Albany delays risk sink for Onondaga steam plant project
Albany political gridlock threatens Onondaga County with a troubled $140 million trash burning steam plant on Rock Cut Road. An 11 member authority to finance and build the project awaits state authorization, but Assemblyman Melvin Zimmer demands edits that stall passage, leaving little time for compromise.
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Albany
Onondaga County
Rock Cut Road
Senate
Tarky Lombardi
Assembly
Melvin Zimmer
Albany steam plant fight pits unions against county needs
In Albany a delay over enabling legislation for a resource recovery plant risks inflationary costs. Rep Mel Zimmer seeks to require prevailing wages and split contracts by trade, tying plant operations to different bargaining rules. The dispute fuels a mayoral primary clash and alarms Syracuse officials and Onondaga County residents.
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Zimmer
Lee Alexander
Assembly
Onondaga County
Syracuse
Mel Zimmer
Veto GOP payroll drawn from taxpayer funds
Congressional Quarterly notes the Senate Republican Conference shifted from research to public relations under Sen. James A. McClure. The operation, paid from a $415,000 annual allocation, mails press releases, provides broadcasting services, and assigns staff to senators to extend the party’s majority status at taxpayers’ expense. Taxpayers are urged to object.
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Congressional Quarterly
Senate Republican Conference
James A. McClure
Idaho
McClure
Frank
GOP
Broken dreams and house prices in America
The National Association of Home Builders says new houses average about 84 000 dollars and only about 3 percent of American families can currently afford one. The note asks how many other families, at 75 80 or 85 percent, these figures would condemn to unattainable housing dreams.
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National Association of Home Builders
Cartoon duel over boyhood poverty frames White House humor
A political cartoon mocks Ronald Reagan and Tip O Neill arguing over their humble origins. Reagan shows a wooden shovel, O Neill a potato hoe, while cabinet members are told to drink with caddies. The Irish barroom scene ends with limousine exits and a mock wedding line.
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Ronald Reagan
Tip O'Neill
White House
Reagan
O’neill
Republicas
Quick tax write‑off to spur small business investment
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee push a quick capital investment write‑off for the year of purchase, aligning with Barber Conable Jr’s plan and administration aims. The goal is to aid small firms that create most new jobs, noting 86 percent invest no more than 25,000 dollars annually and can benefit from a first 25,000 dollar tax credit.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Barber B. Conable Jr
New York
U.S
Fiscal warning We're warned invest in taxes
A terse notice urges caution on tax policy and predicts rising taxes, urging readers to prepare for higher levy rates and fiscal changes. The item emphasizes financial planning and government revenue concerns with a stern, warning tone.
Soap woes and family values in 1980s broadcasts
Syracuse readers criticize sensational soaps for harming Christian family life and urge writers to promote wholesome family themes. The letter cites block grants favoring downstate politics and calls for opposition to block grants in mental health funding, urging constituents to contact congressmen.
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Willard J. Cbrist
Syracuse
Hancock Airport Belongs to the County, Not the City
ERIKA RIPKA argues Hancock Airport, though located in the county, is profiting for the city and should be turned over to Onondaga County. She cites Mayor Alexander’s transfers of health services, Burnet Park Zoo, MacArthur Stadium, and the library system as burdens and questions why Hancock Airport isn’t similarly reassigned.
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Alexander
Onondaga County
Health Services
Burnet Park Zoo
MacArthur Stadium
Hancock Airport
Erika Ripka
Syracuse
Best ever State Police Olympics applause from Syracuse
A statement thanking volunteers and supporters of the 1981 State of New York Police Olympics in Syracuse lauds 1,400 police athletes and local residents. The speaker credits community effort for the event’s excellence and personal pride in the organizing.
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Syracuse Police Department
We the people demand action on poison risk
James E. AssociAte PeRtyman urges public and officials to acknowledge government and industry poisoning through chemical exposure. He calls for accountability for bureaucratic incompetence likening it to agent orange harm, insisting officials protect people over business interests.
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Vietnam
James E. Prettyman
Syracuse
Lawmakers Support 25 Percent Cut in Human Services
Blacks opposing Representatives Gary Lee and George Wortley and Senator Alfonso D Amato back the voter will as they back a 25 percent cut in human services. The piece discusses fatigue over mental health impact and the battle over how reduced funds will be delivered, highlighting administration’s block grant plan to pool mental health funds with 15 other health services for New York state.
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New York
New York City
D’amato
Lee
Carole F. Hayes
Mental Health Association
Syracuse
Gary Lee
George Wortley
Alfonso D'Amato
Congress
New York State
Beechwood Avenue dog abandonment prompts humane plea
Stephen Philip Kocher of Liverpool condemns owners who left a dog on Beechwood Avenue. He calls it cruelty and violence and urges humane care instead as the Society offers comfort in a pet’s final days.
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Beechwood Avenue
The
Humane Society
Stephen Philip Kocher
Liverpool
Syracuse Herald American Headlines Spark Furor
A reader criticizes the June 21 Syracuse Herald American for prioritizing a sex change story over major national issues, calling the coverage sensationalist and accusing the paper of weakening journalistic standards.
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The
Herald-American
Syracuse
Reader Feedback Praises Sonia Fries Poetry
Marion E Richardson writes from home to compliment Sonia Fries for her poems in The Sunday Herald American, noting Fringe Benefits as a favorite for a homemaker who enjoys sunlit laundry and energy savings.
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Sonia Fries
Stats
Sunday Herald-American
Marion E. Richardson
Syracuse
The Pressure's On Editorial and Clean Air Debate
A June 1 editorial argues seven industries contribute 51 million to PACs, shaping Clean Air Act debates. It urges readers to contact U.S. Senators Moynihan and D Amato and House members Nortley and Lee to advocate refining the act and a yes vote, highlighting PAC influence and citizen action.
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Congressional Committee
U.S. Senate
House
Political Action Committees
Pacs
Congress
John Q
U.S
D. P. Moynihan
A.M. D'Amato
Wash
George C. Nortley
Gary A. Lee
Wash. DC
Prescott L. Laundrie
Common Cause
N.Y
Fayetteville
Dignity in Syracuse Questioned After Donahue Show
Kathy Schardin of Manlius blasts Syracuse viewers for booing and mocking surrogate parenting discussions on the Phil Donahue Show aired June 16. She cites two audience outbursts including a born again Christian speaker, arguing the decorum and respect of local residents were betrayed on the War Memorial taped program.
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Syracuse
Phil Donahue
Donahue
War Memorial
Remark Congratulations on 50th Anniversary Mass
Rev Edward C Hearn, former pastor, extends thanks to friends, priests, bishops and Our Lady of Peace parishioners for their participation in his 50th anniversary and golden jubilee mass, noting the joyous day.
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Our Lady of Peace Church
Edward C. Hearn
Syracuse
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Deborah J. Abbots
Alvin G. Fenner
Harold E. Addington
Classified
William W. Browning Jr
Willian D. Cotter
Philip A. Hofmann
Edward B.sabine
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Jerome ©. Cooley
C. Crate
Asistant
Maria Resi
Samuel J. Vaccore
Inten
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Carl J, Sweeney
David R. Koctorowski
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Politics
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O Neill
Boston
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Thome
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Bette
Mae
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Auegus Wee
Vily
Kathy Schardin
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