Inmate uprising injures 31 at Clinton Correctional Facility
16 inmates and 15 guards sustained injuries in a violent disturbance at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora. Superintendent Le Favre described it as the worst in seven years. Guards and state police conducted a cell by cell search as investigators review charges. Rafael Quiles from Manhattan was involved in an earlier incident that sparked the larger disturbance. Quiles hospitalized in stable condition. no guards hospitalized. The facility remained locked and under investigation with negotiations continuing into the night.
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Clinton
Eugene le Favre
Lou Ganim
State Department of Correction
Albany
Ganita
Rafael Quiles
Manhattan
Quiles
Champlain Valley
Plattsburgh
le Favre
Ganim
Weather Outlook From Syracuse Skies Cloudy With Showers
The National Weather Service at Hancock Airport forecasts cloudy skies with showers and possible thunderstorms tonight with a 50 percent chance. Lows near 50 and west winds 10 to 20 mph. Tomorrow remains cloudy with a high around 65 degrees.
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National Weather Service
Hancock Airport
Grenade Attack at Beirut Marines Checkpoint
Marines faced an attack at a joint Marine Lebanese army checkpoint south of Beirut as four hand grenades were thrown. one exploded with no injuries. Authorities blamed Druze gunmen amid clashes with Christian militiamen in Beirut suburbs and hills.
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U.S
Beirut
Dream comes true at Sahara Tahoe jackpot win
STATELINE Nevada UP I Peter Pan and his wife Deanna Joy Pan won a 1 068 554 prize at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe casino in a millionaire game. A hotel spokeswoman said Deanna Joy Pan played a progressive slot carousel for 20 minutes with $20 and hit the giant jackpot, stating she hardly believed the win.
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UPI
Peter Pan
Deanna Joy Pan
Mrs. Pan
del Webb
Lottery Winners in Albany Daily Numbers Draw
Albany AP reports the state daily numbers draw produced winning digits 696 for the daily number and 1601 for the Win Four. The note highlights continued popularity despite rising living costs.
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Albany
Contaminated transformer oil spill near Oswego River
Spill near the Oswego River at Industrial Island involves about 1600 gallons of transformer oil possibly containing PCBs. DEC officials oversee cleanup with tests for contamination expected within 48 hours. A separate 10000 gallon fuel oil spill in the St. Lawrence River near Waddington is being fought with booms.
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Oswego
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Oswego River
St. Lawrence River
Waddington
St. Lawrence County
United States
Canal Guard
Coast Guard
Bill Wilder
Fourth Coast Pollution Control Co
Coles Creek
Wilson Hill
South African jets strike Maputo after Pretoria bombing
South Africa launched five air raids on suburban Maputo hitting exile guerrilla bases and a Mozambican air force base. Mozambique’s AIM agency reports seven jets damaged a jam factory, killing three Mozambicans, including a child, and injuring 30 others, with children among the wounded. Hours earlier the ANC claimed responsibility for the Pretoria bombing that killed 17 and wounded over 200.
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Maputo
Mozambique
Pretoria
South Africa
South African Defense Ministry
African National Congress
ANC
AIM
Abrams denies charges in charity fraud report
Buffalo AP Abrams says in every one of 36 cited cases the AG’s department acted or has a pending probe before a legislative report on charity fraud is released The committee head refused to discuss allegations The draft report says promoters keep 80 to 100 percent of funds and faults the 30 year old charities law with many holes
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Buffalo
Robert Abrams
Assembly Committee On Oversight, Analysis and Investigation Committee
Abrams
Timothy Gilles
Gilles
Gorski
Assemblyman
Court OKs tax-exempt lobby status for veterans groups
The Supreme Court 9-0 ruled veterans organizations may lobby without losing tax-exempt status, overturning a DC Circuit decision that denied special status to veteran groups while other charities lobby. The ruling preserves IRS exemptions for about 22,200 veterans groups amid 330,000 other charities. The decision defended Congress’s view that veterans receive broad benefits without subsidizing broader lobbying.
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Supreme Court
Tustee
William J. Rehrquist
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Cage
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
TWR
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