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PAGE A-6 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995 PRESS-REPUBLICAN PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. Nation's Parade honors heroes By MICHAEL BLOOD Associated Press Writer NKW YORK (AP) - More than 33,000 veterans and troops paraded up Fifth Avenue on Saturday to commemorate the end of World War II as an estimated half-million onlookers paid tribute to America's military heroes. Veterans from several wars and the Desert Storm conflict marched in formation, many wearing vintage uniforms and some shedding tears. Flags flap- ped from skyscrapers and luxury hotels along the route, F-16 jet fighters roared overhead and a line of military vehicles included a World War II-era Sherman tank, troop carriers and Army •Jeep.--. Veterans on floats tossed red- w hi te-and-blue wrapped candies into the crowd. Spec- tators on an overcast but mild November day waved flags and cheered the passing veterans and military hands. Designated \The Nation's Parade,\ the march officially ended four years of events obser- ving the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. It also marked a turnaround for the ci- ty's Veterans Day parade, which has suffered for years from poor attendance. The parade \is a culmination of everything I stand for as an American,\ said marcher Malcolm Smith, 73, an Army vet- eran who served in the South Pacific. \Men and women gave an awful lot for what we have to- day.\ \I really feel and appreciate the crowd enthusiasm for our unit. It made you feel a little more important,\ said marcher Dante Mercurio of Marlboro, N.J., an Army veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor who was sta- tioned on Oahu at the time of the attack. The parade began at 48th Street, getting under way a very unmilitary 10 minutes late. A group of dignitaries marched near the head of the line, in- cluding Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Gov. George Pataki and devel- oper Donald Trump, the grand marshal who donated $200,000 toward the march. \It shows the spirit of New York City and ... New York City appreciates the tremendous sac- rifice of all those people who have purchased freedom for us,\ Giuliani said. Even with the outpouring of public support and a $2.4 million budget, march Executive Direc- tor Tom Fox said the event was about $200,000 in debt. He chid- ed \corporate America\ for failing to chip in to defray the costs. As the parade began, bells rang at St. Patrick's Cathedral AP Photo Unidentified members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association prepare to take part in the Nation's Parade in New York on Veterans Day. An estimated 25,000 marchers took part in the parade, which marks the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. and across the nation, followed by a moment of silence. Spectators stood five and six deep along the parade route, which ran along the border of Central Park and ended at 79th Street. One float featured the Glenn Miller Alumni Orchestra. Peter Max painted a five-panel mural for the reviewing stand, which featured depictions of the Statue of Liberty. Jacqueline Catton of Manhat- tan stood behind a blue police barrier on Fifth Avenue, waving a flag and wearing a green mili- tary cap. She said she had come out to recognize \everyone who served in the war, and for my dad. This is a great country, the United States. I'm so proud to be an American.\ Marchers included crewmen from the USS Kearsarge, who are credited with rescuing Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady after he was shot down behind enemy lines in Bosnia. The World War II veterans groups included U.S. Army Rangers, the Women's Ar- my Corps and survivors of the Bataan Death March. Police estimated the crowd at more than 500,000. Handicapped parking laws get tougher By JOEL STASHENKO Associated Press Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Enough New Yorkers are flaun- ting handicapped parking rules that a state assemblyman has developed a bill to toughen penalties for improper parking and to create an offense for the misuse of permits by able-bodied people. \While this legislation cannot make people more considerate, it can and will clarify who is and who is not eligible to use the spaces, and help deter people from taking advantage of the system,\ said Michael Bragman, a Syracuse-area Democrat who is majority leader of the Assembly. For the first time, the bill would make it a violation for a non-handicapped person to use a permit to park in a handicapped space. Fines of between $75 and $100 for the first offense and be- tween $100 and $250 for the sec- ond offense within two years are called for under the measure. It would also increase the penalties for people without permits who park in handi- capped spaces from $75 to $100 from their current $25-to-$50 level. Since there are two methods to get handicapped parking authorization, no one is sure how many drivers and vehicles have permits. The state Department cf Motor Vehicles said it has issued just under 50,000 handicapped parking plates, which people can qualify for by showing proof of a number of disabling conditions. But local governments are also authorized to issue permits, which are attached to vehicles' rearview mirrors. Since those permits can be transferred among vehicles and drivers, it is suspected that many are being used by able-bodied people who like the up-close parking spots available outside stores and gov- ernment buildings for the handi- capped, according to Bragman aides. In an effort to curtail the is- suance of multiple permits, Bragman's bill would require government agents such as town and county clerks to issue handi- capped tags only to residents in theirjurisdictions. Bragman said he developed the measure after discussions with the DMV and Richard War- render, the state advocate for the disabled. There's no 'Plan B' after Proposal No. 3 fails By JOEL STASHENKO Associated Press Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - On almost any other issue, a defeat such as the one the state debt reform proposition suffered- on Election Day would prompt poli- ticians to express sentiments like, \Back to the drawing board\ or, \Now for Plan B.