Serbs Move Heavy Weapons as U N Convoy Blocked
Report notes Serb forces shifting heavy weapons from Gorazde while obstructing a U N aid convoy. The day also covers A Crisis welcoming Japan's leader and President Clinton backing a plan to make Social Security an independent agency. Syracuse students exchange letters with Dr Weeks and Tully schools as part of a voyage of discovery. NFL draft passes on ex SU stars Shelby Hill and Marvin Graves, not finalized.
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Syracuse
Shelby Hill
Marvin Graves
Nicoletti Named New York Bilingual Educator of the Year
Nicoletti, a bilingual educator at Seymour Elementary School, earns New York State Association of Bilingual Educators honors. Her energetic, drill-sergeant style engages first and second graders with volcano papier-mache projects and rapid questions in Spanish and English. Principal Annemarie Spadafora praises her impact and dedication to every child.
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Maria Nieves Nicoletti
New York
Nicoletti
Nightmares linger for mudslide victims a year after disaster
Dennis Reid recalls the April 27, 1993 Bear Mountain mudslide that buried four year old Brittanie Dawn under fifteen feet of mud near Tully Farms Road. A helicopter rescued Reid and his mother June Horton, while fifteen people were evacuated and homes damaged.
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Dennis Reid
Tully Farms
Bear Mountain
Tully Valley
Reid
Reids
June Horton
Horton
Tully Mobile Home Park
Tully
Tully Farms Road
Brittanie Dawn
Tully Vatley
Voters with Disabilities Turn Out Across South Africa
Elderly and infirm people in wheelchairs on canes and crutches streamed to polls across South Africa to vote for the first time. Nelli Zimema, 89, expressed disbelief that the day had arrived while some white settlers opposed the move at a polling station near Pretoria.
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South Africa
Pretoria
South Africa Votes for Freedom Amid Attacks
In Johannesburg and across South Africa Black voters cast ballots to end white rule and elect a new democratic government led by Nelson Mandela. Despite bomb blasts that killed 21 and wounded over 150, police and troops protected polls for a 400-seat National Assembly and 90-seat Senate as citizens lined up at dawn for their first democratic vote.
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National Assembly
Senate
Johannesburg
Natal
Nixon kept Watergate tapes for historic reasons
Nixon maintained the Watergate tapes citing historic value and protection. The piece notes his complex view of a taping system, recalling Johnson’s secret recording network and the manual mics in the White House including cabinet room and telephone lines.
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Nixon
Jonathan Aitken
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Tragic double slaying and suicide in Russia town
State police say Jay Barnard and his two children, Jay Jr. and Constance, were found dead in their Russia home after Laura Barnard called for help. Investigators treat the incident as a double slaying and suicide, with autopsies to determine exact causes. Police continue interviewing family and neighbors as inquiries proceed.
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Herkimer
Doubtie
Jay Barnard
Jay Jr
Constance
Russia
Syracuse
James Getman
Herkimer Barracks
Herkimer County
Michael E. Daiey
Daiey
Barnard
Laura
John B
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Nelli Zimema
Tokota
S. Africa
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Mandela
African National Congress
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