borrowing as lawmakers authorize spending with bills due later. Comptroller Edward Regan cites a 4 billion cumulative deficit and 1 billion in future interest, urging constitutional and budget reforms to curb spring borrowing and restore fiscal sanity.
Kansas City Royals slugger George Brett used a bat with excess pine tar in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees. Umpires ruled the bat illegal, and AL President MacPhail ordered the game resumed from the disputed point, noting the rulebook lacks a defined penalty for pine tar excess.
The ruling says excessive pine tar does not give an batter extraordinary advantage and calls should stay on field. Steinbrenner decries decision, urging fans to push MacPhail out of town. The piece argues the game belongs to players, not managers or politics.
The panel will be headed by Henry Kissinger with Mark Russell noting panels form to cover problems. Right wing opposition labels Kissinger a trilateralist tool of a Rockefeller one world conspiracy. Kissinger argues he is not pompous while hints about bankers interests in El Salvador and Third World nations remain.
Readers attack the sale of Warner Elementary School for a fraction of its appraised value. West Genesee School Board member Robert McAfee faces censure for urging acceptance of the first unsold offer. Taxpayers voted 4 to 1 against disposal, urging funds be used for education and essentials rather than subsidizing property sales. A second letter thanks St. Joseph's Hospital for excellent care and spiritual support during a frightening illness.
A reader voices doubt about the Payton Hawkins case and criticizes editor Stanley Prokowpowitz for labeling accusations as easy. The writer notes a prior letter defending the girl, argues the case was dropped because she feared reappearing in court, and cites perceived partiality as a barrier to justice.
The writer thanks musicians and the Symphony board for a terrific evening on the library lawn. Gratitude is extended to Mr. Marble for the ice cream. Outdoor performance posed hazards to quiet instruments, but the players rose to the occasion, delivering beautifully played music suitable for a lovely summer evening.
The article questions a statement by the Quondaga Sheriff's Department's Kids Identifications Systems that 25,000 or more children are kidnapped annually by divorced or separated parents. A men's rights group argues that parental removal of a child is not kidnapping but child retrieving or recovery, due to alleged constitutional rights denial.
The piece warns against leaving the church over Vatican II reforms and calls the reconstruction period a test of faith. It accuses bishops of failure to teach and of spreading neo-arianism while urging Catholics to endure trials and strengthen faith within the universal church.
The Herald American editorial laments avoidable gun deaths while urging rigid discipline and safety training by responsible adults. It cites personal experience with gun ownership and praises safety courses and organizations, including SCOPE, as essential to responsible handling and prevention of accidents.
Concern shown June 28 as our handbell group from I dean Park United Church traveled to the Area Handbell Festival at Ithaca. Our bus was destroyed by fire on Route 81 just south of Syracuse, losing the four octave bell set and all personal possessions of the group.
Mildred M. Loucky reports Syracuse Cablesystems seeks Playboy Channel approval. City Council will vote within 90 days. inaction means automatic approval. Citizens urged to write or call their council representative to voice opinion.
Fragmentary line suggests a humorous note on archaeology as a field, likening an archaeologist to a person in a cage or lens phrase. Readable portion hints at playful, self aware commentary about the discipline and its practitioners.
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