Cuomo embraces death rules reform amid life and death debate
Gov. Mario Cuomo backs a Task Force on Life and the Law to formalize decisions on brain death and resuscitation. The plan defines death as the irreversible cessation of all brain functions, requires patient or surrogate consent for nonresuscitation, and records decisions in the patient’s chart. It aims to balance medical power with family rights while acknowledging ongoing legal and ethical dilemmas.
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State Court of Appeals
Medea
Court of Appeals
New York
Massachusetts
Baseball strikes and fans rally against union power
A major league baseball players union executive board authorized a strike vote among members, with no certainty of timing. The piece argues fans should boycott and push for alternatives, critiquing players as a cartel and urging readers to embrace other forms of summer entertainment.
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Seungt
Malaysia’s booming exports drive economic growth
Malaysia sustains strong Asia lead with palm oil and natural rubber exports. In 1984 palm oil revenue rose to 1.99 billion while rubber exports reached 1.39 billion. Petroleum earnings climb as manufacturing expands GDP share and trade shows a 87.35 million 1984 deficit drop. The National Front coalition governs since independence in 1957.
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Malay Peninsula
India
Pakistan
Japan
United States
Europe
Soviet Union
China
Thailand
Philippines
Sabah
Sarawak
Borneo
Statistic Department
National Front
Britain
Syracuse Herald commended for three week education series
A reader praises the Syracuse Herald for Jay Goldman’s three week series on Central New York public schools. The articles cover teacher shortages academic performance costs of tenure laws and student behavior while highlighting the front page prominence detailed charts and editorials. The letter also notes support from Welcome Wagon Club of DeWitt.
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Jay Goldman
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New York
Goldman
New York State
Syracuse Papers
Fragmentary dream tale ties Stalin to Roosevelt and war events
The text relays a dreamlike claim that Stalin claimed Franklin D Roosevelt gave Poland, East Germany, and Czechoslovakia and that Roosevelt ordered Eisenhower to march into Germany at the end of World War II. It also mentions other names in a loose, non-coherent sequence.
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Stalin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Poland
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Germany
Mi kado at Civic Center praised for care from Syracuse Opera
A mother thanks Michael Spitz and Syracuse Opera Company staff for considerate help when her daughter fell ill during The Mi kado. They arranged seating and wheelchair access, checked on her frequently, and ensured she could hear the performance while resting, saving the day.
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Civic Center
Syracuse Opera Company
Michael Spitz
Vanessa Williams Faces Photographer Trouble Over Nude Photos
Vanessa Williams fears damage to reputation after a photographer allegedly obtained indecent pictures. Public reaction questions what will be done with the images and how she can respond to the backlash.
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Vanessa Williams
Miss Nnocenve
Caroline Shaffer
Dave Barry On Gardening And Grubs And Government Ideas
Dave Barry riffs on starting a garden with a motorized tiller and peat moss while joking about parasites, grubs, and federal policy. He mocks urban gardening, offers comic tips for window boxes, and ends with a quip about the Pekingese. Knight-Ridder Newspapers.
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