Hungary Suez 25 Years Shadows Over World Affairs
In Our Opinion a 1956 double upheaval, the Russian invasion of Hungary and the British French Israeli raid on Suez occurred within an American presidential election period. The piece notes Russia’s intervention in Europe as a test of American resolve, with echoes on Czechoslovakia in 1968 and fears for Poland, underscoring a gap between bold rhetoric and action.
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Hungary
Suez
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hisenhower
Egypt
United States
Nasser
Britain
America
Saudi Arabia
Belgium Votes in Turbulent Year Amid Austerity Crises
Belgium heads to polls with 212 seats at stake as a Social Democratic and coalition splits renew hopes for new government led by Mark Eystens or Wilfried Martens. The economy's downturn, unemployment, and costly social programs fueled the political deadlock dating to 1978, while Hungary and Suez era events remind readers of broader Cold War tensions shaping policy decisions.
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Wilfried Martens
Mark Eystens
Eystens
Wallonia
Bystens
David Fouquet
Martens
Chamber
Belgium
Arms aid and arms supplied by developing nations
Industrialized nations provide developing countries with 20 billion dollars in annual economic aid. In the same period, Third World nations add 18 billion dollars worth of arms to their military inventories.
Iran executions rise under Khomeini rule
Amnesty International cites 3350+ Iranians executed since 1979, with 1800 killed since June, portraying Iran as governed by madmen. Calls to rally UN, World Council of Churches, and Red Cross to sound the alert, file indictments, and marshal world opinion against the regime.
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Ayatollah Khomeini
Iran
Amnesty International
United Nations
World Council of Churches
International Red Cross
Khomeini
Fossil Bonanza Found In Nebraska
Associated Press reports a 10 million year old ash blanket from a western volcano buried a Great Plains water hole in Nebraska. Excavations near Orchard by Michael R. Voorhies and Nebraska State Museum reveal complete rhino horse camel and saber tooth remains in ash over several hundred square miles. Detailed preservation includes cartilage ear bones seeds in throats and stomach contents. Scientists hope ash analysis locates the volcano once 650 miles away in New Mexico.
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Associated Press
United States
Great Plains
Nebraska
Michael R. Voorhies
Nebraska State Museum
National Geographic Society
Orchard
Mount St. Helens
Voorhies
New Mexico
North Syracuse school board under fire over budget choices
Letter writers criticize the North Syracuse School Board for spending on a 3000 dollar smoking area paving and a 106000 dollar high school roof, arguing priorities favor higher taxes and wasteful bids. Douglas J. Anderson of Church World Service/CROP commends hunger walks and Herald-Journal coverage. A cat killed on West Taft Road and Dormar Drive prompted thanks to an anonymous neighbor who moved the animal.
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Syracuse
North
Cicero “Snow the
Herald-Journal
Central
New York
Douglas J. Anderson
Upstate New York
Church World Service
Taft Road
Dormar Drive
Coalition for Health and Welfare praises reporting on child protection
In a letter from the Children’s Services Committee chair Caroline Ruhe the Coalition for Health and Welfare commends Dick Case for informative coverage of child abuse and neglect issues. The group supports professional confidentiality and praises individuals who spoke out about protective services.
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Children’s Services Committee
Coalition For Health and Welfare
Dick Case
Caroline & Ruhe
Children's Services Committee
Coalition For Health & Welfare
Syracuse
Last Directory Gone from the Public Booth Era
In a nostalgic view of changing times the piece laments the disappearance of public telephone booths and rotating directories once found with dimes and private conversations now replaced by sealed spaces and missing tissue in facilities. The fading directory is described as a relic amid a degraded public utility.
Hunger walk series raises $30000 in Syracuse area
About 1,300 walkers across six areas in Syracuse raised roughly $30,000 through sponsor pledges per mile. Twenty five percent of the total will be returned to local programs such as Meals on Wheels and area food pantries. Highly active community event supports hunger relief in Central New York.
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Syracuse
Syracuse City
Baldwinsville
Cazenovia
Central New York MDA Telethon Sets Record Total
Central New York residents and organizations contributed to the muscular dystrophy telethon raising 226 820 dollars in 1981. The funds support Upstate Medical Center therapy equipment and recreation for patients, plus research at Upstate Medical Center and Syracuse University. James L. Boardman serves as Telethon Chairman.
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New York
MDA
Upstate Medical Center
Syracuse University
Thatcherist Economics in Britain and the SDP Alliance
The piece contrasts Thatcherite policy with a rising Liberal SDP alliance in Britain, noting inflation and unemployment forecasts for 1984 and examining how a future coalition might steer macro policy. Roy Jenkins, a leading SDP figure, argues for expansionary fiscal moves, wage guidelines, and a shift away from heavy nationalization to restore private investment confidence. He stresses a cooperative public private sector balance and questions the feasibility of cutting deficits solely through deeper recession.
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Roy Jenkins
Labor
Social Democrats
Jenkins
Britain
Thatcher
Labor Party
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Sracuse
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