Erie lawmakers seek probe into Cabbage Patch doll sales
The Erie County Legislature unanimously asks the New York Attorney General and U.S. Attorney to investigate alleged unfair advertising and marketing practices surrounding the Cabbage Patch doll and similar toys. The measure notes parents finding widespread shortages as holiday demand rises.
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Buffalo
Erie County
Coleco Industries Inc
Robert Abrams
U.S
Salvatore Martarha
Nocdhla
Mutt tops New York dog licenses outside NYC
New Yorkers favor mongrels over purebreds in a state survey by Agriculture Commissioner Joseph Gerace. Of 1,557,545 licensed dogs, 478,444 were recorded as mixed breed, dominated by German shepherd mixes with 129,801. Purebreds show poodles at 137,004 and German shepherds at 118,875.
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Albany
New York City
Joseph Gerace
New York State
Gerace
Police arrests target six in Buffalo heroin ring bust
Warrant action expands after a $5 million yearly heroin ring near downtown Buffalo is dismantled. Authorities say seven arrests were immediate and six more suspects were sought as the operation netted about $100,000 weekly in sales.
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Buffalo
West Virginia
State senator charged with embezzlement
NEW YORK AP A federal grand jury indicted state Sen Joseph R Pisani on 30 counts involving fraud and tax evasion alleging embezzlement of campaign funds, his law firm funds, and state money. He denies wrongdoing and awaits trial.
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Joseph R. Pisani
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Iask
Pisani
Robert Kasanof
U.S
Rudolph Giuliani
Serchuk and Wolf
Police recapture killer as crowd cheers in Bronx
In the Bronx a large police contingent captured John Marrero, 22, after he escaped a city psychiatric center by sawing through bars and sliding nine stories down bedsheets. A second escapee, William Smalls, 20, remains at large amid a tense manhunt. He killed his 14 year old sister in 1980 and was committed to Ward's Island center for not guilty by reason of insanity.
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New York
John Marrero
Bronx
Morrisania
John Kelly
25Th Precinct
Marrero
Manhattan
Ward’s Island
William Smalls
Light Snow Tonight and Breezy Cold Weekend
Forecaster warns light snow this evening tapering to flurries overnight with a chance of local squalls late tonight. Lows in the 20s. Tomorrow brings more flurries and squalls, breezy and cold. Extended outlook calls for fair Sunday and a chance of rain or snow Monday into Tuesday with highs in the 20s and 30s.
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Utica
Poni
Toni Fao
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Cold weekend grips the nation as snows hit regions
The National Weather Service warns of a cold weekend with light snow tapering to flurries in the Syracuse area and a low near 20 degrees. Western New York braces for up to 6 inches in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties, while Buffalo digs out from a major snowstorm with 24 inches in Lancaster and a damaged hangar roof estimated at 300000 dollars. Roads remain slick, and national temperatures drop, with some areas reporting record cold and ongoing winter hazards.
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Cattaraugus
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Rockies
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
New England
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Utah
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Missouri
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Great Salt Lake
Weather Broadcast Forecasts Across the United States
Weather service forecasts provide temperatures and conditions for regions nationwide. The message lists contact numbers and radio frequencies for forecast updates.
Cold Snap Details and Snow Totals
The report notes a minimal 0.1 inch snowfall this month and a total seasonal snowfall of 7.7 inches. Record monthly snowfall is 6.51 inches in 1989, while the least is 5.2 inches in 1931. The season saw 149.7 inches from Oct 1977 to Feb 1978.
Top-level state workers lose pay-raise ruling
In Albany a state appeals court upheld the governor and budget director in rescinding pay raises for about 1,200 high level workers, saving the state roughly 5.5 million dollars and helping close a 1.8 billion budget gap. The union vows to appeal to the Court of Appeals.
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New York
Mario Cuomo
State Supreme Court
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Kone
Cuomo
Court of Appeals
Barbara Zaron
Organization of Management Confidential Employees
Harold Hughes
Albany County
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Equal Protection
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State Labor Department
CETA
Eugene Tashman
Charles Shattenkirk
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