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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1990
Page
4
Two drownings already have occurred as warm weather brings water safety warnings. A boat capsized off Oneida Lake with a 4 year old girl drowning in an unfenced in-ground pool near Fulton. The editorial urges strict supervision and adherence to safety rules to save children’s lives.
County Executive Nicholas Pirro pushes an enhanced 911 plan after a decade of talk, arguing startup costs of 3.9 million and a 0.35 per line monthly surcharge, with annual costs about 4.5 million. Legislation would authorize the surcharge and initiate talks with New York Telephone.
Syracusans recycled a record 19 tons of trash during Earth Day week surpassing the usual 16 tons and urging ongoing effort ahead of July 1 recycling mandates. A Marcellus school principal faced critique for not evacuating the entire building during a minor electrical fire. Van Buren officials probe possible bid rigging at Tracey White GMC Truck Center amid council votes for an investigation. Senator Simon pushes expanded hate crimes hotline to cover religious and sexual bias.
Onondaga County enacts new laws while community groups opposing the proposed mass burn incinerator challenge official actions. Citizens question rights to participate in local affairs and accuse officials of sidelining dissenters from the advisory committee overseeing the project.
Readers urge challenging Reagan era foreign aid allocations as fiscally harmful to U S citizens and question constitutional authority behind billions in aid. A Syracuse University figure, retiring vice chancellor Mike Sawyer, is praised for his vision, mentorship, and impact on campus and society.
On April 20, the Volunteer Center and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Central New York recognized outstanding volunteers in the community. Joan Cutler of Fayetteville was named 1989 Individual Volunteer of the Year for CONTACT Inc. MONY Financial Services and Solvay Bank received the 1989 Corporate Volunteerism Award. The community expresses gratitude for their service.
Wisconsin court officials plan to try Donna E. Carroll, 28, under a rarely enforced 19th century adultery statute for having intercourse with someone other than her husband. Carroll confessed during a March 1989 divorce fight. her estranged husband, who also confessed to an affair, has not been charged.
The piece thanks thousands of volunteers and over 500 attendees at the 10th annual Volunteer of the Year Dinner. Jean Greene and Albert F. Antonini are named as leaders. It advocates involving American business to empower the black majority with economic strength for lasting political freedom and social equality.
Congress moves ten million dollars to groups opposing the de Klerk Government in a bid to aid South Africa’s transition. The plan, in typical political fashion, aims to support democratic change but may not build a solid economic foundation for lasting democracy.
Huntington School in Syracuse City School District seeks a business sponsor to adopt its elementary program after Armani Plumbing and Mechanical, Inc adopted the middle school. Co-Presidents Anne Louise Kathy Pawlowski describe a positive sponsorship and urge local businesses to step in.
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