Fund urged to finance highway bridge repairs
Albany officials heard proposals for a dedicated highway fund to fix roads and bridges. Supporters press for using motorist taxes with a potential 4 cent gas tax increase to raise 1.2 billion over five years, while critics warn against new increases and urge dedicating existing highway revenues.
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New York State Automobile Association
Cuomo Gop stalemate looms over energy policy in New York
Albany reports a possible stalemate as Gov. Mario Cuomo and Republican leaders clash over energy plans and a 29 item agenda. Cuomo defends his energy bills including hydropower reallocation while Assembly Speaker Fink warns progress is slow and a summer recess may be sought.
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Paterson Signals Possible Mayoral Run Against Koch
Basil Paterson, a former deputy mayor, warned that he might challenge Mayor Edward Koch next year while addressing a 1,280-strong fundraising audience in New York. He said the remarks did not amount to a formal declaration but left the door open to a coalition of minority, liberal, and labor groups to unseat Koch, with a decision due after the Democratic national convention in July.
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Beating and arson suspect killed by train in Yonkers
Police say Walter Brown, 44, chased by officers after beating his girlfriend Ruth Thomas and setting a fire at Larkin Court Apartments in Yonkers was fatally struck by a commuter train while fleeing. The blaze left 19 families homeless. Ruth Thomas was found unconscious and hospitalized with facial lacerations.
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Roach
Winners in Lotto and daily numbers games
New York Wednesday Lotto drawing numbers were 23 18 39 19 6 29 with supplemental 12. prizes range from six correct numbers to three plus the supplement. The daily number drawn was 030, per Herald Journal wire services.
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Syracuse Area Forecast Brief
Forecast for Syracuse area shows today mostly cloudy with a morning shower risk and some sun in the afternoon, highs near 70 to 75, winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight clears and cools with lows 45 to 50 and light variable winds. Friday remains sunny and pleasant with highs around 70 to 75.
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Weather warms after wet spell with plans for outdoor fun
After Wednesday night’s cooling rain, forecasters expect clear cool conditions tonight and tomorrow. Lows around 45 to 50 with light winds, then Friday sunny and 70s. A stormy stretch brought 1.5 inches in Utica and power outages near Buffalo and Syracuse amid 19 tornadoes and record heat earlier in the week.
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Agriweather warns gardeners on flea beetle threat
Home gardeners should watch for flea beetle and use Levin or Methoxychlor as recommended pesticides. Commercial farms report some spraying on corn, and several wheat fields have powdery mildew.
Regional weather forecast zones 1 2 and 14 16 clear and sunny
Forecast details zone 1 2 show clear cool tonight with low 45 50 and Friday sunny pleasant with high 70 75. Zone 14 16 remains clear and cooler tonight with comfort on the shore and mostly clear skies and lows 60 65 with northwest winds 10 20 mph. Friday sunny with highs 75 80.
Syracuse Area Weather Summary Card
Syracuse area statistics show today's high 85 and low 58 with a 35 day precipitation. The month totals 55 and year to date rainfall 15.25 inches. Record highs and lows 92 and 43. Winds today are westerly at 15 mph with aloft winds NW up to 55 mph at 25 000 feet.
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Degree days and cooling costs compare by month
The notice explains degree days and cooling costs, urging readers to compare monthly energy bills to degree-day changes. It notes that higher bills may arise from insulation, aging air conditioning, or rate hikes, using July 1983 vs July 1982 as an example. It ends with month to date data: 32 heating degrees to date in June.
Boaters Forecast For Oneida Lake And Lake Ontario
Northeasterly winds 10 to 20 knots on Oneida Lake with partly cloudy conditions. Lake Ontario shows northwesterly winds 10 to 20 knots, partly cloudy with waves 2 to 4 feet. Shoreline survey noted on June 13 with figures 713.25 BRS and 445.98 862 95.
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