In Our Opinion SU Hoops Masters NIT Title Bid
The column praises Syracuse University basketball, declaring the team perhaps the nation’s best and rebuking critics who doubted its NCAA bid. It cites the Orangemen’s triple overtime win over Villanova and a dazzling shutout of Michigan in the NIT, asserting belief they will win the title. It calls for national media to recognize SU’s strength.
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Reagan White House struggles widen rift over policy
Internal strife at the Reagan administration grows as Haig clashes with White House aides over foreign policy and the role of non elected staff. Disputes over aid to the poor and a move to place Bush in crisis leadership intensify tensions. Stockman disagreements on welfare and the administration’s hiring freeze fuel criticism from O Neill and others.
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Chicago Center For the Study of Welfare
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Foreign Relations Committee
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Clark
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Electric Boat Loss and Chicken Teeth ParableEngage
A satirical note questions General Dynamics Electric Boat failing to win a Navy submarine contract and mocks the company name. It riffs on Rubber Duck Industries and an embryonic chicken tooth grafted to a mouse, arguing no budget cuts will change such oddities.
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Connecticut
Critique of Social Cuts and Public TV Funding Reflections
A reader condemns proposed cuts to Social Security, welfare, and Medicare, urging shared sacrifice from lawmakers and big earners. The letter compares presidential and congressional privilege with the burden on retirees, cites funded public TV drives, and notes Channel 24 programming contrasts with long network commercials.
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National Geographic
Channel 24
ETV
End US Support for El Salvador Junta Says Parish Council
The Parish Council of St. Margaret's Church in Mattydale urges an end to United States support for El Salvador's government. It cites 12 075 killed last year, 80 percent by government troops, and calls for action by Americans to free Salvadorans from oppression.
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Legal Aid Office
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New York
Public TV fundraiser support cited by reader
Virginia S. Kerr of Fayetteville salutes Bob Wishart for Sunday March 22 coverage on public television fundraising. She asserts the piece captured the views of thousands who struggled to express their own stance and praises its clarity.
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Virginia S. Kerr
Fayetteville
Public TV Funding Debate Draws Safire Critique
A reader chides William Safire for anti public TV subsidies, arguing many still rely on broadcast TV for economic reasons. The letter contends pay cable and video formats won’t aid those without options and challenges Safire to test real news focus against major networks’ offerings.
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William Safire
Annenberg
Goa
MacNeil-Lehrer
Washington Week
Buffalo backs forty million zoo overhaul amid revival push
Officials banks and foundations line up behind a forty million renovation as part of Buffalo’s revitalization. Critics in Onondaga County resist a ten million plan for a comparable zoo, arguing over quality of life and preservation goals.
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Onondaga County
Buffalo Zoo
Burnet Park
New York
To Don Blaich Heroes of Our Generation
A reader from Syracuse praises Jerry Berrigan and brothers Phil and Dan for protesting to alert the nation. She views their actions as courageous and aimed at future generations, calling them the heroes of the era and a family to admire.
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Don Blaich
Herald-Journal
Jerry Berrigan
Jerry
Phil
Dan
West Genesee Sends Luck to Cicero Band at Nationals
West Genesee High School extends best wishes to Cicero High School for the national marching band competition. Betty Jane Smith of Camillus signs the note hoping for success with the Golden Eagles in Dinsida next week.
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Cicero High School
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Dinsida
Great talent to the cast at Salt City Playhouse
Libby Thomas, leader of Girl Scouts Troop 366 Cicero, thanks the cast and staff of Jesus Christ Superstar at Salt City Playhouse Syracuse. She invites the public to experience the show in Syracuse and expresses pride in local talent.
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Girl Scouts
Lakeshore Road
Cicero
Syracuse
Who is minding the store in Reagan foreign policy
James Reston assesses ongoing conflicts over who runs U S foreign policy and who handles crisis management. He argues Haig remains the principal crisis manager despite cabinet clashes, with Bush possibly eyed for broader duties, while Reagan’s authority promises remain uncertain.
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