Summit Begins as Gorbachev Visits US Amid Tense Ties
Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Washington for a summit with President Bush. The visit comes as the Soviet leader faces economic turmoil, rising Baltic independence pressures, and a high US approval rating. The talks aim to advance arms deals and trade while navigating shifting East West relations.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Washington
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Soviet Union
Gorbachev
America
West
Leonid Brezhnev
United States
Europe
Bush
China
United State
Baltics
Germany
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Plan ahead for funeral costs in New York state
A Herald American piece urges preplanning and price shopping to ease post bereavement costs. It notes wide price ranges for similar funerals, recommends comparing in person or by phone, and suggests lower cost options and joining memorial groups to reduce expenses. It also highlights legal requirements for price disclosure and the inevitability of death.
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New York State
Herald American
Onondaga County
Uncle Sam
Syracuse Memorial Society
Myanmar voters reject military rule in first multi party election
In Myanmar the public backed National League for Democracy candidates by about two to one in the first multiparty vote in 30 years. The military government will stay in power until a civilian assembly drafts a constitution and forms a government, a process observers fear could take months or years.
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Myanmar
Burma
National League For Democracy
Make Them Pay For Late New York State Budget Delay
Letter by Carol Richman Wandner executive director Eye Research Foundation of CNY Syracuse urging that lawmakers be personally taxed for delays in adopting the state budget and calling for mechanisms to ensure timely budgets. Includes critique of government spending, references to Senator D Amato and eye research funding, and ends with political quotes about taxes.
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New York State
Mario Cuomo
State of
New York
Assembly
Senator D'Amato
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Eye Research Foundation
Syracuse
National Eye Institute
National Institute For Health
United States
Our Institute
Opinion Research Corporation
Gallup Organization
Congress
Carol Richman Wandner
CNY
Call for U.N. protection of Palestinians amid Israeli occupation
Syracuse chapter of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee urges U.N. security forces to shield Palestinians until a peace conference with Israel. The letter commends a May 23 editorial for balanced tone and calls for U.S. policy to halt aid until Israel opens educational facilities, halts settlements, and negotiates under U.N. or U.S. auspices.
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Israel
Occupied Palestine
Occupied
Palestine
East Jerusalem
United States
United Nations
U.S
Middle East
U.N
Syracuse
Neighborhood Pride To Deputy VomateaROne? Tom Burke, DP
The text highlights population shifts increasing demand for services, schools, and housing, alongside budget deficits and calls for tax cuts. It cites crime, drugs, and foreign aid spending as issues, with job losses and education strains noted. It ends with praise for a cleanup effort by Genesee Park Drive Neighborhood Watch Group and city cooperation.
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Syracuse
America
Tom Burke
Genesee Park Drive
Public Letters Invited by The Herald Journals
Readers are urged to submit public issue letters to the Herald Journal and Herald American. unsigned letters are not published unless authorship can be verified by telephone. include daytime number and be brief, with possible edits for length. electronic submissions via Syracuse system are available.
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Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Herald Company
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Stephen A Rogers
Cleton Sqere
Syracise
Tagthy D. Bunn
Execcve
Timothy P. Atseff
Aoneging
Donald Prickard
Civef
Weer James
Kleinklaus Aevertinag
Trosiaas J. Neck
Crcularon Direcrey
Herald-Journal
Herald American
Syracuse Newspapers
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