Lennon killer Chapman gets minimum 20 years at Ossining
Mark David Chapman, 26, was given a 20 years to life sentence for killing John Lennon. He awaits transfer from Rikers to Ossining Correctional Facility with 24 hour guard and was surrounded by Lennon fans during sentencing.
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Queens
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Manhattan
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Law change fuels student loan boom across campuses
Washington AP reports a surge of students rushing to banks to obtain federally subsidized loans ahead of a new law tightening eligibility. With Oct 1 nearing, 3.6 million borrowers are expected to take nearly 8 billion in loans, up from prior years, as the Education Department weighs funding needs.
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Mayor Allows South African Rugby Match in Albany
Civil rights and religious leaders vow peaceful protest next month as Mayor Erastus Corning II allows the Sept 22 game at Bleecker Stadium. The Springboks face a team from the Eastern Rugby Union amid opposition from groups citing South Africa's racial policies.
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Greater Jewish Federation
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Indicted landlord family hit with $500 million lawsuit
A New York landlord Salvatore Latora his wife Jane Doe Latora and his three sons face a $500 million civil suit alleging harassment violence to oust rent controlled tenants in Brooklyn. They are charged with 61 counts including attempted murder coercion and assault amid alleged beatings lockups stolen mail and fake evictions. The suit cites the death of a 14 year old girl’s cat and a man scalded then died two days later with DA investigations into three more tenant deaths since January.
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86Th St
Bay Ridge
Brooklyn
Jane Doe” Latora
John
Vincent
Robert
Susan Laufer
Latoras
Supreme Court
District Attorney's Office
New York Sees Oil Dependence Drop by 1996 Says Larocca
New York's reliance on oil could fall from 57 percent to 44 percent by 1996 if current petroleum use trends continue. Energy Commissioner James Larocca urges adherence to the 1979 energy master plan, updates released, calling for three new coal plants and no new nuclear plants beyond those under construction. The plan proposes a 10 million dollar school energy grant program and a 20 million dollar low interest loan fund for hospitals and public care programs to fund energy conservation.
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Albany
New York State
James Larocca
Larocca
New York
Lake Erie
Jamesport
Long Island
Arthur Kill
Staten Island
Dioxin Found in Hudson River Fish Raises Health Questions
Federal scientists detected trace levels of dioxin in Hudson River fish from Catskill Poughkeepsie and the Tappan Zee area, with up to 16 parts per trillion of TCDD and Dibenzoforan. State officials caution further tests are needed and immediate new restrictions are unlikely though existing PCB dangers persist.
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New York
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Sloan O'Donnell
Federal
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Federal Food and Drug Administration
Lake
Ontario
O'Donnell
Columbia National Fisheries Research
Identity of Empire State jumper still unknown
New York police could not identify the young man who climbed the observation deck barrier, undressed, and leaped 102 stories to his death. The corpse, damaged on impact, lacked notes or wallet IDs, and the morgue could not confirm his identity. This marked the building's second self-inflicted death this year, following the January 13 jump by Stuart Doppelman from the 86th floor.
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New York
UPI
Empire State Building
34Th Street
Staten Island
Stuart Doppelman
Canada plans vast St Lawrence port upgrade program
Quebec officials outline a multi billion dollar St Lawrence River port and industrial development plan aimed at easing congestion in U S ports. The proposal covers river cleanup, tourism and fisheries gains with private sector and international investment expected, with a conference set for next June.
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