Budget forces village to cut patrolman in Chittenango
Chittenango village trims from six to five full time patrolmen to meet a $135000 department budget. Buzzard loses full time post, drops to 16 hours weekly earning 4.75 hourly while Bruce Camp remains. Plans exist to reinstate Buzzard's role in the 1982-83 budget as Carbery reopens manpower needs.
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Brian Held
Chittenango
Mark Buzzard
Buzzard
Bruce Camp
Canastota
Witham Schieferstine
Bud Houseroan
Carbery
Houseman
Village Board
Douglas Rainbow
Civil Service
Madison County Delays Flood Damage Assessment
Madison County officials have not yet filed the official damage assessment for last week’s floods. Don R. Callahan says the delay won’t harm aid chances, though Chittenango officials estimate $1.8 million in public and private damage and seek federal funding via Farmers Home Administration.
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Brian Held
Wampsville
Madison County
Don R. Callahan
County Board of Supervisors
Cazenovia
Onionre
Lenox
Ullivan
Callahan
Chittenango
Hugh Carey
Small Business Administration
Bud Houseman
Houseman
Farmers Home Administration
Carey
Roads to be resurfaced near Oneida and Route 5
A $276,000 reconstruction project for the corner of routes 5 and 46 in Oneida is set to begin next spring. Richard Limberg of the state DOT said bids on the Route 5 work in Madison County range from $275,914 to $297,742, with DiVeronica Brothers the low bidder. The project expands Route 5 by 10 feet, adds a right turn lane toward Route 46, and installs a computerized traffic light replacing the current signal. Minor paving and curb work will follow, with most traffic expected to flow smoothly after completion before year’s end.
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Marguerite Drogo
Oneida
Richard Limberg
State Department of Transportation
Madison County
DiVeronica Brothers
Piteantary
Limberg
Waimpsville
Oneida Castle
Seneca Street
Oneida Creek
Canastota Construction
Philip
Slaying of Utica Motorist Under State Police Probe
State police investigate the killing of 20 year old Julio Soto found shot to death in a 1972 Cadillac on the westbound New York Thruway near Utica. Coroner says wound in head. reports link to a prior shooting at the Sheraton Inn. Investigators consider drug connection and possible link between incidents.
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Utica
Julio Soto
South St
Oneida County
Charles W. Brady
Soto
Sheraton Inn
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Daniel Thies
State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Maj
R. M. Wolf
State Police
Cornell report urges long range plan to boost student writing
A Cornell University commission proposes major steps to raise writing quality, including mandatory four writing courses, creation of a University Bureau for Professional Writing, a University Committee on Writing, and shared faculty responsibility. The panel notes national concerns over literacy and calls for ongoing reinforcement and detailed critique across all levels of instruction.
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Ithaca
Cornell University
Cornell
United States
Commission
Overnell
W. Keith Kennedy
Kenedy
Kennedy
Layoffs hit Ithaca and Cortland firms over weak sales
Ithaca Gun Co. in Ithaca released 56 production workers and the SCM Corp. in Cortland laid off about 60 employees amid lagging retail sales. Ithaca Gun will cut salaries and hours for 15 office staff, while Smith-Corona paused about 60 workers as poor typewriter sales squeeze profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Cortland
Ithaca Gun Co. Inc
SCM Corp
Ithaca Gun Co
Edmond M. Roelen
Roelen
Los Angeles Police Department
Johnson
John V. Moynes
Moynes
Smith-Corona
South Cortland
Groton
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Unamen
SCM
Paul H. Blicker
Blicker
Typetronic
New LSD packaging worries Cortland authorities
Local police confirm reports of new LSD transfers in the area. Investigators say pencil eraser sized tattoo transfers depicting a blue star or cartoon characters are being used and can be sold in boxes or wrapped in foil. Officials warn they can be ingested orally or through skin contact if licked, and note arrests have occurred elsewhere but no local arrests yet.
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Cortland
Mickey Mouse
Superman
St. Mary’s School
Syracuse
Toomey
Davies
Teens saved from Floyd house fire in early morning
Two Oneida County teens ages 18 and 16, Chris Miller and Steven Allen, were rescued unconscious from a Floyd residence after a 2:40 am blaze. Firefighters pulled them from heavy smoke and they were listed in critical condition at Rome City Hospital. The fire, likely from an electric stove, caused damage limited to the kitchen but heavy smoke damage throughout the home. investigators continue to probe the cause.
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Floyd
Oneida County
Sheriff's Department
Chris Miller
Steven Allen
North Jay Street
Rome
Miller
Rome City Hospital
James McCarthy
Mary
Dale Grems
Richard Hindun
Willie Streiff
Allen
McCarthy
Floyd Fire Department
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Provisional Public Safety
Richard Carbery
Fyler Road
New York
Thomas Ingus
Sherwood Road
Chubb River
Lake Placid
John Toomey
Frederick L. Davies
Newcastle County
Pennsylvania
Sgt. Davies
Blaze
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