Four Officers Cleared in Mora Beating Case
A Supreme Court jury acquitted Officers Richard Simone Daniel Corbett James Casamento and James Brown on all charges related to the Sept 8 arrest of Raul Mora. Mora, 49, collapsed from a heart attack after detainment near Upstate Medical Center and died. jurors found the four innocent of assault and harassment. The verdict triggered emotional scenes in the courtroom with family members crying and officers reacting with tears and applause.
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Raul Mora
Mora
Upstate Medical Center
Richard Simone
Daniel Corbett
James Casamento
James Brown
Simone
Wet weekend forecast for Central New York
Showers move in this afternoon with a 50 percent chance of rain tonight. Saturday brings widespread showers statewide with Syracuse high of 60 to 65 and southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Clearing is expected by Saturday night with fair weather through Monday.
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National Weather Service
Syracuse
Winning number drawn in New York daily game
The number 850 was drawn in New York's daily numbers game last night. A humorous line notes an elated student driver who joked about speeding through a downtown sign that reads one hour parking.
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New York
Pope John Paul II Appears Slightly Low Spirits
Pope John Paul II, in a Vatican hospital room recovering from bullet wounds, received a visit from two aides and a Polish nun. Doctors said his temperature is normal and tests are within limits, though infection risk remains high due to emergency surgery.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
Wiel Manni
John Magee
Stanislaw Dziwsz
Giulio Stella
Stella
Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca charged in papal shooting
Italian police identified Mehmet Ali Agca 23 a convicted Turkish terrorist as the pope shooting suspect. He faces charges of attempted murder of the pope and two women plus illegal arms and forged documents. The two victims Ann Odre 58 of Buffalo N Y and Rose Hall 21 of Jamaica were treated for wounds. Agca on hunger strike described as a comrade of the communist Palestinians and follower of George Habash. He claimed to oppose U S and Soviet imperialism.
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Mehmet Ali Agca
St. Peter’s Square
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Buffalo
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Rose Hall
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Turkey
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Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Palestine Liberation Organization
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PLO
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U.S
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John Paul
Prayers, speculation mark vigil near Pope John Paul II spot
In St. Peter's Square a midnight vigil drew 25 pilgrims among 15,000 visitors. Worshippers prayed for the pope's recovery after gunshots wounded him in the abdomen and arms as conspiratorial talk swirled and an improvised choir sang nearby. One man said he left work to be at the scene.
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Vatican City
St. Peter's Square
John Paul II
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Grand Hotel
Americans pray for pope and Reagan wins again
A compact page summary lists items including prayers for the pope, a note that a figure ignored danger, a suspect with a criminal record, a full page of pictures, Reagan's continuing victory, Syrians downing a drone, and a roundup from Albany with brief items A8 and A9.
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