Jurors Acquit Handyman in 28 Year Old Slayings
In a long-ago Orange County case, John Youmans, 53, a Newburgh handyman, was acquitted of two counts of murder in the 1952 killings of Robert Nugent and Charles Simpson near Tuxedo. The trial centered on testimony from Youmans’ sister and lingering questions about the crime.
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New York Lotto winner vows to keep old friends
Antonia Mauri of New Hyde Park is named the state's latest 2.1 million Lotto winner amid a chaotic dispute over a predecessor's winnings. The scene recalls Daysi Fernandez's contested 2.8 million prize as Pando sues for half and slander claims fly. Mauri says she will avoid new friendships to protect herself.
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Antonia Mauri
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Carey signs respite care bill to ease family strain
Albany Gov. Hugh Carey approved respite care legislation to help families caring for elderly relatives at home. The bill allows temporary relief by arranging for others to care for the patient. It accompanied several other measures.
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Hugh Carey
New York State
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Empire State Plaza
Capital Park
Vietnam
Judge's order adds inmates at Attica raising worry
At Attica Correctional Facility an influx of about 200 new inmates under a federal court order tightens space at a prison already near 2,000 inmates. Inmates warn the move could heighten tension, recalling the 1971 riot, as Superintendent Harald Smith warns movement will slow and space could force use of yards or tents if needed.
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Richard S. Usiak
Attica
UPI
New York State
New York City
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Harald Smith
Smith
Correctional Services
Lou Ganim
Slaying suspect escapes from Steuben County Jail
Two inmates fled Steuben County Jail during inmate headcount as guards checked exercise yard. Harry Barnes 18 of Bath and Augustine Garcia 22 of Sagerstown Pa. scaled a 14 foot fence with barbed wire. Barnes linked to January 1980 bludgeoning deaths of Frank and Virginia Kiff. Garcia held on DWI charges.
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Steuben
Jack Lisi
Harry Barnes
Bath
Augustine Garcia
Sagerstown
Barnes
Garcia
Dave Bates
Bates
Frank
Virginia Kiff
Lisi
Wanda Shedrick
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Five Year Old Caught Burglary Suspect in Buffalo
Buffalo police nab a 5 year old boy and three other youths under nine after they broke a school window to ransack the building at 10 15 p m. The commissioner blames parents for letting kids stay out late and possessing new bicycles and toys.
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James J3. Cunningham
Buffalo
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Vietnam veteran convicted in deaths of two children
Chester Chandler Jr. was found guilty at 11:40 p.m. on his 34th birthday of murdering his two children and attempting to murder his estranged wife. He faces at least 58 years plus four months in prison after 10 felony counts. The case, in Broome County Court, involved breaking a phone line to the ex-wife’s home and an attack intended to sexually assault the wife, with witnesses including the survivor, Chandler McLain.
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Nugent
Simpson
Binghamton
Chester Chandler Jr
Vietnam
Chandler
Broome
Robert W. Centant
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