Oil City Preservation Group fights tanks plan in Syracuse
In a scathing critique the Oil City Preservation Group is accused of using humor and red flags while opposing removal of 60 acres of oil tanks in Syracuse North Side. The piece argues the tanks serve oil company interests and urges condemnation to proceed with a new Van Buren tank farm and redevelop the area.
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Oil City Preservation Group
Robert Kelly
Syracuse
Grand North Side
Mobil Oil Corp. Sun Company
Atlantic Refining & Marketing
Citgo Petroleum Corp
Washington
Iraq
Kuwait
van Buren
New York
Oi City Preservation Group
Annual AIDS Conference Highlights Slow Progress and Preventive Needs
The ninth annual international AIDS conference in Berlin produced few breakthroughs. Experts warned a cure remains distant while a rising, global infection pattern includes more women and heterosexuals. Emphasis focused on prevention, education, and harm reduction as the only proven defense, with Syracuse noting AIDS as a leading cause of death for men 25 to older.
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Berlin
Jonas Salk
Syracuse
Syracuse Jazz Fest shines despite weather and high doors
Cheers to performers sponsors and crowds at the Syracuse Jazz Fest Clinton Square was transformed and Patti Cathcart plus Tuck Andress drew fans despite rain. Frank Malfitano is praised for a festival hailed as the Northeast’s largest free jazz event though The Catch on Erie Boulevard East drew jeers for a $12 entry fee for Roy Hargrove and three drink tickets per person.
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Syracuse
Clinton Square
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Patti Cathcart
Tuck Andress
Frank Malfitano
Herald-Journal
Northeast
Erie Boulevard
Roy Hargrove
Texas
Where are the good cops in our police ranks
A Syracuse letter questions the integrity of officers amid recent tensions over a former drug addict and felon hired as an 911 call taker in Onondaga County. The writer accuses police of harassment, poor conduct, and a failing accountability culture, urging scrutiny by Amnesty International and readers to consider if good cops still exist.
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Syracuse Police Department
Michael Kerwin
Jami Meg Fineberg
Onondaga County
Los Angeles
Rodney King
Tawit
International Physicians’ Human Rights Organization
Quondaga County
County Sheriff's Department
Amnesty International
Gene Tinelli
Syracuse
Blame the criminals not law abiding citizens editorial
A high school junior writes that measures banning assault weapons will fail in the Senate and argues responsibility lies with criminals, not law abiding gun owners. He contends FBI data show assaults weapons used in under 1 percent of crime and cites judicial leniency as a factor. He fears future finances and asks President Clinton to avert tax-driven ruin.
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State Assembly
Senate
FBI
Gore Defense
Clinton
Downtown Syracuse ballpark decision sparks mixed reaction
Albert F. Antonini heralds the Downtown Committee of Syracuse stance praising plans for a new multi purpose stadium at Armory Square while lamenting the ballot decision not to fund a ballpark downtown. The committee backed Coopers Lybrand studies and supports keeping Triple A baseball in Syracuse despite the outcome.
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Syracuse Chiefs
Russ Scullen SR
Syracuse
MacArthur Stadium
Uptown
Chiefs
MacArthur
Syracuse Inc
Armory Square
Coopers & Lybrand
Albert F. Antonini
Stop all gun legislation and urge action now
A citizen urges fellow gun owners to contact state and federal lawmakers to stop proposed bans on semi automatic rifles. The message argues anti gun proposals are spreading despite low criminal use of long firearms and cites concerns about lawmakers and media portraying threats. The writer signs as LA FURCO Jordan.
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LA Furco Jordan
Readers urged to submit letters for publication
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P.O. Box
Syracuse
N.Y
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