In Our Opinion Full Value is Not the Answer
The New York Legislature opens a special session to decide property tax assessments for homes and businesses. Court orders since 1975 require full value, but $7000 is the only bill on sight. Gov Carey says the full value issue will be solved but he will not sign $7000 into law.
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New York
Court of Appeal
Hugh Carey
Assembly
Senate
Carey
Raymond Schuler
Business Council of
New York State
Schuler
Picasso's Guernica to go on permanent display in Madrid’s Prado
The 100th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s birth marks the painting Guernica moving from New York’s Museum of Modern Art to Madrid’s Prado for permanent exhibit. The article notes Picasso’s vast output, wealth, and views on success, and quotes Carey and Schuler on state tax policy concerns and legal challenges ahead.
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Pablo Picasso
Guernica
Madrid
Prado Museum
New York
Museum of Modern Art
Picasso
Fall Back Time Change Sparks DST Debate in Congress
At 2 AM clocks shift to standard time as daylight saving ends. Proposals to extend DST gain support in Congress with House and Senate committees endorsing measures to begin in March and extend the period by two months. Supporters cite energy conservation and predictable schedules.
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Congress
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
DST extension sparks farmer concerns and DOT findings
Farmers oppose longer daylight saving time citing lost morning work hours and safety risks for children catching buses in dark mornings. Vernie R. Glasson notes farm safety worries, while the DOT reports no rise in child, pedestrian, or cyclist fatalities during a 1974 DST experiment and cites small energy savings, reduced crime, and fewer crashes.
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Vernie R. Glasson
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Affairs Division
Department of Transportation
DOT
New Zealand Eyes Energy Self Sufficiency Amid Rich Resources
New Zealand dwarfs its energy mix with 85 percent from river Anema MEILID power and geysers on the North Island providing five percent. Experts foresee self sufficiency within two decades as geothermal, coal, lignite, oil finds expand. Offshore exploration spurs licenses. Maui gas field runs at 30 percent capacity awaiting fertilizer and gasoline plants. A fertilizer plant aims for 150000 tons yearly. a 750 million plant to convert gas to gasoline is planned for four years hence.
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Meilid
New Zeland
New Zealand
North Island
Japan
Maui
Drawing Board
Alternatives to USPS argued as viable postal funding option
Alfred L. Johnson of Syracuse cites an April article proposing stamp advertising to raise funds for postal service. John L. Garland, a Mattydale legislator, notes government budget needs for equipment and cites UPS as a model for efficient, premium service with fair pricing.
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Reagan
UPS
Police Officers Respond Quickly to Break-In
Howard J. Campbell praises a young officer who handled a garage break-in with calm professionalism. He notes the rapid arrival of patrol units, strong backup, and effective leadership from the chief and training that prepared the responders.
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Police Department
Howard J. Campbell
Syracuse
Negative Campaign Inquiry to Steve C Laws for Onondaga County District
A reader questions Steve C Laws Democratic candidate for Onondaga County Legislature 14th District about his identity timing to state positions on issues and stance on matters. The inquiry asks if Laws works full time what field and if he has consulted local civic groups and attended hearings. It presses on constituent responsibility to inform vot ers.
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Steve C. Laws
Onondaga County
Charlie Durham
Homer and Grimes Play Spectacular High School Football
On October 16 two area high schools Homer and Bishop Grimes delivered an outstanding football game. The two division leaders displayed excellent football and coach and athlete praise is due for the performance.
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Homer
Bishop Grimes
Five County Board Discusses Grants For Local Schools
At a recent session Rep Gary Lee spoke on the Reagan policy of less government while the board reviewed federal grant requests. Brookfield Schools sought 3400 for typewriters, Sandy Creek 2700, Pulaski 2700, among others for office equipment.
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Five County Regional Planning Board
New York
Gary Lee
Brookfield
Sandy Creek
Pulaski
Safe port in a storm of bonhomie
Hugh A. Mulligan aboard the SS Statendam off Alaska laments shipboard libraries fading amid cruise noise and video screens. He recalls golden era libraries on Queen Mary and other liners, notes the Statendam's locked shelves and $3 borrowing deposit, and scolds modern distractions as he longs for tranquil, book-filled seafaring retreats.
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Hugh A. Mulligan
Statendam
Alaska
Sir Harold Nicolson
Bermuda
Romaine Rolland
Jean Christophe
John Steinbeck
Grace
Santa Maria
Stephan Batory
John Collier
Dickens
Conan Doyle
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Urals
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