Pirro Wins GOP Committee Nod For County Executive Race
Legislature Chairman Nicholas Pirro narrowly edged Syracuse Common Council President James Walsh in the GOP committee vote to be their county executive designee. Pirro won 41.5 percent to Walsh 38.7 percent amid a turnout of 102,120 with 2,586 unsigned ballots deemed invalid.
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Pirro
Walsh
Friday
Nicholas Pirro
Syracuse
GOP
John Mulroy
Quality Inn
Liverpool
Billy Joel
William Sanford
Special reports the promise and reality black ceo
A compact examination of how Black CEOs confront high expectations and systemic barriers in corporate leadership. The piece contrasts public narratives of opportunity with on‑the‑ground challenges, highlighting resilience, policy shifts, and gaps in advancement paths.
Religion and Politics Join Hands Across Syracuse Churches
Central New York churches reflect a growing split along race and politics. About 60 percent of the 37 000 black member base attends segregated congregations, while white churches remain largely separate. Leaders cite pulpit barriers, a shift since the 1960s, and increasing politicization as drivers of widening divides between black and white faith communities.
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Syracuse
Egist
Larry Howard
Hopps Memorial C.M.E
South State Street
Sumner Grant
American Baptist Churches of
New York State
America
Pat. Robertson
Jesse Jackson
Emory Proctor
Peoples A-M.h. Zion Church
Two Charged With Second Degree Murder In Fayetteville Slaying
Louise Pitcher and Donald Hoglen, both Syracuse residents, were charged with second degree murder and first degree robbery in the Fayetteville death of widow Dorothy Day Golly. Pendall also charged and arraigned. bail set at 35,000 cash. Pitcher admitted planning to use money for drugs after claiming decades of gifts from Golly.
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Dorothy Day Golly
Pene
Fayetteville
Louise Anne Pitcher
Fitch St
Syracuse
Donald W. Hoglen
Ash St
John Fitzgerald Pendall
J. Kevin Mulroy
Manlius
Public Safety Building
Mulroy
Pendall
Pitcher
Hoglen
Pitcher Sad Golly
Donald
Golly
Spring St
Gully
Reagan Defends Iran Contra Involves Memory Gaps
President Reagan says he is not mortally wounded by the Iran Contra affair yet acknowledges trouble remembering a hostage ransom plan discussed in congressional hearings. He notes hospitalization in July 1986 and maintains he supported aid to the Contras while denying knowledge of diversion funds.
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Reagan
Washington
Texas
H. Ross Perot
Oliver North
National Security Council
Paul S. Trible Jr
R-Va
North
Robert C. McFarlane
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Ries
New York
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tarate-Journal
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