Intervene debate on U S plan to arm forces in Nicaragua
Our opinion argues Reagan considers arming a 500 man unit to harass and possibly destroy transit and supply nodes in Nicaragua. It notes possible mobilization via Argentina Venezuela Colombia and Honduras and recalls past Marines interventions in 1912 1926 1933 and Somoza era abuses as context for caution about U S action and history.
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Reagan
Nicaragua
Cuba
el Salvador
Argentina
Venezuela
Colombia
Honduras
CLA
Vietnam
Central America
U.S
Nicaraga
Somoza
Inter-American Commission On Human Rights
Anastasio Somoza-Debayle
Nicaragua Crisis Shapes US Policy and Cuban Arms Flow
The piece debates Nicaragua's five man junta pursuing a unique socialism while courting Cuba for arms, and the US response. It criticizes past bellicosity, notes Haig’s diplomacy with Mexico and northern neighbors, and suggests Moscow aid to curb arm deliveries while dictator regimes endure.
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Florida
Nicaragua
Sandinstas
Cuba
el Salvador
NiMo Funds Deposits Scrutinized By State AG
Niagara Mohawk deposits funds totaling 17.6 million across 57 New York banks with no interest collected. Five banks have exchanges with NiMo, and NiMo board members sit on some bank boards. Attorney General Abrams warns of conflict risks. NiMo counters discounts seek best pricing. The piece notes calls for reforms in banking, economic aid, and anti illiteracy efforts with broader regional implications.
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Niagara Mohawk
New York State
NiMe
Robert Abrams
John W. Powers
NiMo
Let em pay movement mocks Clean Air Act funding
The piece satirically argues against funding the Clean Air Act by proposing a windfall profits tax on allergists. It derides high costs to industry and mocks doctors, liquor ads, and shoe warnings as irrelevant to addressing pollution.
Readers push back on state worker contract critique
Bruce W. Steele of Syracuse urges balanced reporting on New York state employee negotiations. He argues raises and lag pay are misunderstood and calls for forum on impacts. The League of Women Voters in Syracuse supports fair federal budgeting and opposes cuts to food stamps and Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
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New York State
Bruce W. Steele
Syracuse
League of Women Voters
Reagan
League
United States
Hilda Watrous
Mary JO Fairbanks
Leary Thieves Critique and Public Sector Pay Debate
A reader letter condemns Sen Harrison Williams amid the Abscam controversy and urges FBI sting reform. A separate column disputes a CSEA pay hike and cites Onondaga County inflation, urging public workers to break even. A citizen notes U.S. citizenship cases and disputes Palestine recognition.
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Harrison Williams
FBI
House
Senate
United Auto Workers
Onondaga County
Police Brutality Debate Sparks Letter to Editor
Jim McCloskey voices firm support for street officers and their decision to use force when arresting suspects. He argues authorities must have latitude to apply necessary force on the scene.
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Jim McCloskey
Syracuse
Support nuclear arms freeze appeal to Moynihan and D'Amato
A letter urges Sens. Moynihan and D'Amato to back Hatfield Kennedy's call for a mutual U.S. Soviet halt and permanent freeze on new nuclear weapons. It argues the position of strength policy fails and warns of a nuclear holocaust without a wind-down. It cites Paarlberg and criticizes media bias and political corruption jokes.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Alfonso M. D'Amato
Sens. Hatfield
Edward M. Kennedy
U.S
Reagan
Soviet Union
United States
John D. Paarlberg
North Syracuse
Remark about Lacy Dahl, Herald Journal delivery boy
Kathleen M Mayhew expresses appreciation for delivery boy Lacy Dahl a courteous and well mannered attendant who brightened her days in rain sleet and snow and who will move to Florida in the spring she will miss him
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Lacy Dahl
Herald- Journal
Florida
Kathleen M. Mayhew
Liverpool
Stop Koch campaign critique sparks letter to Herald Journal
A reader denounces The Herald Journal for running a Stop Koch campaign and politics coverage. The author questions editorial judgment and urges independent community intelligence rather than newsroom advocacy.
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Syracuse
Herald-Journal
Koch
New York bill aims to curb crime by diet parole rule
A New York state legislator proposes a parole policy restricting junk food intake to reduce criminal behavior. The plan links diet to conduct while on parole, with critics labeling it impractical and noting broader questions about enforcement and ethics.
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Associated Press
Herald-Journal
New York
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Herod
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Tennessey
Kruger
Akin G. Fenner
Wiliam
Harold E. Addington
Chiat
Wiliam W. Browning Jr
Willian D. Cotter
Philip A. Hofmann
Edward 8. Sabine
Metropoltan
Jerome ©. Cooley
Mews
Deborah C. Crozier
Assisant City
Maria Rosi
Samual
Vaccara
Sandra Weller
Arnold Burch
Carl J. Snown
David R. Koczorowski
National
Vo Yd
Guatemala
Department of State
Mexico
Alexander Haig
Canada
Haig
U.S.S.R
Costa Rica
By Mark Russell
EPA
Vendor Her Journal
Trebut
D.R. Marquette
CSEA
Herald. Journal
Palestine
United Nations
Israel
Middle East
Kach
Roch
H-J
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