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Date: Mon Aug 22 6:41 AM, 2005

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Pentagon officials said Saturday in their final appearance before the commission reviewing their plan to close or scale back military bases that the changes do not overestimate savings and would strengthen national security. story link __________________ - Scott Leffler - Host and Moderator

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Date: Mon Aug 22 8:00 AM, 2005

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I certainly hope that the B-Commish addresses the Plutonium contamination at the Niagara Falls Air Base. One way or the other, closed or opened, this needs to be dealt with by our local leaders and federal officials. We don't need random locations with deadly materials. Especially those that the "boys" don't wish to admit to or do anything about except lip service! Lou Ricciuti __________________ "Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all." Helen Keller "...and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us..."

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Date: Fri Aug 26 8:55 PM, 2005

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Got this in the email this evening. Thought I'd share ... SAVE AMERICAN JOBS ASSOCIATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Thursday 25 August 2005 Curtis Ellis 917 861-2233 ellis@saveamericanjobs.us BRAC DOES THE RIGHT THING –WHAT ABOUT DELPHI? ONE SAVED, ONE TO GO Statement by Jack Davis, Erie County industrialist and chairman of the Save American Jobs Association, on the BRAC decision to retain the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station: “One saved and one to go. Today’s decision shows what can be done when a community pulls together. The Niagara Falls Air base is Niagara County’s second largest employer. Saving Niagara County’s number one employer, Delphi, must be our number one priority. There is no Realignment Commission to plead our case to. We must go directly to our elected officials to save American industry and American jobs.” “We have a strategy to ensure our national security. We must have an economic strategy to ensure America’s place in the global economy as a nation of producers, not just consumers of cheap imported merchandise. “We see what happened to Lackawanna when we lost the steel industry. If we lose Delphi, Lockport will be another Lackawanna.” More information at www.SaveAmericanJobs.us. The Save American Jobs Association opposes offshore outsourcing and supports the use of tariffs, buy American provisions and other measures to promote American jobs, farms and industries. JACK DAVIS IS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW Save American Jobs Association ~ P.O. Box 2005 ~ Akron, New York 14001 ~716 542-5200 www.saveamericanjobs.us/ __________________ - Scott Leffler - Host and Moderator

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Date: Fri Aug 26 9:00 PM, 2005

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Panel votes to keep Niagara Falls base open By Devlin Barrett, Associated Press Writer \| August 26, 2005 WASHINGTON --A base-closure panel voted Friday evening to keep Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station open and most of its personnel in place, while sending eight Stratotanker aircraft elsewhere. The nine-member commission voted to strip eight KC-135 tankers from the Niagara Falls base. The Pentagon wants to move those planes to Bangor, Maine, but added language to the decision specifically instructing the 400 or so support staff for those planes to remain in Niagara Falls. story link __________________ - Scott Leffler - Host and Moderator

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Date: Sat Aug 27 10:45 AM, 2005

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I don't understand part of this decision. The refueling planes are going to Maine, but the staff stays here. I guess that means they will be given new job assignments. A good share of the refueling staff are also part of the national guard unit. Will they be flying to Maine for the weekend duty? __________________ Do not go where the path may lead - Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail: Emerson