Deregulation blamed for air service woes in New York
A state commissioned study finds federal airline deregulation spurred new routes but also easier drops of unprofitable services, leaving parts of New York with inadequate service and prompting calls for incentives, loans, and targeted route improvements including Buffalo to NYC and Rochester to NYC corridors. Airlines and airports clash over needed aid and operational barriers, citing security rules and gate space as key costs.
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Pat Fergus
Albany
N.Y
New York State
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Buffalo
Richard Knipe
Mall Airlines
Hunger-striking Iranians may win freedom today
Fifty-seven Iranians held at Otisville federal prison in New York could be released by tonight under an agreement with immigration authorities. Those with student or legal resident status would be freed on $1,000 bail each and bused to Newark, New Jersey, as deportation checks proceed. The group, part of 67 arrested August 5 in Englewood, New Jersey, had conducted a hunger strike since July 29 to protest the Iranian regime. most fear retaliation if identified.
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Otisville
New York
United States
Michael Quinlan
Quinlan
Otisville Correctional Center
Newark
N.J
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Ayatollah Ruhallah Khomeini
Iran
John Gaffney
Esmaicl Asadi
Texas
Asadi
Federal Metropolitan Correctional Center
New York City
Brain-damage award to girl could total 23 million
A 7-year-old girl born Oct 26 1973 after a delayed Caesarean may receive up to 23 million if she lives 50 more years. Rosa Gonzalez on behalf of Ivallice settled for 1.3 million in unpaid damages against Dr. Sam Rosen and Misericordia Hospital.
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New York
Rosa Gonzalez
Ivalicce
Sam Rosen
Misericordia Hospital
Ivallice
State Supreme Court
Bronx
Irwin Lilbowitz
Rosen
Peter Betar
Misericordia
Tthe Hospital
Gongalez
Inmate Plunges From Sixth Floor Window at VA Hospital
Albany County jail inmate Robert Livingston, 30, in psychiatric outpatient care, broke from deputies and leaped from a sixth floor window at the Veterans Administration Medical Center Hospital after an elevator doors opened. He died after the fall, with hospital spokesman Rod O'Connor noting prior counseling and recent cast treatment.
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Albany, N.Y
Albany County
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Livingston
O'Connor
Canandaigua Veterans Administration Hospital
Two men sought after heroin bust near Rochester airport
Police chase ends in fatal shootout after duo from New York City arrived with 4.2 pounds of heroin. Nazih Abou Moussallem, 30, was killed after grabbing an officer's gun. Yari AbouMoussallem, 40, was arrested and John AbouMoussalem, 37, was detained. Both were charged with first degree drug sale and possession.
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Rochester
Rochester-Monroe County
New York City
Nazih Abou Moussallem
Yari AbouMoussallem
Nazih AbouMoussalem
John
Greece
Abrams questions legality of video betting deal in New York
Albany disputes state lottery plan to install 20 video blackjack poker machines on an experimental basis this fall. Attorney General Abrams says the games may be unconstitutional and a study is underway. Critics label the plan ill conceived while others call it constitutionally dubious. The Lottery notes it will wait on Abrams interpretation before proceeding.
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Robert Murray
Atlantic City
New York
Robert Abrams
Albany
Abrams
Lottery
Nathan Riley
John Quinn
State Assembly
James Emery
R-Livingston
Senate
Warren Anderson
Core leader charged in assault in New York
Roy Innis, 47, longtime head of the Congress of Racial Equality, was arrested on a first degree assault charge after a man identified as Amstead Rice, 33, allegedly stole a radio from Innis’s car. Rice suffered four broken ribs and other injuries and faced grand larceny charges. CORE spokesman called the police account a vicious attack and trumped up.
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New York
Congress of Racial Equality
Roy Innis
Innis
Manhattan Criminal Court
CORE
Amstead Rice
Manhattan
Harlem
Rice
al Starkes
Tug captain denies ignoring calls for help
New York based Coast Guard hearing into the Aug. 9 sinking of the Karen E on Long Island Sound heard tug captain James Mitchell say he would have rescued all six aboard if he had known they were in trouble. He testified the 36 foot tug was not disabled when last seen and said he took steps to alert the crew of the tow. Six aboard the Karen E included Richard Lublin and his family. two bodies recovered, three others missing, presumed dead. Lublin’s attorney accused Mitchell of general slowness and cited chart errors and log gaps.
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New York
UPI
David McAlister
James Mitchell
Coast Guard
Ing
Karen E
Long Island Sound
Old Saybrook
Cann
Richard Lublin
Lublin
Mitchell
West Hartford
Conn
Karen Elizabeth Lublin
Thomas Markoski
Joan
Markoski
Rose
Tina
Arthur Blank
Wilkins in Serious Condition at NYU Medical Center
Former NAACP leader Wilkins, age 79, remained in serious condition at New York University Medical Center after being hospitalized Tuesday evening with a possible heart attack. A hospital spokesman reported he was resting comfortably.
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NEW York
Wilkins
NAACP
New York University Medical Center
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