Cityspire whistle rains down on Manhattan amid wind gusts
Neighbors near the 72 story Cityspire in midtown New York complain of a high pitched whistle audible up to 10 blocks away. Officials attribute it to wind over louvers on the building dome and issue a summons to the developer for possible noise violations.
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New York
Big City
Manhattan
Anthony Mazzola
Department of Environmental Protection
Jerome Ross
Environmental Protection
Ian Bruce Eichner
Ross
Weekend Weather Outlook With Mild Temps
Sunny to 30. Clear tonight with a low temperature. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Saturday sunny and mild with a high near 60 and southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Sunday through Tuesday dry with daytime highs in the 50s and overnight lows in the 30s.
Nation sees deadly year in big cities with record homicides
Across the 20 largest cities in 1990, homicide totals rose 3 percent to 7,698 with New York posting its 2,000th violent death as several cities set new records. Experts link surge to drugs, guns, and a shifting view on life, noting heavy impacts on young Black men and urban neighborhoods.
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Washington
D.C
Dallas
Phoenix
San Antonio
Memphis
Milwaukee
Boston
New Orleans
Richmond
Providence
R.I
Bridgeport
Joe Hladky
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
James A. Fox
National Crime Analysis Program
Northeastern University
Fox
Clifton Waters
Waters
Urban districts scramble for urban superintendents amid growing discontent
A scramble of 18 major urban districts seeks new superintendents as salaries reach into six figures in many districts. Yet tenure remains short at about 2.5 years, with boards increasingly meddlesome and political battles fueling resignations and terminations.
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Samuel Husk
Council of Great City Schools
Washington
D.C
Educational Research Service
Arlington
Atlanta
Savannah
Boston
Detroit
Columbus
Toledo
Ohio
San Francisco
Austin
Houston
el Paso
Texas
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Kansas City
Hartford
Memphis
Willie Herenton
Washington, D.C
Andrew Jenkins
Ramon Cortines
Cleveland
Frederick
Holliday
Cortines
Ken Underwood
Harold Webb Associates
Winnetka, I
Iraqi parliament backs hostage release for Christmas
The Iraqi parliament endorsed Saddam Hussein’s plan to free thousands of Western hostages, including about 900 Americans, with exit visas available immediately. Some 8,000 Westerners, East Europeans and Japanese could depart on Iraqi Airways flights to Amman starting Saturday. Hostages in Baghdad celebrated as the vote was announced, while U.S. officials noted Baghdad has recently reinforced troops in the Arabian desert.
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Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Kuwait
Iraqi Airways
Amman
Jordan
Baghdad
Robert Vinton
Santa Fe
N.M
U.S
Arabian Desert
Pentagon
Bob Hall
Saddam
Garden City seeks new school chief as 34 show interest
About 34 people sent materials for Garden City superintendent post as Jan 15 deadline nears. Betty Alefs says few have full applications and 23 have inquired but not submitted. Interim supervisor Charles Hubbard guides district after Gerald Moseman’s May resignation.
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Garden City
Betty Alefs
Alefs
Gerald Moseman
Fayetteville
N.C
LaVier Staven
Fort Hays State University
Jean Snell
Colby
Kansas Association of School Boards
Mystery Grave Found Near White Woman Creek
Wichita County investigators probe a grave uncovered along White Woman Creek south of Leoti. Bone fragments, possibly 100 years old, emerged after a resident’s tip about a grave tied to a 10 to 11 year old murder confession by a trucker. Sheriff Wayne Collins notes the area yielded no prior records or confirmation of past residents.
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Leoti
Wichita County
White Woman Creek
Wayne Collins
Kansas
Collins
Sheriff’s Department
Sheriff's Department
Randy Thies
Kansas State Historical Society
Topeka
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