In Our Opinion PHONIEs Balanced Budget Phonies List
Common Cause circulates an honor roll labeling 11 senators and 78 House members as balanced budget amend ment phonies. It argues those on the list backed the amendment while voting for large deficits tied to Reagan era tax cuts and the 1983 budget, citing Joint Taxation estimates of revenue losses.
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Common Cause
House of Representatives
Matias
Joint Committee On Taxation
JFOR
George Wortley
Congress
House of Congress
Fuel station owners face pressure from majors and tax talk grows
A column denounces oil firms pressuring Arco dealers to raise rents by 600 dollars and pressuring leaseholders at Sunoco and Exxon while Shell exits. It notes redistribution schemes to close small stations, and ties this to a broader political scene with talks of a balanced budget amendment and a pending 1 billion jobs bill. The piece critiques election year politics and re-election priorities in Washington.
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Arco
Exxon
New York State
Sunoco
Shell
House
Senate
Reagan
Dinner sponsors push extra 800 for program ad
Sponsors of a 50 dollar per plate dinner honoring Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan seek guests to pay an additional 800 for an ad in the evening program citing the first class nature of the event. They promise the event proceeds go to Donovan's favorite charity, a claim not elaborated.
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Raymond Donovan
Donovan
Pluses from a NFL strike and its public glare
The piece imagines benefits from a football strike, noting a potential Reagan intervention to end it before an election. It jokes about Monday mornings, water cooler bets on Super Bowl reruns, and shifts to Canadian football while joking about TV hosts and a casual reference to cocaine as a breakfast item.
Route 11 plans debated by Onondaga Legislature
Onondaga County lawmakers scrutinize Route 11 Phase III from Bear Road to Caughdeney Road arguing for or against immediate construction. Critics warn about funding, debt, and impact on North Syracuse businesses and village vitality while supporters cite regional growth and bypass benefits.
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Slotnick
North Syracuse
MBS. T.N.O
North
Syracuse
Peter Lyman article on truancy praised by reader
Arnold H Berger of the City School District lauds Peter Lyman's Herald American truancy piece Sept 19 for its thoroughness and clarity. He notes the article prompted strong reader response and values being quoted accurately.
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Peter Lyman
Herald-American
Arnold H. Berger
City School District
Syracuse
Stroller Gripes At New York State Fair Prompt Laughs
Kathy Rewkowski of Liverpool vents about pets and babies in strollers at the New York State Fair. She notes few babies are seen in carriages as parents often carry them or let them walk. A ballooned carriage holds samples and prizes, and she recalls tripping over E T in a stroller.
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E.T
Kathy Rewkowski
Liverpool
Golden Harvest Festival praised at Beaver Lake Nature Center
In Balm Baldwinsville writers Jack Beth Jay Schultz thank Beaver Lake Nature Center for two days of festival fun. Patrons praised the pie eating contest forestry demos and bands. The note calls the park a sanctuary and small piece of heaven in a busy world.
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Beaver Lake Nature Center
Weekend With the Stars telethon marks fifth anniversary
The annual cerebral palsy telethon Weekend With the Stars prepares for January 22 to 23, 1983. Organizers seek participation in pretelethon events and solicit support from the public and sponsors.
Private sector cannot replace federal government in jobs leadership
The text argues that under Reaganomics the private sector will gain duties to employ displaced government workers, but it cannot unite to provide national job leadership. It claims profit motive and fierce competition prevent the private sector from taking on a centralized jobs priority for U.S. citizens.
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U.S
United States
United
Reopen Fayette Street To Mayor Lee Alexander
Citizens urge restoring normal traffic on East Fayette Street and Montgomery Street after construction at One Park Place. They commend builders for progress but push to reestablish two-way and meter parking to ease detours. Letters also raise concerns about world affairs and faith in the USA.
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Lee Alexander
East Fayette Street
Montgomery Street
One Park Place
East Fayette
Theodore R. Behm
Syracuse
Abortion Debate Letter Cites Unborn Rights
A reader named Michelle Williams urges that abortions are uncalled for and that the unborn deserve a chance to live. She questions the morality of taking life and criticizes those who support abortion as lacking concern for the life at stake.
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Michelle Williams
Baldwinsville
Remembrance of the Past What Happened to Change
The verse laments the loss of simpler joys and cherished freedoms. It recalls memories of affordable treats and stamps, clean air, caring people, and steady work. It contrasts past pleasures with modern problems like inflation and unemployment.
Double meaning To Rabbi Charles Sherman
A letter cites documented evidence about Catholic Church actions during and after World War II regarding Jewish people. The writer contrasts a Rabbi’s quote on unity and strength with Lenin’s notion of Aesopian language, attributing a dual meaning to the signs.
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Charles Sherman
Lenin
A.M. Grodavent
Syracuse
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Yracu
Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Stephen Rogers
William D. Cotter
Philip A. Hofmann
Stephen A. Rogers
Robert T. Hennessey
R. Gary Kruger
Phonies
Washington
By Mark Russell
Ronald Reagan
Howard Casell
Rodney Dangerfield
NFL
Martha Cuddy
Cerebral Palsy Center
Onondaga Lake
Interstate 690
Jack, Beth
Jay Schultz
Fayette Street
U.S.A
Kathleen Kurtz
E. Syracuse
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