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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1981
Page
11
The festival showcased top athletes in track, field, skating, basketball, and cycling across Central New York. It praised Syracuse for hosting bravely, noted lessons learned, and suggested no city can stage the sprawling event annually.
The third National Sports Festival in Syracuse drew stars from radio and TV networks signing autographs and showcasing Olympic year hopes. Baaron Pittenger called the event the most successful yet, highlighting local organizers for making Syracuse a claim as an amateur sports capital of the nation.
Due to bed space shortages at Hutchings Psychiatric Center patients are being transferred to Binghamton, some involuntarily. Records show a 19 percent rise in admissions over the past year, with more long term patients including the elderly and those held for extended observation.
The law lets police seize cars used in drug deals or thefts over 100 dollars. Within 90 days a county prosecutor can file for forfeiture, and if a judge approves the vehicle is held for a year then sold. Even acquitted suspects risk loss if verdict comes after forfeiture.
Hutchings faces staffing and funding crises forcing a drastic plan to transfer mostly elderly chronic patients to other hospitals. With 120 acute beds and over 1,000 outpatient visits, officials warn inability to fund and staff could disgracefully deny needed care to desperate patients in the Central New York five-county area.
Despite MLB strike action a Hall of Fame ceremony will occur in Cooperstown to honor Bob Gibson Johnny Mize and the late Andrew Rube Foster. A replacement game features the Oneonta Yankees versus the Elmira Pioneers reflecting Mizes Elmira connection in 1932. The event remains a valued baseball spectacle.
A letter from Hazel J. Pugh and Patricia Cottrell of Onondaga County substitute teachers condemns Governor Hugh Carey for delaying raises owed under the PEF state contract. They urge reintroduction of bills A7318 and S5650 to set a statewide basic salary for per diem staff, and call local boards to adjust substitute pay ahead of the next school year. They invite attendance at a Liverpool Public Library meeting or to write for more information.
A viewer notes a 20/20 segment on factory farming highlights animal rights concerns. They argue animals deserve basic needs including space, food, water, and freedom from cruelty, even when destined for slaughter.
Vincent Lavery, an Irish immigrant and teacher at Roosevelt High School in Fresno California, proposes a project named Holiday From Fear to place one Catholic and one Protestant child in ten homes across each of 50 states in 1982. He seeks nationwide participation and contact through Vincent Lavery 1521 West Twain Fresno California 98711. MR and MRS RENE FAUCHER Canton endorse the idea, urging support from Northern New York as a fitting host region.
Substitute teachers face a Catch-22 under state law and board rulings that deny unemployment benefits and collective bargaining rights while per diems earn near minimum wage. Since 1970-71 pay fell 19 percent as prices rose 87 percent, prompting bill A6697 S6999 to grant association and bargaining rights awaiting the governor's signature.
A resident of St. Camillus Extended Care Facility on Fay Road thanks staff for hosting an outdoor picnic on July 23 with all the fixings and an exhibition by the West Side Gymnastics Club. The note commends staff efforts and wishes thanks to the gymnasts from Tony Smoral.
TAXPAYER of Liverpool questions campaign methods and justice system fairness ahead of November. He critiques Supreme Court divorces, Family Court support rules, and local officials like the zoning officer, highway superintendent, and town clerk. The letter questions law enforcement, doctors’ care for seniors, and Social Security funding.
The speaker notes they watch baseball on TV and views the strike as caused by both sides with big salaries on the owners’ side and players’ demands. They mention widespread financial hardship among vendors, merchants, families, and club employees, plus the tax impact from Uncle Sam. FD SMITE Westvale.
Anita Monsees, chair of the Friends of the Zoo fundraising committee in Syracuse, notes a pause on large-scale campaigns as the county Legislature may close the facility. She explains a 1981 goal to raise 16000 for animal purchases, urges support for memberships and the SAFARI adoption program, and invites more volunteers to join the fundraising committee.
Thomas Bazyolo of Catholic Charities Syracuse endorses open US doors to Polish refugees detained in Austria and outlines plans for Central New York area parishes to sponsor and aid their resettlement and acculturation as independent, self-sustaining community members.
SGT. Robert M. Marsman of the Syracuse Police Department defends Stanley Prue and criticizes columnist Dick Case for biased wording. The letter argues Case distorts terms like hierarchy and fantasia to undermine Prue, asserting Prue acts under PBA member directive and press attacks seek to distract from real issues.
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