In Our Opinion El Salvador Protect Investment in Human Rights
The piece weighs U.S. policy on El Salvador amid reports of government terrorism and human rights abuses. It argues for continued aid conditioned on progress, noting past sanctions and the need to protect human rights while avoiding abandonment of a fragile ally. It also discusses Nixon library site debate and Haig’s stance.
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Central America
el Salvador
Reagan
U.S
D’ Aubuisson
Congress
Alexander Haig
Fidel Castro
State Department
Mayor Alexander and the Summer Help Controversy
A columnist argues a mayor's daughters working for the city during summer mirrors common parental aid in youth employment. It weighs the duties of public service against potential nepotism, noting many parents assist their teens and college students while questioning the mayor’s timing and judgment.
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Grandpa
Dad
Alexander
City Mayor Faces Nepotism Critics Over Relatives on Payroll
In Syracuse, voters worry about Alexander placing six relatives on the city’s full time payroll. Critics question propriety and fairness, fearing reliance on family in government hires while media scrutiny looms.
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Syracuse
Alexander
Warsaw nations cool to Wests troop plan
The Warsaw pact nations reacted coolly to a Western plan for seven year troop reductions in Europe. Soviet spokesman Yuri Sharkov called the draft lacking movement. Western officials warned the plan may stall without agreeing on Soviet bloc force sizes. NATO and Warsaw pact totals differ on ground forces and counting all uniformed troops remains a sticking point.
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Europe
Reagan
Yuri Sharkov
Vienna
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Soviet Union
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Washington
In Your Opinion Unfair to Sardino Letter Criticizes Editorial Stand
A Liverpool reader argues the July 17 editorial unfairly attacked Syracuse Police Chief Thomas Sardino over his silence on former chief Patrick V. Murphy. The writer frames the dispute as internal to the IACP and cites Murphy's media push and potential safety risks amid gun control concerns.
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Syracuse
Thomas Sardino
Patrick V. Murphy
Sardino
International Association of Chiefs of Police
ACP
Murphy
N.Y. Times
IACP
N.Y
LACP
United States
How To Kill book sparks concern over dangerous guidance
A reader reports a newly released book titled How To Kill by John Minnery that allegedly teaches making guns from household items and various methods of strangulation. Disturbed by the material, the reader advocates removing the book from public view to prevent harm.
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John Minnery
Masking in Records Sparks Debate in Syracuse Column
John Hess argues backward masking is harmless while Vincent Pasquariello counters that subliminal messages affect the subconscious like illegal advertising. He likens it to tactics used by North Koreans in the Korean conflict.
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John Hess
Hess
Vincent Pasquariello
Syracuse
Community effort funds youth recreation program
Assemblyman Melvin Zimmer has assembled $250,000 to mobilize community support in partnership with private sectors. The North West Recreation Association Inc. appears to cut overhead to deliver recreation services to youth. Richard Planer, former Syracuse Parks and Recreation director, has contributed his expertise to this neighborhood oriented delivery system.
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Melvin Zimmer
North West Recreation Association Inc
Richard Planer
Syracuse Parks and Recreation
Fair Practices in Automobile Products Act sparks jobs call
UAW leader John S. Geer Jr. of Syracuse urges Congress to pass a bill requiring foreign auto makers selling over 100,000 cars in the U.S. to source parts and labor domestically. He says the measure could create hundreds of thousands of jobs and bolster the national economy.
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Congress
John S$. Geer JR
UAW
Syracuse
Region
Urban rehab fuels Akron Quaker Square revival
Akron’s Quaker Square, once the Quaker Oats Building, is reborn as a Hilton hotel and downtown mall. Three federal incentives drive urban renewal: UDAG grants leveraging private investment, 10 percent rehabilitation tax credits, and 15 to 25 percent rehab credits under the 1981 act. Experts predict these policies will spur billions in city investment and remake aging buildings into vibrant urban centers.
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Micztael J. McManus
Akron
Ohio
Quaker Oats
Quaker Square
James Rouse
Columbia
America
Boston
Quincy Market
Faneuil Hall
UDAG
Jay Nusbaum
The
Treasury
Northeast-Midwest Institute
Tom Cochran
Nenw Institute
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Syracuse Herald-Journal
Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Herald Company
Clinton Square
Stephen Rogers
William D. Cotter
Philip A. Hofmann
Stephen A. Rogers
Robert T. Hennessey
R. Gary Kruger
Citizens’ Committee
Leavenworth
Kansas
Richard M. Nixon
Federal Penitentiary
OPEC
Pres. Reegan
Warsaw
Associated Press
Sam
Paladin Enterprises Inc
Boulder
Colo
Liverpool
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