Ex-mayor Swears Contractor Paid No Kickbacks
Former Mayor Lee Alexander testifies to prosecutors that indicted contractor Nicholas Masterpol did not pay kickbacks for favors at City Hall. Masterpol, 58, of Wendell Terrace, is charged in a 62-count indictment alleging bribery to win city work and a zoning change. The government released Alexander’s sworn statement denying benefit from Masterpol or his associates.
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Lee Alexander
City Hall
Nicholas Masterpol
Wendell Terrace
Masterpol
Richard Hennessy Jr
Inmate testifies about ex mayor in federal case
Lawrence W. Sollanek testifies he befriended former mayor Lee Alexander in prison. He plans to tell a federal grand jury that Alexander claims more than 2 million dollars are stashed in three foreign countries. Sollanek says Alexander shared the name of a Florida man handling the money. He told reporters he wants to finish the process.
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Lee Alexander
Weather Outlook: Cloudiness and cool temperatures ahead
Partly cloudy tonight with a low near 30 and a cooler Saturday. Expect partial sun, with a high ranging from 45 to 50 degrees.
Lights Camera Syracuse A film push for local industry
Garrett Abdo, 26, returns to his Syracuse hometown with plans to make a movie. He argues the project should be filmed and produced in Syracuse to foster a permanent independent film community and attract others to return to the area. Abdo praises the region as suitable for filming due to local variety.
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Gary” Abdo
Abdo
Garrett Abdo
Town sailor Todd Tatham dies in battleship explosion
Wayne County mourns as 19 year old Todd T. Tatham, a 1988 North Rose Wolcott High School graduate, is confirmed killed aboard the battleship USS Town after a gun turret explosion during gunnery drills. His body is returned to a military mortuary.
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Navy
Todd T. Tatham
North Rose-Wolcott High School
Debate over obsolete battleship guns grows after Iowa tragedy
The USS Iowa explosion killed 47 sailors in a turret as the secretary of the Navy prayed at a base. Critics urge dismantling 16 inch guns once seen as power, arguing missiles and torpedoes render them outdated and dangerous, while the Navy defends the weapon.
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Secretary of the Navy
Eugene LaRocque
Center For Defense Information
Ex POW Colonel Rowe Shot Dead Near Philippine Base
Col. James N. Rowe 51 former Vietnam prisoner of war was shot to death by hooded assailants in a speeding car near his office at a military compound in Quezon City. Driver Joaquin Vinaya wounded. President Aquino urged tighter security around U.S. installations. Authorities cited communist rebels as likely suspects based on weaponry and attack style.
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Philippines
Vietnam
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McAllen
Texas
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Quezon City
Victor Tiangco
Philippine Military
Capital Region Command
Joaquin Vinaya
Tiangco
West Point
Joli U.O
Corazon Aquino
U.S
Manuel Oxales
National Capital Region Defense Command
Lakeland Sailor Dies in USS Iowa Turret Explosion
Milton DeVaul Jr. 21 of Lakeland was among 47 sailors killed when a USS Iowa gun turret exploded during training near Puerto Rico. Three other Central New York sailors also died Gary Fisk 24 Todd Tatham 19 Reginald Ziegler 39. DeVaul had served since November 1986 rising to gunner's mate. He told friends he missed family and looked forward to July when his Navy hitch ended.
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Walcott
Tatham
Iowa
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Lakeland
U.S. Navy
Sheri Creaser
DeVaul
Solvay High
BaLaa
Puerto Rico
New York
Gary John Fisk
Stockbridge
Madison County
Todd Thomas Tatham
Wolcott
Wayne County
Reginald Owen Ziegler
Port Gibson
Ontario County
EPA urges radon tests in all U.S. schools
The EPA calls for nationwide testing of school buildings for radon after tests in 16 states found classrooms with hazardous levels. EPA administrator William K. Reilly says testing and remediation are straightforward though decisions on school closure should wait for long term results. New York officials advise delaying action until state radon workshops are held.
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EPA
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New York
Empire State
David Axelrod
Thomas Sopol
Axelrod
Sobol
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