State Budget Crisis Prompts Reform Alliance Push
In this opinion column readers are urged to pressure New York lawmakers to reform the budget process. It criticizes the 1991 balancing gimmicks, calls for GAAP accounting, all funds scope, a three year plan, and consensus revenue forecasts. The Business Council backs the Alliance for State Budget Reform as a path to orderly budgeting and reduced crisis risk.
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New York State
Business Council of
The
Business Council
Albany
Alliance For
Cuomo
Souter Hearings Quiet as Nominee Faces Scrutiny
After three days of testimony the hearings on David Souter are marked by politeness and a calm tone. Senators avoid the bitter Borking battles of the past as they await possible confirmation, while Souter remains private and unobtrusive, raising concerns about his detachment from everyday American life and lack of clear judicial philosophy.
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David Souter
Borked
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bush
Supreme Court
Robert Bork
Souter
William Brennan
Bork
Bork II
Lega
DiPaolo AIDS student speaks out against secrecy
Paynes CHEERS to Joey DiPaolo of Brooklyn who disclosed his AIDS condition to combat stigma. He faces potential ostracism but hopes peers treat him kindly as he confronts ridicule rather than conceal his illness. Upward Bound at Le Moyne College marks 25th anniversary earning a national education access award. Exxon tops 1989 safety worst list after the Valdez spill, drawing criticism of its response to a harsh report.
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Supreme Court
Bork
Souter
American Bar Association
New Hampshire
Joey DiPaolo
Brooklyn
DiPaulo
DiPaolo
le Moyne College
Onondaga County
Exxon Corp
Occupational Safety and Health Law Center
Washington, D.C
Exxon
Exxon Valdez
Alaska
Prince William Sound
D Amato urges decisive action against Iraq over Saddam Hussein
Senator Alfonse D Amato argues for strong measures to confront Saddam Hussein over Iraqs aggression. He cites previous sanctions efforts and a 1990 amendment to cut off U S aid, warning that failure could lead to nuclear war and a broader Gulf crisis. He stresses the need to act to protect national and regional interests.
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D'Amato
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Hussein
Persian Gulf
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
U.S
United States
Iran
Kuwait
Middle Easf
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Bush
United States Congress
Alfonse M. D'Amato
New York
Mission’s harvest brings New York State Fair produce to Syracuse Rescue Mission
Residents and guests enjoyed a late summer treat as a truck from the Great New York State Fair delivered vegetables and produce. Wayne Gallagher and Reta Amidon coordinated the grant of garden-fresh fare, with prize entrants from across New York contributing. Clarence L. Jordan, executive director, thanks the Fair and growers for meals through September.
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Wayne Gallagher
Reta Amidon
Fruit and
New York State
Clarence L. Jordan
Syracuse Rescue Mission
Shooters honor sport at Camillus NRA rifle championship
On Sept 9 the Camillus Sportsmen's Club hosted the NRA approved Central New York High Power Rifle Championship with fifty NRA members firing M 1 M 14 M 16 and Match rifles. Many shooters had just returned from Camp Perry Ohio where thousands compete for national honors with assault rifles.
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Camillus Sportsmen's Club
Central
New York
National Rifle Association
Camp Perry
Ohio
NRA
Harold E. Scott Camillus
Stop the madness stop the madness about oil and troops
A reader voices alarm at the US military buildup in the Saudi region. The letter urges pulling back ground troops, UN embargo options, three month funding limits, and a national energy plan emphasizing conservation and clean power to avoid future oil wars. It cites 1995 fuel economy goals and urges proactive leadership.
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Saudi Kingdom
Mario Cuomo
Jesse Jackson
Bush
Saddam Hussein
U.S
U.N
Saddam
Union of Concerned Scientists
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Arthur Jenkins
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Herald Company
Clinton Square
Syracuse
N.Y
Stephen Rogers
Stephen A. Rogers
Timothy D. Bunn
Timothy P. Atseff
Donald P. Pickard
James F. Kleinklaus
Thomas J. Heck
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Bork Souter
Paynes
National Council of Educational Opportunity Organizations
Upward Bound
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