West Genesee Wildcats fall short of 92 straight wins
West Genesee fans and players felt the sting after the Wildcats failed to reach a historic 92 game win streak. Rick Freeman, a 1981 graduate, described his anger by saying he threw a glass against the wall, shattering it, and he almost threw it at the TV as emotions ran high.
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West Genesee Wildcats
Rick Freeman
West Genesee
Ada Ampercan
John Berry
Kris Nichols
West Genesee High School
Gerry Gutchess
Wildcats
Yorktown
Cap on Nine Mile Point costs sparks borrowing worry
Upstate utilities Niagara Mohawk Power Corp and others argue that imposing a spending cap on the Nine Mile Point nuclear plant at Scriba would punish ratepayers and raise borrowing costs, while others say a cap is needed to shield consumers from runaway expenses.
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Upstate
Nine Mile Point
Scriba
Balloons lift spirits of faithful at festival
In Jamesville the fifth Miller High Life Hot Air Balloon Festival drew about 15,000 spectators on a hot afternoon. Pete Vogler of Syracuse canceled a flight due to wind but balloons finally rose by 7:45 as crowds cheered. Debbi Herbert of North Syracuse watched with daughters Jenna and Samara as balloons lifted into the sky.
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Jamesville Beach
Pete Vogler
Syracuse
Debbie Herbert
North
Jenna
Samara
Cuomo to Deliver Keynote at Democratic National Convention
Governor Mario M. Cuomo is considered for the keynote address at the July 16-19 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. He will not chair the New York delegation, which supports Mondale, but his state party chairman will. Mondale aides say Cuomo remains a major supporter and will be consulted during the event.
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Albany
Mario M. Cuomo
Democratic Party
San Francisco
Cuomo
New York
Walter Mondale
William C. Hennessy
Will
Mondale
Ann Stock
Western leaders urge Soviet resumption of nuclear talks
At the London economic summit, President Reagan and six colleagues urged the Soviet Union to renew nuclear arms control negotiations without preconditions. They stressed readiness to bargain anywhere, anytime, amid protests and amid calls to address terrorism and oil tanker attacks in the Persian Gulf. The Kremlin dismissed the appeal as a return to strength policy, while the communique also warned about high interest rates and global debt, especially in the Third World.
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Reagan
Soviet Union
United States
Persian Gulf
Kremlin
Tass
Britain
France
West Germany
Italy
Canada
Japan
Family reunion ends 31 years of separation for Heath siblings
Roberta Heath Carbone and Wendell Heath Jr reunite with Patty Heath Parker in Waller Town after years of searching, sparked by Patty discovering her existence three days earlier. The Heath family, once split by adoption and foster care, now plans to strengthen ties and contact remaining relatives.
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Roberta Heath Carbone
Syracuse
Patty Heath Parker
Roberta
Wendell Heath Jr
Patty
Wallertown
Heath
Mintys
Judy Polastis
Jim Heath
Kirkville
Carol Ann Ferrera
Okinawa
Roberta Carbone
Robert Heath
Florida
Wendell
Rochester
Crystal Lee Jones
Sandra Honeywell
Reunion
Page AG
RC. Wille
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James T. Mulder
Jay P. Goldman
Tim Knauss
Dave Longeill
Red Creek
Jamesville Beach Park
Mario Cuomo
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