High school segregation reflected in early 1990s Syracuse schools
Ronald Malik Mason recalls his first week at Christian Brothers Academy in DeWitt as one of the few black students. Students probed his hair and dancing ability amid a climate of subtle racism. He transferred to Nottingham High School in 1989, amid a shift toward greater diversity as 1990-91 data show 42.5 percent of 1,282 students belonging to different racial groups.
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Ronald Malik Mason
Christian Brothers Academy
DeWitt
Mason
Syracuse
Nottingham High School
D'Amato attacks misuse of housing relocation funds
Senator Alfonso D Amato of New York plans a bill to curb how federal subsidies are spent on tenants forced from public housing. He cites a Syracuse case where 714,921 dollars was paid to 57 families to move from Mulberry Square five years ago, with some using funds for furniture drugs or welfare.
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Alfonso D'Amato
R-N.y
Herald American
Syracuse
D'Amato
Jack Kemp
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Kemp
Syracuse Housing Authority
Mulberry Square
Mulberry
Sha
Snow Chance Drops Data On Weekend Weather
Weather notice reports a 60 percent chance of snow showers tonight and a 70 percent chance of snow Saturday. Details listed as A2. Obituaries and Sports appear, with Television noted on B4 Editorials by Ganley.
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Sports
Ganley
Convention Center and Hotel Clash Over Finishing Plans
In Syracuse a $30 million convention hall nears completion as an $80 million convention center complex faces questions about hotel operations and investor funding. Economic officials weigh how the Hotels at Syracuse Square will attract visitors and support the project.
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Convention
Syracuse
Syracuse Square
CIA chief Gates begins Mideast talks on Saddam fall
President Bush sends CIA Director Robert Gates to Egypt and Saudi Arabia to press for Saddam Hussein's downfall. Officials say the trip also builds liaison with allied intelligence chiefs and explores covert actions and possible Security Council backed strikes to pressure Iraq over weapons programs.
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Bush
Robert M. Gates
Central Intelligence Agency
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
United States
Saddam Hussein
Thursay
Gates
Cairo
CIA
Israel
Iraq
Security Council
United Nations
Saddam
Fatter checks, smaller refunds in tax withholding
Federal withholding tax changes announced by President Bush go into effect immediately. Employers will adjust tables by March 1, increasing take home pay. married filers gain about 345 dollars per job yearly, singles about 172 dollars. High income couples and singles above specified thresholds see no change.
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Bush
Jess
Judge orders tobacco docs release in fraud suit
Newark judge says confidential tobacco industry papers show cigarette makers hid smoking dangers for decades. The ruling compels the Council for Tobacco Research to disclose 1,500 documents in Susani Haines’ fraud suit over her father’s lung cancer death against Tobacco Institute Lorillard Philip Morris and other firms.
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N.J
Industry Council
U.S
H. Lee Sarokin
Council For Tobacco Research
Tobacco Companies
Susani Haines
The
Tobacco Institute
Industry Trade Association
R.J. Reynolds
Lorillard Inc
Liggett Group Inc
Philip Morris
William Allinder
Lorillard
Phillip Morris
Allinder
Haines
Philadelphia
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JoJo
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JoJo's
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Rochester
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Cuomo
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