Is Israel a good use of U S aid and loans
A national view questions the U S approach to Israel amid annual funding of 3 billion dollars in aid and 750 million in special considerations. It notes a January payment of a full year’s aid, U S borrowing at a cost of 70 million in interest, and Israel investing 76.7 million in U S Treasuries, arguing the arrangement is fiscally wasteful.
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Israel
U.S
Europe
United States
U.S. Treasury
Sam
SWORDS TO PLOWSHARES Competing in a world at peace
In Syracuse and across the nation, GE will lay off about 900 workers as Pentagon funding tightens and peace grows. Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas cut similar aerospace jobs, signaling a peacetime shift. The piece urges government support to retrain workers and redeploy peacetime industry for lasting prosperity.
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Berlin Wall
Europe
Syracuse
General Electric
Syracuse-area
Pentagon
Congress
Aerospace
Lockheed
McDonnell Douglas
America
Bush
PSE jeers and cheers on Syracuse council and gun case
Jeers to the Syracuse Common Council for backing a $100,000 parking study they call a taxpayer rip-off. The study was late and offered little detail. Councilor Nicoletti suggested interns could have done better. Cheers to Oliver North gun rights being restored by ATF despite past felonies and a claim of special White House ties.
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Syracuse
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Oliver North
North
Reagan
White House
Smart park concept at SU gains momentum in Syracuse
Central New York Technology Development Organization credits collaboration among SA, Metropolitan Development Association and area entities for advancing the High-Technology Research Center. Docile praise for funding bodies and local groups highlights benefits to SU, city of Syracuse, Onondaga County and Central New York from a future smart park.
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Syracuse University
Eggers
Metropolitan Development Association
Central New York Technology Development Organization
State Urban Development
Syracuse
Onondaga County
Central New York
Gun debate and art gallery visit clash in letters
The Herald American quotes readers arguing that assault rifles are hard to convert yet criminalized if done. Letters discuss target shooters choosing rifles, presidential bans, and corporate use of amendments. Also notes on gallery visits by readers and a proposal for a printing museum memorial.
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Herald American
Camp Perry
Herald-Journal
Syracuse Newspapers
Babe the Asian elephant dies after calf birth near Syracuse
SST Babe, a 36-year-old Asian elephant at Burnet Park Zoo, dies days after a Caesarean delivery of a stillborn calf. The loss sparks grief and debate over breeding older elephants, with Onondaga County official Joyce Goike calling for a review of the zoo’s program and public response questions.
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Babe
Syracuse
Burnet Park Zoo
Onondaga County
Joyce Goike
Clay
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