Disabled at New York State Fair face access hurdles
Robert Egan a Newark social worker in a wheelchair says fair events like a Beach Boys concert were hard to enjoy due to obstructed views and crowded seating. He seeks an $18 admission refund after being moved thrice and obstructed by speakers while others also complained of limited handicapped seating and ticketing barriers.
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Robert Egan
Egan
Newark
Alabama
George Vreeland
Rochester
Ticketron
Syracuse
Man Killed By Shotgun Fire On Gifford Street
Police say Ruben Torres 21, recent Puerto Rico arrival and new father, left a birthday party near 525 Gifford St and was shot in the chest by a man who returned with a 12 gauge shotgun after a fight near a house. His brothers told his widow who blamed a street gang, TBB Posse, on the Near West Side.
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Gifford Street
Ruben Torres
Puerto Rico
Gifford St
Torres
TBB Posse
Near West Side
Iraq Allows 52 American Detainees to Cross to Turkey
The 52 Americans wives and children of diplomats from the US Embassy in Kuwait crossed into Turkey at Habur border post. Three sons of diplomats were turned back by Iraqi officials. UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar will meet Iraqi Foreign Minister Aziz in Jordan to discuss crisis mediation. Embassies in Kuwait City operated with skeleton staffs as Iraqi forces surrounded missions.
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Iraq
Turkey
Middle East
Kuwait
Habur
Marty Davis
NATO
Incirlik
State Department
Washington
Baghdad
Persian Gulf
UN Security Council
United Nations
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Jordan
Tariq Aziz
Saddam Hussein
Brent Scowcroft
Perez de Cuellar
Kuwait City
179 Feared Dead In Dobrnja Mine Blast Yugoslavia
Rescue teams pulled 69 bodies from the Dobrnja Jug mine after an explosion trapped 179 workers. Officials fear all beneath ground are dead as debris blocks the shaft. The disaster at Kreka mine near Belgrade may become Yugoslavia’s worst mining tragedy.
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Dobrnja
Yugoslavia
Dobrnja Jug
Kreka
Belgrade
Vidan Krsnanovic
Bosko Zelic
Tanjug
Belgrade Radio
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Escapee tells of desert deaths in Kuwait escape
An American woman, Annette Shoopman, 56, recounted crossing the Kuwait desert with 25 Kuwaitis and Westerners guided by Iraqi tanks and guards. She described overheard gunfire at checkpoints, death in hot cars from others attempting to flee, and gratitude for Bedouin help that aided their four hour trek to Saudi Arabia before returning home to Decatur with her son.
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Decatur, Ala
Kuwait
Annette Shoopman
Saudi Arabia
Decatur
Shoopman
Ray
Kay Rashid
Adman
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Cathy
New York State
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