NetDay drives Clinton push for Internet discounts
President Clinton and Vice President Gore joined NetDay volunteers to connect schools to the Internet and contributed 11.8 million to aid. Clinton urged FCC to grant 2 billion annually in discounts for schools and libraries, saying students must access cyberspace. FCC vote on the discount is set for May 6.
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Clinton
al Gore
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Oval Office
Gore
Pa high court stays execution of torturer
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court paused Gary Heidnik's death sentence after ordering hearings on his mental competence. The 4-2 ruling grants a reprieve while state officials and opponents file papers ahead of arguments later this month. Heidnik was convicted in 1988 of torturing and killing two women in his basement in North Philadelphia.
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Bellefonte
Gary Heidnik
State Supreme Court
Heidnik
Heidrik
North Philadelphia
Freaknik festival in Atlanta sees arrests rise to 101
Thousands of college students converge for Freaknik as a bouncer is shot and a man, Randall Webber, 30, is injured in a dispute over a parking space. Three North Carolina men are among 101 total arrests since Thursday. The city shifts to friendlier welcomes with brochures from a "friendship force" instead of last year's roadblocks. Freaknik began in 1982 with a Spelman and Morris Brown picnic.
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Atlanta
Randall Webber
North Carolina
Spelman
Morris Brown
San Francisco police force orders mustache trimmed
A San Francisco judge upheld the police department's order requiring Officer Kenneth Cantamont to shave or trim a handlebar mustache that extends beyond a quarter inch past the lips. Cantamont plans to appeal, citing the mustache's public relations value and his 12 years with the department.
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Police Department
Kenneth Cantamont
Cantamout
Grand Forks Flood Forces Mass Evacuation and Fire
Authorities ordered residents to flee as Red River overran sandbag defenses and flooded downtown Grand Forks. Fire damaged two buildings but crews could not reach them. planes dropped chemicals to combat the blaze. About 60 percent of the city was underwater with 50,000 residents displaced.
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Red River
Pat Owens
Joann Hurley
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Air Force
North Dakota
National Weather Service
Red River Valley
Minnesota
Rent Control Split Shapes Upstate NY Politics
A $24 million rent control fight shapes Albany as Gov Pataki and Senate Republicans seek concessions from the Assembly to extend rent protections. Landlord groups have contributed heavily to the Senate and hostile ads target upstate voters, while tenant advocates decry the money flow and call for continued controls.
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Rensselaer County
What is rent control and who it affects
Rent control limits increases for landlords in high priced areas. About 1 million apartments fall under these laws, mainly in the New York City region. Tenants’ groups say the measures keep neighborhoods affordable while landlord groups argue they let wealthy people occupy cheap units. The laws expire June 15 unless renewed by the state Legislature and the governor.
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Syracuse
James Wright
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Fayette
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Tenant Coalition
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Wright
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Nozzolio
Joseph Strasburg
Rent Stabilization Association
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Depp
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Bragman
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Capitol
Erie County
Dopp
Joan Christensen
Christensen
Wall Street
Central Park
Easton
Democrats
Assembly
Sheldon Silver
Manhattan
Brian
Is Bruno retreating or standing firm in rent dispute
New York politics centers on Senator Joseph Bruno as he negotiates rent regulation. He claims no change in stance while his words invite scrutiny, with supporters urging reason and opponents warning of consequences. The deadline nears and no clear retreat or advance is evident.
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Bruno
New York City
George Pataki
Alfonso D'Amato
DEC boss expands air pollution enforcement task force
Albany report says Acting DEC Commissioner John Cahill creates a new task force of two attorneys and four engineers to monitor and enforce air pollution laws. EPA complaints prompted NY to boost air quality enforcement with 15 new staff and nine regional coordinators.
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Albany
State Department of Environmental Conservation
DEC
John Cahill
Albany Times Union
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
New York
Cahill
Michael Zagata
Department
Air
Pataki taps Democrat to head Long Island Power Authority
Gov. George Pataki named Richard Kessel a Democrat to lead the Long Island Power Authority. Once ousted in 1995 over LILCO takeover plans, Kessel previously served as LIPA chairman and was later on the LIPA board by Speaker Sheldon Silver. He was a key figure in Mario Cuomo's Consumer Protection Board.
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George Pataki
Richard Kessel
Long Island Power Authority
Pataki
Kessel
Govario Cuomo
LIPA
Long Island Lighting Co
Democratic State Assembly
Sheldon Silver
NYC Doormen Edge Toward Monday Strike
In New York City negotiations between landlords and doormen and other workers, a 12:01 a.m. Monday strike deadline looms with both sides in extended talks at the Sheraton New York Hotel. The SEIU is reportedly seeking a 15 percent raise in the first year of a three year contract, while owners aim to cut starting salaries to 40 percent below average pay.
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New York
James Berg
Realty Advisory Rd
Sheraton New York
Cal
Service Employees International Union
Alarm boxes to gain cameras in New York streets
The Fire Department seeks bids to install and maintain 100 new alarm boxes on street corners with potential for 900 more. Some boxes will house concealed cameras aimed at catching individuals who file false alarms. Cameras will not be active constantly and will record only those reporting an emergency per spokesman Bob Leonard.
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Newsday
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