Moderate Turnout Reported Across Syracuse and Onondaga County
Vote turnout appeared moderate in most areas as the Democratic and Republican committees pushed to mobilize voters into the evening. Bragman cited smooth procedures and potential strong results, while Hanlon called the machinery in motion with expectations of good results. Democratic officials stressed the need for a large turnout across Onondaga County’s 19 towns to secure a sizable margin.
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Kenn Peters
Syracuse
Onondaga County
Michael J. Bragman
Richard Hanlon
Bragman
Hanlon
James C. Tormey Jr
Stewart F. Hancock
Tormey
Lee Alexander
Joseph Nicoletti
Dorothy Ellis
Robert Warr
Warr
James Dupree
Dupree
Democratic Committee
Common Council
Fulton woman found murdered in Fulton home
Ellen H. Vanesdall 56 was found dead at her 606 Utica Street residence as police track leads in a Fulton murder case. A longtime guidance counselor and former high school counselor in Fulton and Hawaii, she was highly praised by colleagues for dedicating her life to students. Her husband Edward Vanesdall died in 1961. The piece notes a second Fulton high school tragedy with a football accident death in North Syracuse.
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Fulton
Ellen H. Vanesdall
Utica St
Fulton High School
Albany State Teachers College
Syracuse University
McGraw
Hawaii
Edward T. Vanesdall
Utica Street
Israelis Arabs trade fire across Lebanon border
Beirut AP reports heavy fighting between Israeli and Arab forces the worst since a September cease-fire. A Israeli death and multiple Lebanese casualties are cited as rockets pounded Nahariya and Palestinian guerrilla positions in southern Lebanon. Arab villagers in northern Israel clashed with police, one Arab killed as authorities razed an illegal building in Majd el-Orum.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
Nahariya
Majd el-Orum
Nixon tapes release argued would embarrass Nixon further
Public release of 30 White House tape recordings on Watergate would expose Richard M. Nixon to embarrassments far more offensive than he has already suffered, Jeffress told the Supreme Court. He argued the 22 hours from the 1974 cover-up trial should not go public and that tapes could be used in more harmful ways than the transcripts.
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Washington
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Supreme Court
Nixon
William H. Jeffress Jr
Jeffress
End to disabled benefits upheld
The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed Congress power to cut off Social Security payments to a disabled dependent who marries an ineligible partner. Justice Stevens upheld that general rule, with 1958 carve outs for marriages where spouses receive benefits, and noted efficiency in administration. The decision also ruled state court suits against a national bank may be tried where the bank operates, not just where chartered.
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Washingon
UPI
Supreme Court
Congress
John Paul Stevens
U.S
John Oliver
Kansas City
John Jobst
Jobst
Stevens
Election Day ’77 drives turnout across several states
Early voting surged in Virginia's sharp gubernatorial race while rain and wind trimmed lines in New Jersey's contest amid income tax questions. Voters also cast ballots for mayors in New York Detroit Cleveland Houston and 34 other cities with statewide referendums in Ohio Oregon and Washington concluding.
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United Press International
Virginia
New Jersey
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Houston
Ohio
Oregon
Washington
Onondaga County election efforts shift to Corbett race
Democrats push new ads to boost Sheriff Corbett against John Dillon as leverage grows for possible first Democratic majority in the county legislature. Voters also face eight amendments one ballot question and one proposition amid campaigns and strategy shifts.
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Onondaga County
Bragman
Sheriff Corbett
Democratic Party
Corbett
John Dillon
Weathering Wet Night as Catskills Flood Risk Lingers
Rain and fog persist through the evening with drizzle and flood warnings. Temperatures hover in the mid-50s at Hancock Airport, then reach mid-60s after. Eastern Catskills report flooding from heavy rain. NYC streets flood in spots. several locations see up to 4 inches. Flash flood watch continues in Catskills and lower Hudson Valley. Chemung River crest noted in the eastern Southern Tier.
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Hancock Airport
Catskills
New York City
National Weather Service
Hudson Valley
Chemung River
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