\ But, this being New York state and the subject of the defeated Proposal No. 3 being ways to curb the state's voracious ap- petite for borrowing, there simply is no firm contingency plan, or agreement on how to draw one up \ The expensive status quo will presumably continue, a method of doing business that has al- ready allowed New York to ac- cumulate $27 billion in debt, the most in the nation. While they all agree that New York borrows too much money, mostly without voter approval, few of the state's leaders seem to know what to do next to correct the problem in the wake of the resounding defeat of the proposed amendment to the state constitution. State Comptroller H. Carl Mc- Call, the leading backer of the failed proposal, and Gov. George Pataki spoke in vague gener- alities after Election Day about ways to implement some aspects of the debt-control in the absence of an amendment. • NEWS ANALYSIS \It's conceivable we would look to move forward with some leg- islation that wouid limit the back-door borrowing practices,\ said Pataki. \But we'll have to take a further look in light of the results of the constitutional amendment.\ McCall promised to submit his own bill to the Legislature to put some clamps on state borrowing. \Even though the cause of debt reform has lost a battle, we have 9 not lost the war,\ McCall said. One Wall Street analyst said the key in coming months will be whether state leaders are really inclined to push for debt reform in 1996, an election year for the state Legislature that already figures to be full of sticky fiscal issues like welfare reform and state budget cuts. \Given the amount of effort that the governor and the Legisalture have invested in the last three years, the question is how much interest and political will there is to revisit the issue,\ said Robert Kurtter, vice presi- dent for state ratings at Moody's Investor Service. Wall Street, where New York is saddled with the worst credit ranking according to one rating agency and the second-worst ac- AP Photo H. Carl McCall cording to another, liked Pro- posal No. 3. It would have pro- vided a cap which the state would have had to stay under in terms of its total indebtedness and it would also have required the governor and Legislature to do long-term fiscal planning. Pataki said he didn't think the cap provided for in the proposed amendment — 4.4 percent of total state wealth — was low enough. He said he had prepared enabling legislation, if the amendment had passed, to cut the size of the cap. The governor said last week he is not certain whether he will submit legisla- tion emBbdying that cap now. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said he assumed legislators would try to draft another debt reform amendment to put before voters. Doing its main components legislatively, such as imposing a borrowing cap, would simply be too easy for future Legislatures to get around, Silver said. Critics of the debt proposition, such as state Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long, say no amendment is needed to cut 1 state borrowing, just fiscal discipline by the governor and the Legislature. Kurtter agreed. \The state can restrict its debt issuance with or without a cap, with or without a constitutional amendment,\ Kurtter said. \In terms of the state's past practice of using long-term debt for short-term budget management, the state can do that now. ... At this point, we will just have to see what the governor and Legislature are interested in do- ing in the coining year.\ Meanwhile, the borrowing beat goes on. JAMES B. MURPHY CPA/PC WE HAVE MOVED TO '59 COURT STREET 563-3340 FREE AIRTIME UNTIL YOU CAN FEEL YOUR TOES AGAIN. ifieiCare Were now open 7 DAYS A WEEK and accepting most major insurances! No appointment is ever necessary. 563-5900 Located on Cornelia St at Hanlmond Lane FREE FLIP! Plattiburgh $45 Cornelia Street 562-2355 /rentier CELLULAR AFFIUATED WITH MOUNTAIN CELLULAR Take advantage of the fact that spring takes forever to get here. Sign up for a year of Frontier Cellular service and get FREE, unlimited local airtime through March 21 and a FREE PHONE. 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Among other things, Demo- crats pointed with pride to holding county executive seats in Erie and Albany counties, winn- ing the mayor's race in Oswego and retaining the district at- torney's office on Staten Island against a challenge from Republican Borough President Guy Molinari. Republicans noted their reten- tion of county executive seats in Suffolk, Onondaga and Monroe counties and of four state Assembly seats in upstate New York. They also took pride in winning the only race for an open county executive's seat, in Rensselaer County. \I'm not a political consultant, but if you take a look at yester- day's elections they were ex- traordinarily positive for Republicans across the state,\ said Pataki. It wasn't the big victory New York Republicans have been get- ting used to, however. They have regularly taken county executive seats away from Democrats in recent years and took the New York City mayor's job in 1993 and the governor's mansion last MARC HUMBERT AP Political Writer year. The four state Assembly races swept by the GOP this year were in heavily Republican areas and had been held by Republicans. The open Rensselaer County ex- ecutive's job had been held by a Republican and the Democratic challenger saw crucial votes siphoned off by a liberal third- party candidate. 'The GOP sweep didn't con- tinue,\ observed veteran in- dependent pollster Lee Miringoff of Marist College's Institute for Public Opinion. That seemed to be important news for Democrats, not only in New York, but in Washington. President Clinton and Vice President Gore each telephoned Erie County Executive Dennis Gorski after he easily turned back a challenge from Republican Lucian Greco. It was an important win for Democrats given that top campaign strate- gists for Sen. Alfonse D'Amato were brought in to run Greco's campaign and Pataki and Sen. Bob Dole both made appearances in Buffalo on Greco's behalf. \Given the kind of money and expertise they threw into Erie County, if I were Tom Reynolds, I wouldn't be dancing a jig,\ said John Sullivan, chairman of the Democrat's state executive com- mittee. Reynolds is Erie County GOP chairman and minority leader of the state Assembly. • Marc Humbert is stato political tditor for TK« Associated Prtsi and has' eovarcd N«w York state politics and government for th« AP sine* 1980. He can b« rtachtd at: Box 7165, Capitol Station, Albany, N.Y., 12224. NEW YORK ROUNDUP Army goats coining home in time for game WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Bill the Goat 26, 28 and 29 are going home. West Point officials say the horned mascots of the U.S. Naval Academy, stolen last weekend from a farm near Annapolis, were be- ing returned on Friday. According to West Point's Lt. Col. 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