Voters in Onondaga County Cast Ballots in Major Primaries
Polls stay open until 9 pm as 14 party primaries run across Onondaga County, with Syracuse mayoral races drawing heavy attention. Republicans Roy Bernardi and Bernard Mahoney face off, Democrats Thomas Young and Joseph Nicoletti compete, while Common Council and school board races also shape the day. Campaigns bus in supporters, offer rides and child care, and deploy volunteers to monitor turnout and contact nonvoters.
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Onondaga County
Syracuse
Lee Alerantie
Sheir
Art Peterson
Roy Bernardi
Taayoral
Bernardi
Bernard Mahoney
State Fair
Thomas Young
Seph Nicoletti
Common Council
Secool Board
Elbridge
3Kaneateles
van Buren
Clay
Camillus
Mos
Peterson
Mahoney
Young
Nicoletti
Vernon buyout opposed
Vernon Downs owner Midstate Raceway Inc urged shareholders to reject Florida businessman Joseph D Amato's $14 a share tender for a majority stake. The board cited lacking track management experience and filed a federal lawsuit to block the offer without full financial disclosure.
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Midstate Raceway Inc
Vernon Down
Florida
Joseph D'Amato
Vernon
Frank C. White
Utica
D'Amalog
D'Amalo
SEC
Lewis
D'Amato
D’amato
Autumn Weather Brief Ad Details
A brief weather note mentions cooler temperatures with a high near 65 and low around 55. Contact information lists numbers 470-2286 and 470-010 for more details.
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Ewa
Kennedy urges tougher sanctions on South Africa in Senate clash
Senator Edward Kennedy criticizes President Reagan and urges the Senate to pass stricter sanctions on South Africa, arguing Congress should act with statutes not executive orders. He notes he has 60 votes to force floor action as Republicans face a crossroad on apartheid. The Senate votes 53 to 34 against bringing the sanctions bill to the floor.
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Washington
UPI
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
South Africa
Lincoln
Thanving
Tre
Tids
Congress
Kennedy
Republican Party
CBS “Morning News
Capitol Hill
Reagan
Tutu accuses Reagan sanctions of helping white minority rule
Desmond Tutu denounces limited sanctions on Pretoria as bending over backwards to shield apartheid. He says the White House acts without anger over black killings, while South Africa’s Percy Qoboza calls sanctions a mere slap on the wrist and warns of extended crackdown.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Desmona Tutu
Reagan
Pretoria
White House
Tulu
Percy Qoboza
United Press International
Quaboza
Tal
the World
Riots Kill Three as England City Burns in 1981 Spurs
Rioting, fire bombings, and street clashes left three dead in Birmingham Handsworth Loses buildings as 50 structures burned and dozens of cars torched during several hours of unrest. Police say 23 officers and two firefighters were injured and 25 people arrested as riots spread from a traffic incident involving a black motorist.
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Birmingham
England
Secon
Britain
Loaells Head
Handsworth
Joe Hamilton
Fire Brigade
NTS
Fies Gaced
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Jon Woods
Nicoleti Campaigna Micoletti
Mahtméy
Lexpeck
James T. Mulder
Stoff
Tims
Herald-Journal
Mike Greenlar
Richard Oken
Blanch Trison Corp
S. Africa
AP Laserphale
Tiders
Pandan H Natalia
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