Giuliani orders NYPD shakeup after Louima attack
Police officer Justin Volpe surrendered to internal affairs amid an investigation into alleged sexual assault of Haitian immigrant Abner Louima outside a Brooklyn nightclub. Louima, 30, remained in critical but stable condition, and Mayor Giuliani ordered police protection for the victim while a wider staff shakeup was announced.
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Abner Louima
Police Department
Internal Affairs
Louima
Michael Collins
Volpe
Collins
Daily News
Coney Island Hospital
Haiti
United States
Brooklyn
Rudolph Giuliani
Skaters Rally for Park as Borough Maintains Ban
Naugatuck youths led by 17 year old Alex Coehlo plan a peaceful assembly on the Green to press for a skate park after months of petitions. Officials cite vandalism and want a park funded by fees, insurance covered, while protesters say skateboarding is a sport and deserve a safe space.
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Coehle
Board of Mayor and Burgesses
Ehle
Middletown Ymca
YMCA
Coehlo
Naugatuck
Recall Expanded for 1.2 Million Pounds Hudson Beef
Government broadened the ground beef recall from Hudson Foods to 1.2 million pounds due to possible E. coli contamination. Consumers who bought frozen patties since June 4 should check freezers and return any Hudson Foods products to the place of purchase. Government probes continue to determine if other contaminated products came from the Columbus Nebraska plant.
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Arkansas
Hudson Foods Co
Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Hudson Foods
Columbus
Neb
USDA
Glickman
Residents push to keep the yellow brick road
Naugatuck residents gathered over 300 signatures to urge restoration of Hillside Avenue brick street. Public Works asks letters on restore versus pave. 40 letters in, 90 percent favor brick. Ashmore led petition and criticized board inaction while backers offer donations. The project faces drainage upgrades and potential costs.
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Board of Mayor and Burgesses
Naugatuck
Tom Ashmore
Ashmore
Hank Witkoski Jr
Witkoski
Hillside School
Naugatuck High School
Nathan Hale
No more charges in Ruby Ridge case announced
The Justice Department said no further criminal charges will be filed against FBI officials over the 1992 Ruby Ridge siege. It left open possible disciplinary action but found insufficient evidence to charge former No. 2 Larry Potts, his deputy Danny Coulson, and two others with obstruction of justice.
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Ruby Ridge
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Potts
Danny Coulson
Weaver
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E. Michael Kahoe
Summer youth program backs next school year
More than 60 young adults received backpacks with new calculators at HRD end of summer picnic funded by federal and state grants. Johanna Clisham praised the six week program that taught work skills and self esteem through culinary arts carpentry desktop publishing and welding or carpentry.
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Human Resources and Development
Johanna Clisham
Clisham
Borough
Nearly 100000 U S children dropped from disability rolls
About 95 000 children have been removed from SSI under the new welfare law. Most lack marked or severe mental impairments yet advocates say the move unfairly cuts benefits. Officials say the standard is the tough Congress enacted and many children will lose benefits overall.
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Arc of the United
Susan Daniels
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Supreme Court
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Minnesota
Hawaii
Nevada
Mississippi
Montana
Jonathan Stein
Philadelphia
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