Pataki faces protests as state workers push for a contract
In Albany Gov. Pataki faced a loud demonstration by Civil Service Employees Association and Public Employees Federation members during a ground breaking ceremony for the state comptroller’s office. Workers chanted for better bargaining and accused the administration of a four year no raise offer. The crowd included HIV activists urging more funding for AIDS research and services. Comptroller H. Carl McCall received a warmer reception for pension gains.
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Hudson River drowning of 6-year-old Gary Jordan
Police said Gary Jordan drowned Tuesday in the Hudson River after attempting to recover a stick he threw while playing with two friends. An autopsy ruled the death an accident as authorities and rescue squads searched 28 miles south of Albany and recovered the body in three feet of water.
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Joseph Family Drops Teasing Show Promise Dispute
Christine Joseph and her children agreed to appear on Sally Jessy Raphael after producers promised a trip to Universal Studios in Orlando. The December 1997 show discussed children suffering from peer teasing. Promised trip never materialized and the Josephs contacted Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. Producers admitted an error was made.
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Pataki outlines national tax cuts and spending plan
Albany Governor George Pataki unveiled a national economic plan in Detroit proposing major tax reductions a revised Social Security system and federal spending cuts He framed the government as wasteful and said taxes on working families are excessive and promised saving 100 billion over seven years by privatizing federal assets
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