Officials zero in on regents scam
New Yorks high school students finished Regents exams but cheating questions remain. State police, education officials, and a Manhattan grand jury probe how copies of physics chemistry and grade school math tests surfaced before administration. A Cardozo student faces charges for possessing copies. no tests will be voided and grading continues.
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Queens
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Jailers Exempt From Jury Duty In New Law
Albany AP Gov Hugh Carey signed a new law exempting prison guards from jury duty aligning with police exemptions to keep critical services separate from juries. The move aims to reduce overtime costs while governors office notes benefits to state operations. Carey also signed tax and probation measures including a 2 percent oil company receipts tax for transit subsidies and stricter probation reporting requirements.
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New York City
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Father indicted in son's death in Troy
Richard Williams, 25, of Troy, indicted on murder charges in his 4 month old son Keenan Williams death. Grand jury returned two second degree indictments one with intent and one without proving intent. Baby's body found last month in a plastic bag floating in the Hudson River. Williams held without bail in Rensselaer County Jail.
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Rensselaer County
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Hudson River
Javits and D'Amato clash over campaign tactics
New York Republicans opened a bruising fight for the U S Senate nomination with Alphonse D Amato accusing incumbent Jacob Javits of un American pressure tactics and Javits denouncing McCarthyism. Javits won the liberal designee but D Amato secured enough votes for the September 9 primary, while Javits held Liberal Party backing for November.
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D'Amato
Right To Life
Eight Buffalo schools closed for desegregation plan
US District Judge John T. Curtin ordered eight elementary schools closed and five Early Childhood Education Centers created to desegregate Buffalo public schools. The plan includes three new magnet schools to attract white students to mainly black neighborhoods, with six immediate closings and two phased closures. The judge suggested future orders may follow if needed and hailed the ECEC centers as a step toward improved instruction in reading and math.
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Curtin
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Srouns
Ececs
Eugene Reville
Opinion Section Sparks Reader Thinking in Herald American Post
An unsigned digest notes that the Opinion Section in the Herald American Post Standard aims to stimulate readers. It highlights perspectives on current events and invites civic reflection while maintaining the paper's traditional editorial voice.
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Post
Freight train crushes Buffalo boy’s foot
A 10 year old Buffalo boy had his left foot crushed under Conrail freight wheels while playing on the tracks. Police said Kam Winston, who had been with friends, was rushed to Sebalo Children’s Hospital for surgery after the accident.
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Playa
Lincoln First Supports Small Business Growth
Lincoln First positions itself as a better way bank for small business needs offering loans and money management services to help operators who feel isolated in securing support for growth.
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First Bank
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