Deaf girl wins state ruling over teacher hiring
Cindy Kantak, born deaf with mental retardation and a leg amputation, has endured 17 years of silence and medical trauma. A hearing officer and the state Education Commissioner ordered the Liverpool School District to hire a full-time sign language interpreter and a certified teacher of the deaf to aid her education.
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Census shock looms as Onondaga county counts near
By day end 182,256 households in Onondaga County must mail census forms revealing 463,801 residents, down 119 from a decade ago. Syracuse may drop to 152,000, while surrounding counties rise 2.4 percent. inner city poverty, concentrations of low income, and fewer manufacturing jobs poised to dominate the decade-long trend in this northeastern region.
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London Riot Erupts Over New Poll Tax System
A 40 000 strong anti tax protest in central London escalated into a four hour riot with militants attacking police with racks and bottles. Cars burned shop windows smashed and West End areas suffered heavy damage while Trafalgar Square hosted peaceful demonstrations against Margaret Thatcher's poll tax plan. At least 341 arrests were made, 58 officers injured and 75 civilians hospitalized as clashes began near Downing Street and Whitehall.
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Blockaded Mohawks Turn Back Troopers
State police failed to enter the Ganienkeh Mohawk Territory in Clinton County as blockades guarded by Mohawks limited access to four roads into the St Regis reservation. A Vermont National Guard helicopter, hit by three bullets during an emergency medical flight, forced to land on Indian land and required on-site repairs. A civilian doctor named Garcia said authorities had yet to identify shooting victims or suspects while Mohawk leaders asserted territorial sovereignty and restricted outside access.
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