Dilemma over food stamp funding tests Congress
Congress faces a funding crisis for the food stamp program with $9.7 billion already appropriated and as much as $1 billion more needed to avoid cuts for 22 million beneficiaries. Critics led by Sen. Jesse Helms push for major reforms while supporters seek to protect the program, amid a looming Sept. 30 expiration and broader farm bill considerations.
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Congress
Harrison Donnelly
Congressional Quarterly
Ronald Reagan
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Helms
Senate Agriculture Committee
San Diego
Fred Richmond
D-N-Y
House Nutrition Subcommittee
Richmond
Food Marketing Institute
Washington
Power from Med By The Associated Press
Power from Med would fund a canal from El Alamein to the Qattara Depression to generate electricity. The project envisions allowing the depression to fill with seawater to 60 meters below sea level, with turbines producing power and saving oil. Construction could cost 1.5 to 2.5 billion dollars with World Bank backing, but ecologists or the Qattara Authority could veto the plan.
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el Alamein
Egypt
Mediterranean
Qattara
Cairo
Alexandria
Ades
Muhammed Kamel Mahmoud Hamed
Qattara Project Authority
Notorious Case Spurs Debate On Rights and Disability
Douglas J. Hatch of Manlius argues that social security disability benefits should not extend to incarcerated individuals and that gun rights are essential to protect life, liberty, and happiness as framed by the Second Amendment. He references Jean Harris’s murder case and broader political concerns.
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Jean Harris
United States
Reagan
Minutemen
American Bar Association
ABA
Douglas J. Hatch
Manlius
Editorial compares guns to drugs and abortion in March piece
The writer of Two Way Street on the March 1 editorial page equates hand guns with dope and likens abortion to the death penalty. He urges readers to express views with intellect, from H. D. Stowr of Mexico.
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Two Way Street
H. D.stowr
Mexico
Wrong decision on Hancock closure draws local protest
G Dedell of Syracuse urges broader action after Pentagon sent three officials to hear concerns over Hancock AFB closure. He argues Air Force lacks Griffiss or Hancock manpower for ROCC support to E-3A radar planes and questions the wisdom of relocating operations. He calls for action through the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce and Washington lobbying.
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Pentagon
Hancock
Air Force
Rnce
Griffiss
ROCC
USAF
SAC
Rome Area
G. Dedell
Syracuse
Quoting who Not a right of March I editorial note
The passage cites the Bill of Rights as the formal statement of fundamental rights. It argues such rights are incorporated in the U S Constitution and in all state constitutions, implying constitutional rights extend similarly across jurisdictions.
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Random House Dictionary
United States
Courts at fault in city park enforcement
Residents praise Syracuse Police Department for stepping up tickets in Onondaga Park but criticize City Court for dismissals on appearance tickets. The letter urges councilors to pressure judges to address residents’ concerns and support park safety efforts through consistent court action.
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Syracuse
Onondaga Park
SPD
Walter Cronkite Calls Final CBS Departure Night
In a retrospective underscoring his half century as a trusted newsman, Walter Cronkite discusses his CBS farewell and the long arc of his career from a Houston Post paperboy to an icon of American broadcasting. He recalls pivotal moments, from Vietnam prisoner releases to Cape Canaveral, and notes CBS has plans beyond his tenure.
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New York
57Th Street
Walter Cronkite
CBS
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Laos
Cronkite
Cape Canaveral
Alan Shephard
S. Walter
Dallas
Walter Leland Cronkite Sr
Houston Post
Needle Nose
Normandy
The
Bulge
Moscow
United Press
KLMO
Betsy
Angel
Richard Hudnut
Walter
Walter Mitty
Patton
Battle of the Bulge
Harvard
Crimson
the Crimson
Wyntje
Bora Bora
Pago Pago
Wynnie
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William D. Cotter
Robert T. Hennessey
Hofmann
Gary Kruger
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Metropolitan
Jerome O. Cooley
Geborah J.abbott
Alan G. Fanner
Willian
Maria Rossi
Samuel J. Vaccare
Harold E. Addington
Old Burdick
Carl J. Sweeney
Stall
David R. Kaczorowski
National
Charles
Associated Press
Africa
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