State unemployment rate climbs to 9.2 percent in June
Albany AP reporting shows New Yorks unemployment rose to 9.2 percent in June from 8.8 percent in May the Labor Department indicated. State officials cite college students entering the labor force and discouraged workers reentering the market as key factors while national rates fell to 10.0 percent.
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Lillian Roberts
U.S. Labor Department
New York State
Roberts
R. Victor Stewart
Ms. Roberts
Stewart
New York
Labor Department
Matthew McGuire
The
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One strike averted at Hepburn Hospital in Ogdensburg
A near unanimous vote by 125 nurses at A. Barton Hepburn Hospital in Ogdensburg averted a strike minutes before it would have begun. A NYSNA spokeswoman said the contract resembles a prior rejected deal with key revisions. A bargaining session between Elmira’s St. Joseph’s Hospital and 200 nurses was set for 10 a.m. to prevent a broader walkout.
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St. Joseh’s Hospital
Elmira
New York State Nurses Association
A. Barton Hepburn
Ogdensburg
Karen Maune
Stan Douglas
Clam beds on Long Island likely stay closed
Nearly 20 000 acres of polluted clam beds on Long Island's South Shore may remain permanently closed as Nassau and Suffolk counties estimate a $70 million cost over 20 years to clean the water. Lee Koppelman notes no federal funds are available, making county funding uneconomical. About 11 000 acres in Nassau and 8 000 acres in Suffolk are closed.
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Long Island
Nassau
Suffolk
Lee Koppelman
Long Island Planning Board
Transportation chief cites safety record amid bridge collapse worry
Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole defended the U S system as the world's safest and urged against undue fear after a Connecticut I 95 bridge collapse. She said about 12 billion will be distributed to states for highways and touted air bag incentive plans while noting state responsibility for the damaged bridge.
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UPS
Elizabeth Dole
Connecticut
United States
Dole
ABC
Officers charged in alleged plot to murder insurance claimant
In Los Angeles two veteran police officers and an auto mechanic face charges over an alleged plan to kidnap drug and murder a Venus Faire employee in North Hollywood. Police say the aim was to collect life insurance to fund a gun running scheme. The victim was a 37 year old mother of three.
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Los Angeles
North Hollywood
Daryl Gates
Gates
Scott Revell
Police Internal Affairs
U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Division
Columnist George Will coached Reagan for 1980 debate
George F. Will, a conservative columnist for ABC News, helped coach Ronald Reagan for his 1980 debate with Jimmy Carter and later claimed his role was minimal. Critics said the coaching compromised Will's impartial commentary and misled viewers about his involvement. Will notes he spoke rarely about the session and maintains it did not influence his broadcasts.
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George F. Will
ABC News
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Reagan
Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Stockman
Virginia
David A. Stockman
Office of Management and Budget
Michigan
Carter
Nightline
New York Daily News
Jimmy Breslin
Jack Nelson
Washington
Los Angeles Times
Jules Germond
Jack Witcover
Roone Arledge
Arledge
Agronsky and Company
William J. Casey
Central Intelligence
Patrick J. Buchanan
William Safire
Safire
New York Times
Buchanan
Witt
Opportunity of a lifetime for Northern Ireland children in Chicago
A group of 160 Irish Catholic and Protestant youths, 80 Catholic and 80 Protestant, aged 11 to 13, arrived in Chicago for a six week U S program. They will live with host families, attend a summer camp, and enjoy sports and outings to promote peaceful coexistence amid Northern Ireland sectarian tensions.
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America
Northern Ireland
Bob O'Connor
Irish Children's Fund
O'Hare International
Bill Daley
Naperville
Janet Cooke
Belfast
Janet
Daley
Philip
Paul Shepherd
Illinois
O'Connor
Ulster
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