Memorial Day 1995 Remembering those who sacrificed
The piece honors fallen service members from wars past and present. It lists battlefield deaths by conflict including World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, and others, reflects on war’s cost, and urges remembrance during Memorial Day weekend in Central New York amid global tensions.
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Europe
Japan
United States
Korea
Vietnam
America
William Tecumseh Sherman
New York
Budget Balancing Measure Faces Long Political Battle
Senate and House pass budget balancing plans aiming for a balanced budget by 2002 with large tax cuts and reduced deficits. The conflict centers on tax cut sizes, pacing of reductions, and the risk of rising debt if spending remains high. Conservative lawmakers warn of future consequences for younger generations.
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Senate
House
Memorial Day tribute to veterans and the price of liberty
Joseph C Barone of Disabled American Veterans Syracuse urges unity to defend federal benefits for veterans and families. He recalls the cost of liberty, honoring the dead with scars, severed limbs, burned bodies, and ravaged minds, and criticizes leaders who seek to cut veteran benefits.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph C Barone
Syracuse
Memorial Day Reflections on World War II Endings
Robert Oberst emphasizes Memorial Day as a time to study the World War II outcomes in Europe and the Pacific. He urges Americans to remember the sacrifices of veterans and preserve the memory as witnesses fade and the nation remains a free republic.
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Europe
Japan
Free
Republic
Robert Oberst
Syracuse
Students Demand Flexible Bus Stops for City Schools
MIKE MURATORE reports that Syracuse city students with bus passes should ride any stop, not just designated school stops. They argue Centra funds per student, so flexible stops would serve future paying customers and reduce walking from Central Tech to nearby corners.
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Central Tech
South Salina
Fayette Street
East Water Street
Centra
Mike Muratore
Syracuse
Hayes Comptroller Candidacy Praised by County Clerk
The speaker lauds Jerry Hayes for outstanding work as Onondaga County clerk and asserts no doubt about his qualifications for county comptroller. Hayes is credited with modernizing the clerk’s office rapidly and is urged to bring similar reform to the comptroller’s office.
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Jerry Hayes
Onondaga County
Iam
Hayes
A wall to end all war Re the Vietnam Memorial the Wall
A reflective piece about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial also known as the Wall. It recalls visitors staring at etched names, the chronology of death from first to last, and the profound emptiness and loss war leaves, while honoring those who served.
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Washington, DC
Readers invited to submit letters to the editor
Readers are urged to send concise legible letters with daytime telephone numbers for verification. Signed letters only. unsigned or unverifiable authorship not published. Mailing address, fax, and phone options are provided for submission and inquiries.
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Herald- Journal
Mera'd Amercan
PO Bos
Ssracuee
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