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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1981
Page
3
Dr. Alan Blum, a Chicago physician and anti smoking advocate, told Upstate Medical Center listeners that smoking has killed the equivalent of a startling death toll. He framed the burden in bold terms to illustrate the impact of tobacco use.
The passage notes a 27 percent drop in St Louis population from 1970 to 1980, the largest among major U.S. cities in that decade. It cites 30 percent of first graders not advancing, a quarter of housing stock lost over 30 years, and since 1977 a program reclaiming 15,000 homes as cities pivot to cheap housing by salvaging abandoned structures.
The text cites the 1979 Surgeon General report and states smoking is a serious hazard. It notes six million Americans under twenty smoke, including 100,000 aged twelve or younger, and shows teen and pregnant women risks, reduced fetal growth, higher abortion and neonatal death risk, and shorter life expectancy.
The soybean markets operate on supply driven prices with no current market orders or formulas as Congress reviews a new farm bill. The American Soybean Association urges leaving the soybean free, highlighting its status as the largest cash crop and its escape from regulated commodities like corn, wheat, cotton, rice, and dairy.
Miles Benson reports Sen. Byrd questions how cameras would affect members who see themselves as presidential timber. Sen. Baker argues every senator sees himself that way and supports televising the Senate. If TV changes public view of the chamber’s supposed grand deliberation, supporters say it boosts focus on national issues.
The Beagle Channel amid Argentina and Chile dispute Lennox Picton and Nueva islands over offshore oil potential and kelp resources. Vatican mediation stalls as each side complains the plan benefits the other with no final settlement in sight. Britain and the pope seek resolution, but optimism remains low about a quick breakthrough.
A poetic monologue dated 1981 from Marvella Mackey Hamilton in Syracuse, directed at a mother who harmed the speaker. The piece condemns abuse, laments a buried infant, and urges reconciliation with law enforcement as a broader call to protect unwanted babies and report crimes.
John C. Tameroni of the Civic Association argues Niagara Mohawk Power Corp faces another rate hike after a prior 171 million and 237 million requests. He questions PSC appointments, urges state level reforms, and calls for consumer protections with expert staff.
In a reply to Beatrice O Mara, J Stanley Coyne defends constitutional freedom to spend. He cites donations to Syracuse University Le Moyne College Hiawatha Council Boy Scouts Everson Museum and other causes. Coyne says his memorial projects repay the city that nurtured his success and criticizes critics of his philanthropy.
Ridgefield columnist Hugh A Mulligan recounts using pre Vatican II Lenten fasts as a weight loss method. He details a six and a half week period ending Easter Sunday dropping from 192 to 178 pounds, describes the strict fast rules, Sunday feasts, and personal exemptions while joking about modern diets and his doctor’s target weight.
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