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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1990
Page
1
Washington The nation’s top educator releases the seventh annual report showing four straight years without improvement in college entrance exam scores and high school dropout rates. Education Secretary Laura F. Cavazos calls for radical reform while some educators and groups resist the claim that schools are failing.
Diane Lazore cannot reach her burned home on the St. Regis Reservation as a siege by about 500 state police and roadblocks closes access. Two men were killed and more than a dozen cars torched while 1,200 residents fled to seek safety. Casino halls and businesses stand closed amid accusations targeting two chiefs. Lazore and others describe fear and delays in returning to assess damage as homicide detectives investigate deaths just across the Canadian border.
A massive police presence has restored order on the Mohawk territory as talks begin on a long term solution. State police reported a handful of arrests on the second night, while residents say calm holds after mornings killings of Mathew Pyke and Harold Edwards Jr. Police from Canada and New York sealed the area after the shootings.
Margaret Peters describes a terrifying night as Mohawks flee violence at St Regis amid a confrontation with Warrior Society members sacking an anti gambling barricade. About 1,200 Mohawks have sought shelter in Canadian government facilities as the crisis unfolds.
Inside Critics accuse Gov Cuomo of waiting too long to deploy state police during the St. Regis Reservation standoff. The governor’s past handling of Indian standoffs is cited as a point of comparison.
The White House said President Bush owed $7,497 more in taxes after omitting income on the 1989 return. An amended filing shows total taxes of $108,879 on $483,030 for 1989, with the additional amount paid for reasons deemed reasonable. The omitted income related to Zapata Corp deferred compensation when Bush turned 65.
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