Carey vetoes local control of Adirondack Park Agency
Gov. Hugh Carey vetoed a bill expanding Adirondack Park Agency membership and require within park residency, saying current structure already provides balance and adequate regional input through the Local Government Review Board. The veto blocks a shift toward greater local influence despite sponsors’ claims of stronger park voice.
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Commissioners of Environmental Conservation and Commerce
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United States
Melvyn Douglas dies at 80 after long film career
Oscar winner Melvyn Douglas has died at age 80 in New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center after a four day hospitalization for pneumonia and heart problems. The Georgia born actor, twice an Oscar winner, starred opposite Greta Garbo and Katharine Hepburn and won an Emmy for Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. He is survived by son Gregory Hessleberg and daughter Mary Helen Douglas.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Georgia
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Helen Gahagan
Hollywood
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Governor carries heavy debt from 1978 campaign
New York Governor Hugh Carey faces a $922,000 debt from his re election campaign while Republicans shrink theirs to $410,000. Fund raising, including a Nixon appearance, aims to clear the balance before year end. Moynihan reports $500,000 raised and targets $1 million. Carey says fundraising is challenging and will rely on bank loans and individual contributions.
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New York Times Service
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New York City
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Park Avenue
Unaffected by strike Stewart Airport awaits diverted traffic
At Stewart Airport New York State expected to handle extra traffic if air traffic controllers strike spread. Despite a 12 000 foot runway and 30 million in upgrades since 1978 officials prepared for double shifts and reinforcements with customs ready, yet no airline sought to divert flights. Airport staff, including 55 employees, faced an empty terminal as federal and state controllers weighed options while hostage history at Stewart added publicity value.
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Long Island
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New York State
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New York Area
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Stewart Tower
Barrett Byrnes
New York City
Bias claims probe at Alice Academy over harassment
The U S Justice Department and New York State investigate minority recruits dropping from a 22 week Alice Academy session amid harassment and double standards. Nearly half of 73 minority entrants left. officials cite academic problems while DOJ reviews compliance with a 1979 desegregation decree mandating Black and Hispanic representation. An aide said inquiry aims to answer questions from departing recruits.
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Hugh Carey
Christopher case goes to top court
The New York attorney general's office filed papers with the U S Supreme Court urging continued closure of pretrial hearings in the Joseph Christopher case. Buffalo news outlets seek openness as Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall weighs the issue. Christopher, 26, from Buffalo, faces trial September 8 for a .22 caliber killings in Buffalo last September and related charges in New York City.
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Impressions of cow's teeth tied to Smith murder case
Impressions of teeth will be taken from Lemuel Smith, the man accused of killing Green Haven guard Donna Payant, but not presented to a grand jury until the Appellate Division hears a defense challenge. Judge Rosenblatt said Smith's lawyers, led by William Kunstler, seek a stay of the order.
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Lemuel Smith
Appellate Division
State Supreme Court
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Payant
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