Albany Budget Tricks Leave State Bankrupt Behind
Writers Eric Kriss and Marve Morel examined why New York state government appears expansive and broke. In a two part feature they show how budget figures are manipulated to mislead the public about true spending. The scene recalls a 20 year old quip by Assembly Speaker Perry Duryea about hiding $100 million.
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Soviets seize two Lithuanian schools in pressure campaign
In Vilnius, Soviet soldiers with automatic weapons seized two schools as Moscow tightens the Baltic pressure to halt Lithuania's secession. Lithuania's leadership urged prosecutions of occupying troops while fearing arrests of deserters. A Soviet tank convoy rolled through Vilnius as Gorbachev ordered surrender of firearms and warned against volunteer units.
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Frigid Overnight Then Clearing With Sunshine Expected
The forecast calls for mainly clear skies overnight with lows between 10 and 15 degrees. Tuesday will be mostly sunny and cold, reaching a high near 30 degrees.
New York City shuts illegal clubs after deadly social club fire
Mayor David Dinkins ordered a crackdown on 173 illegal social clubs after the Happy Land blaze in the Bronx killed 87 people. Police say a man dropped a gasoline jug after being ejected and started the fire, which trapped victims as exits failed. Eleven bodies remained unidentified. the tragedy unfolded amid surviving chaos and rapid smoke.
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Opposition wins in Hungary as polls begin new era
In Hungary's first free parliamentary elections in over four decades voters showed broad opposition gains. With 18 percent of ballots counted, the conservative Forum led at 23.8 percent, the liberal Free Democrats 20.5 percent, and the Independent Smallholders 13.1 percent. Socialists trailed at 10 percent. Thurmer's Communists were fifth and likely to miss the 4 percent threshold.
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