Troy rises from urban decline with improved finances
Troy ends fiscal crisis after two years of balanced budgets and debt restructuring. Moody's upgrades Troy and nearby cities Newburgh and Niagara Falls, citing an improving economy and lower unemployment, though ratings remain below investment grade. Officials caution the improvement may be fragile if the national economy slows.
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Mark Pattison
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New York
Harold Porris
Moody’s
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Moody's
Yonkers
Marcy Block
Atlantic Coast
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Fleet's Business Grows From Dual Roles to Full Leadership
A compact note highlights a small firm where the owner handles multiple executive duties across operations finance and strategy. The piece outlines growth steps, client outreach, and plans for expanding services while maintaining hands on management.
Clinton in Botswana on Africa tour stop with Masire
President Clinton and First Lady Clinton meet Botswana President Ketumile Masire in Gaborone before a two day vacation at a wildlife preserve. Masire retires after 18 years leading Botswana, a stable economy in Africa.
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Clinton
Gaborone
Botswana
Ketumile Masire
Africa
Boston Globe
Pittsburgh firefighter seeks separate bunk rooms for women
Lisa Epps, an eight-year Pittsburgh firefighter, sued to force the city to build separate bunk rooms and bathrooms for female firefighters after being assigned to Engine Company No. 13 in Hazelwood. She alleges the captain moved a couch to the station house garage and slept there after an incident on May 29, 1995.
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Pittsburgh
Hazelwood
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Station House
Rio
Pittsburgh Post
Jones Lawyers Claim Clinton withholds Willey records
Jones lawyers accuse President Clinton of obstructing justice by withholding letters notes and telephone messages with Kathleen Willey until after she accused him on national TV They say the White House denied the papers existence creating new evidence of witness tampering and coverup The White House says the papers are White House records not Clinton personal papers and accuses Jones lawyers of not seeking them from the White House
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Paula Jones
Clinton
Kathleen Willey
Willey
Jones
White House
Jones Lawyers Clash Over Fees in Clinton Suit
Paula Jones faces a dispute between current and former lawyers over fee rights if she wins a large settlement against President Clinton. Jim Fisher says an $800,000 lien by ex-lawyers complicates talks, though Cammarata defends his three years of work after earning only $23,000.
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Clinton
Paula Jones
Jim Fisher
Joe Cammarata
Gilbert Davis
Cammarata
Swiss Nazi Gold Report Delayed for Multilingual Release
A panel of historians delaying the wartime Switzerland Nazi gold report. The commission postponed publication from April 6 to ensure simultaneous release in German French Italian and English after a Swiss cabinet request.
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Syass
Switzerland
Man freed from cage after stabbing Chinese officer
Deng Qilu, held for at least five years in a coffin-sized cage, was released by police in southern China after stabbing an officer. Photos in Yangcheng Evening News show him being fed through the bars and led away by health workers in white coats.
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Nan
Nolice
China
Yangcheng
Deng Qilu
U.N. Arms Inspectors Complete Half of Iraqi Palaces
U.N. arms experts have finished inspecting four of Saddam Hussein's eight presidential compounds and expect to complete the work by next week. Jayantha Dhanapala, head of the diplomatic corps accompanying the inspectors, called Iraq's cooperation positive but offered few specifics on findings.
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U.N
Saddam Hussein
Jayantha Dhanapala
Iraq
Pentagon sees no threat by Cuba in stark assessment
The Pentagon concludes Cuba poses no significant threat to U S national security and officials favor engagement to ease tensions. Secretary Cohen will portray Cuba’s armed forces as diminished in a report Congress ordered at Sen. Graham’s urging, though some aides fear a dovish reading.
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Cuba
U.S
William Cohen
Congress
Bob Graham
D-Fia
Graham
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Smithsonian to fund 18 million renovation of historic War of 1812 flag
Smithsonian officials announce an 18 million program to restore the flag that flew over Baltimore during the War of 1812. The project aims to protect the tatters from dust and light, ensuring future generations can view the fragile emblem.
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Uncle Sam
Baltimore
Smithsonian
Judge Leads Panel Probing JFK Assassination Records
District Judge Joan Tunheim chairs a federal panel reviewing classified files on the 1963 Dallas slaying. Since 1994 the Assassination Records Review Board members press CLA officials for long hidden records, seek the Zapruder film, and have even involved Vice President Gore to obtain access to materials from CIA Langley and KGB archives.
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CIA
Langley
KGB
Soviet Union
Tunheim
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Tanheim
Assassination Records Review Board
CLA
Zapruder
al Gore Toussian
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