Families bury victims in Florida tornadoes tragedy
In Apopka and nearby areas families mourn the dead after a fierce night of tornadoes. Halil and Kevin Taylor had planned a wedding but were buried together, with more than 300 mourners attending. Debra and Ea Hall were also killed. their 5-year-old daughter Ashley Himes survived with serious injuries. A funeral was held in St. Cloud for month-old Niles David Bourke, who was blown from his father’s arms 300 feet from their mobile home. The infant lay in a white casket with blue lace trim and socks reading Why? Why?
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Penny Halil
Kevin Taylor
Mgather
Hans
Debra
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Ashley Himes
St. Cloud
Niles David Bourke
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Marshals seize estate ending months-long standoff
U S marshals seized a 14 acre estate in Hamilton Mass after a couple holed up over a unpaid 1 million bank loan. John Sleaney was removed from the main house where he had barricaded since June. Control of a cottage and a barn passed to authorities as the estate formerly belonged to Sweeney’s great grandfather a former secretary and ambassador. Sweeney and his wife argued the federal government lacked jurisdiction to foreclose.
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U.S
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Lok
Sweeney
Ine Naa
Rhetta
Part time professors rise provoke college leaders concerns
Leaders at OCC and other SUNY schools report growing use of part time faculty across campuses. OCC seeks five full time hires to take over classes taught by a top part timer. Cortland aims to raise full time ratio to 80 percent while Le Moyne and others weigh raises for adjuncts.
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Bee Himera
Neal Raisman
State University College At
Bo PelLenl le Moyne
Cazenovia
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Steck
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Wrinn
Harvard
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Occ
Uryed Lassman
Phil Horzempa
le Moyne College
Cazenovia College Cayuga Community
Colgate University Hamilton College
Onondaga Community
Dead end job drives faculty concerns at OCC and beyond
Adjuncts at OCC describe lack of job security benefits and advancement, while courses suffer as part timers and full-timers spar over stability. Administrators roll out handbooks and consider raises, but budgets dictate if campuses can shift toward more full-time faculty. Community colleges face a tough position amid funding pressures.
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Rosecrans
Syracuse
OCC
Kevorkian accuses police of interfering in death case
Detroit doctor Jack Kevorkian claims police tried to interfere in the death of 21 year old quadraplegic Roosevelt Dawson and mistreated his family. He said officers arrived after Dawson’s suicide and confiscated medical gear and Brenda Garner’s glasses, triggering family anger.
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Detroit
Jack Kevorkian
Kevorkian
Oakland Press
Roosevelt Dawson
Dawson
Brenda Garner
Garner
California Won't Prosecute Non Citizens Who Voted
California Secretary of State Bill Jones ruled that 743 people who registered to vote in 1996 Orange County elections erred rather than acted with criminal intent, keeping non citizens from prosecution after Loretta Sanchez defeated Robert Dornan. The Dornan loss prompted a voter fraud probe and an INS review on ineligible voting.
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Santa Ana
Calif
California
Orange County
Bill Jones
Jones
Robert K. Dornan
Loretta Sanchez
Dornan
U.S Immigration and Naturalization Service
Report warns nation split by race and class
A private urban policy group echoes the Kerner Commission on a widening two society divide. The Millennium Breach links race to persistent poverty, urging expansion of proven programs like Head Start and urban job training while criticizing supply side economics and enterprise zones.
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Washington
America
Kerner Commission
The
Foundation
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Rech
Clinton
Philadelphia
El Nino Brings February Without Snow to Central Park
New York records show February passed without any snow at Central Park for the first time since 1869. Meteorologist Todd Miner notes the month has been unusually warm, with February temperatures well above normal and rainfall near record levels, while snowfall remains nil.
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New York
Central Park
Todd Miner
Pennsylvania State
Jets Escort Lost Piper Aztec to Atlantic City Landing
Four jet fighters from New Jersey and Massachusetts Air National Guards scrambled Saturday to guide a civilian Piper Aztec piloted by Tom Cleary from Rochester to Teterboro. Electrical failure left the aircraft at 9,000 feet over dense clouds, veering 100 miles southeast of Atlantic City before Rome NEADS spotted it and directed the escort to a safe Atlantic City International Airport landing.
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Massachusetts Air National Guards
Atlantic
Atlantic City
Tom Cleary
Bill Law Aviation
Rochester
Teterboro
Upper Manhattan
John Dwyer
Avante City
Rome
United States
Cape Cod
Atlantic City International Airport
Caffe Lena sale to be completed by club trustees
Saratoga Springs based Caffe Lena, a folk music landmark opened in 1960 by Lena Spencer, is being sold to the nonprofit club’s board after years of operation by supporters. The building will house Caffe Lena under new ownership as the sale proceeds.
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Saratoga Springs
Lena Spencer
Bob Dylan
Don McLean
Spencer
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