Buffalo transit system gets state city bailout to resume service
The NFTA voted to restart a six mile subway and 1015 mile bus network after a two day shutdown. The package funds transit with fare increases and dedicated taxes. Riders praised the return while authorities seek swift approvals from Buffalo Common Council and county Legislature.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Buffalo
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Denise Matthews
Erie County Legislature
Lisa Cunningham
Buffalo Common Council
Nation s Report Card finds U S students lag in history civics
Nationwide 1988 assessments show American students have only a basic grasp of history and democracy. Four grade level results reveal gaps in understanding why Thanksgiving and July 4 are celebrated, Columbus discovery, and the structure of government. Experts say the findings reflect shallow civic literacy among youth.
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Washington
Chester E. Finn Jr
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Poland
Nicaragua
Beijing
Berlin
Lithuania
Azerbaijan
United States
Finn
Columbus
America
Rev
Martin Luther King
Richard Riley
South Carolina
Mary Frances Berry
University of Pennsylvania
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
U.S
Saddam warns Israel of retaliation over chemical weapons
Saddam Hussein announced Iraq possesses binary chemical weapons and vowed to retaliate if Israel attacks, denying nuclear arms but condemning Western forces over alleged nuclear parts smuggling and Farzad Bazoft’s March execution. Jurors began deliberating John Poindexter’s fate, instructed to decide guilt or innocence without political context.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Israel
Saddam
United States
U.S
Farzad Bazoft
Washington
John Poindexter
U.S. District Court
Harold Greene
Bomb kills 31 in Punjab market during Hindu holiday
A bomb hidden in a motor scooter exploded in Batala Punjab during a Hindu holiday killing 31 and wounding 70. Police blamed Sikh separatists raising the death toll this week to 39. Hindu mobs attacked a nearby station as curfew was ordered amid tense conditions.
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Amritsar
India
Punjab
Batala
S.K. Goel
De Klerk to Toughen Security in Troubled Province
President F W de Klerk said he would deploy police and troops to a South African province where hundreds of black deaths have arisen from factional violence. He plans to meet Nelson Mandela, proposes amnesty for politically motivated crimes, and criticizes the ANC for talks withdrawal and ongoing guerrilla activity.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
F.W. de Klerk
Mr. de Klerk
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
ANC
Prisoners to Pay For Their Stay Says Federal Panel
Federal judges nationwide increasingly order defendants to cover prison costs. From Jan 19 1989 to Oct end, 254 defendants were fined a monthly fee during incarceration, totaling 1210.05 plus 91.66 monthly probation, with discretion on who pays amid overcrowding objections.
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Iowa City
Iowa
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Washington, DC
High court blocks execution in California case
The Supreme Court refused to allow California to execute Robert Alton Harris, upholding a lower court order that paused the planned Tuesday execution. Justice Noonan had urged further review of Harris's mental condition and possible brain damage, while Harris’s 1978 killings of two San Diego boys were cited. The court’s 6-3 vote blocked the mercy and denied the emergency bid.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
Robert Alton Harris
Harris
John Noonan
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
San Diego
John van de Kamp
Noonan
Sandra Day O’connor
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Tequila Craig
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de Klerk
William Wilkins, Jr
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It Channel
Astro
Welcom
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Quality Inn
Frederick
Francis Scon Key Mall
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Virginia
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