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Urban League President Speaks on Budget at Syracuse
Vernon E. Jordan Jr., president of the National Urban League, harshly condemned Reagan era budget cuts at a Hotel Syracuse press conference during the Harriet Tubman Awards Dinner. He warned the policies favor the rich, risk harming the poor and blacks, and urged renewed voter registration and coalition building as he prepares to leave his post after a decade.
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