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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1998
Page
5
More than 150 Haitians leapt from the Rose Marie Express into the Miami River and swam ashore on Tuesday, as immigration agents and police chased them around riverfront businesses. At least 120 were captured, including forty teenagers, and many were ordered to sit against a warehouse wall.
A roller of events as Haitian detainees slip into river under guard and customs response escalates. A ship off loading drugs draws agents to the dock while patrol boats search murky waters for migrants. Police defend potential rough handling as officers confront overwhelmed crowds and security concerns. The Coast Guard had banned wooden freighters like the Rose Marie Express from Miami River for safety concerns.
New York City proposes to treat unmarried partners like spouses in housing parking and burial rights extending to domestic partnerships registered with the City Clerk. Mayor Giuliani says the measure advances human rights and should pass the City Council swiftly with Speaker Vallone backing it. The plan would require labor negotiations to extend partner benefits and would include death and burial rights in city cemeteries for police and other uniformed workers partners.
The Senate approved a $1.9 billion bill restoring food stamp benefits to about 250000 legal immigrants and adding aid for crop insurance and agricultural research. The measure, sent to the House on a 92 8 vote, faces a presidential veto if food stamp provisions are removed.
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