Blustery day as horrors unfold and local notes blend
A blustery cold day brings a mix of local stories. Dr. John R. Bongiovanni of Ogdensburg faces Board of Regents censure for practicing surgery while blind. A suspected fire gutts three NYC brownstones, displacing 120 residents. A Roman Catholic bishop praises Polish students resisting the removal of crucifixes from classrooms. Editorial notes oil mergers and local business plans.
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John R. Bongiovanni
Ogdensburg
State Board of Regents
Fliers scour CNY for missing pilot
In Oswego County volunteers led by Vince Marnell searched about 200 square miles by air and land for missing student pilot Robert Steiner, 31, last seen Thursday after departing Oswego County Airport. Sixteen planes, two snowmobiles and two helicopters joined the effort with authorities directing sector-by-sector searches amid cold weather and hopeful persistence.
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Volney
Vince Marnell
Cato
Oswego County
Robert Steiner
Marnell
Marcus
Steiner
Woolson Road
Oswego
Iranian soldiers burned by mustard gas and yellow rain
Austrian doctors identified mustard gas and yellow rain as the causes of intense burns on Iranian soldiers in the Iran Iraq war. IRNA reported heavy artillery exchanges injuring civilians in Abadan and Khorramshahr while both sides claimed gains and losses along the border.
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Iraq
Iran
Europe
IRNA
Abadan
Khorramshahr
Gulf
Tigris
Majnoon
Baghdad
United Press International
Majsoon
Vienna
University Clinic
Toxological Institute
Ghent
Belgium
Herbert Mandl
Tom Wo Amanould
London
Kheibar
Iran-Iraq
Hart wins Wyoming caucuses to widen Democratic race
Gary Hart rolled to a 61 percent win in Wyoming with 2,086 votes to Walter Mondale’s 1,242 as 21 of 23 counties reported. Hart may claim eight of 12 delegates, signaling Western club momentum ahead of Super Tuesday. Mondale aides warned Hart momentum could blunt Mondale’s bid in the West.
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Gary Hart
Walter Mondale
Wyoming
Hart
Mondale
San Francisco
Rodger McDaniel
Tom Cosgrove
Cosgrove
Wallull
Page
Parole Debate Grows Over Cuomo Plan To End System
National debate follows Cuomo push to end parole as several high profile offenders released early sparked crime headlines. Parole officers say abuses are exceptions, noting most supervised ex-inmates stay free while funding and caseloads strain the system.
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Cuomo
Frank Feinsbee
Jerry Mitchell
Anthony Campolito
Henry Purcell
Christopher Block
New York
New York City
Mario Cuomo
Gary Fryer
Syracuse
Fryer
Chester Fritz
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Tv-Cable Guide
Fliers Scour
CNY
Maria T. Welyh
Charles Nellis
Nellis
Dapson
Oneida Lake
Georgetown
Herald American
John Barey
Dwayne “Pearl
Washington
Jim Boeheim
Madison Square Garden
Rubin Hendrick
The
Omni
Caucuses
Laurence McQuillan
UPI Political Reporter
Tina
Parole Board
Campolito
Heralt
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Old Forge
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