Power line falls on diners at Dominick's Restaurant
Donald Bisson and Bob Wheatley acted quickly when a live 34 500 volt line crashed near Dominick's at 1370 Burnet Ave. The line struck Bisson and wrapped around Wheatley’s car, but both families were moved to safety with only minor burns. Investigators blame a circuit breaker malfunction and possible line aging.
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Donald Bisson
Dominick
Bisson
Bob Wheatley
Wheatley
Burnet Ave
Dominick's
Niagara Mohawk
Bisson and Wheatley
Upstate Medical Center
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Robert H. Wells
Wells
Headson
DeWitt
Wheatley and
Bob & Don's Roofing and Home Improvement Co
Heroic plunge halts hydroplane race at Onondaga Lake
A 35 year old Syracuse man Bob Thorn dived into tainted waters to rescue Miss Velocity during the Budweiser Hydroplane Regatta at Onondaga Lake. The rescue came as the event faced delays and fading light with Squire Shop leading as Miss Velocity drifted toward rocks.
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Tosti Asti
Squire Shop
Bob Thorn
Onondaga Lake
Thorn
Syracuse
Sheriff’s Department
Rusty
Wegmans Seeks Zone Change for Southeast Side Store
Rochester attorney Dennis Baldwin says Wegmans Food Markets plans to apply for a residential to commercial zone change for a large 14 acre site in the Hookway Tract east of the city. He notes neighbors are not opposed to all development but drainage concerns remain unresolved.
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Wegmans Food Markets Inc
Dennis Baldwin
Aux
Wegmans
Baldwin
Hookway
City Editor Adds Monday Page Blotter
City desk notes for Monday June 18 1984 page blurb. Readers see briefs and notices across local topics, with standard newsroom shorthand indicating editorial layout and page planning.
Lawmakers push immediate aerial spray for EEE in Cicero swamp
Senators Auer and Bragman urge urgent Dibrom 14 aerial spraying in the Cicero swamp to halt triple E mosquito spread after a 14 year old boy and five horses died last summer. They plan a meeting with Health Commissioner Axelrod following county requests and a $124,000 insect control appropriation.
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Cicero
Martin S. Auer
Michael J. Bragman
David Axelrod
John Mulroy
Brapuen
Bragman
Health Department
Auer
Dr. Joseph
Department of Environmental Sanitation
WCNY Raises 504 182 In Annual Fund Drive
Public television station WCNY raised 504 182 during its annual TelAac fundraising drive. Officials credited long months of work by thousands of volunteers and noted the last 13 hours produced over 100 000 in auction gains. Parts of the auction aired on WTVH and XIXT.
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WCNY
TelAac
WTVH
XIXT
Karen Estabrook
Duck crossing signs spark local debate on Seaway Trail
A Seaway Trail travel narrative from Champlain to Chaumont describes mos t river scenery and towns along Route 12 including Cape Vincent and Alexandria Bay. It notes duck crossing signs near Chaumont, their unofficial origin with Lyme officials, and a DOT study proposed by engineers. Local businessfolk debate their visibility and value while guides like Vic Swenson discuss fishing and tourism.
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Massena
Cole Creek State Park
Waddington
Alexandria Bay
Alex Bay
Cape Vincent
Cape
Seaway
Wolfe Island
Kingston
Vic Swenson
Thousand Island Central School
Vincent
Vic Cuckins
Winsquilos
Point Street
Bass
Rochester
Syracuse
California
Vic
Chaumont
Three Mile Bay
Millie
Chamber of Commerce
Lyme
Bay
Willie
State Department of Transportation
DOT
George
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Tassone
Glases
Tom Archer
Archer
State University Hospital
Syracuse Herald-Journal Metro
Lorri Bova
le Moyne College
Mira Tier
Youst
Crafc
Bass Grote
Jeff Light
Ken Laux
Long Island
Edie van Flateren
Abington
Philadelphia
Picton
Ontario
Bill Beinap
Belnap
Wisconsin
Syracuse University
Gerry Gould
Maureen Weeks
Bob Exddy
Syracuse Electronics
Jeff Rea
Lake Ontario
Fite
Millie LaRose
Dick Case
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