Iona College Defends Censoring Poems in Magazine
Iona College confiscated 380 copies of the Cornelian literary magazine and removed two poems while editing a third for obscenity. The college cites Catholic tradition and campus rules, arguing no First Amendment rights apply at a Catholic institution. Lawyers split on legality with some saying the action may be shaky.
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Mother admits guilt in daughter's death in Rochester
Earlene Wright Riggins pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter for recklessly causing 5 year old Tysheka Wright’s death by hypothermia. She said the girl was disciplined for bed wetting, but she did not intend to kill her. The child was locked on a porch with windows open as temperatures fell into the 20s.
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Woman rejects deal in Utica rape case
Utica nursing student Sarah A. Bailey, 23, mother of two, charged with raping a 13 year old boy, declined a plea agreement in Oneida County Court and sent the case to a grand jury.
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Firecracker Mistaken for Candle Injures Six in Queens
Six people observing the Jewish holidays in a Queens apartment were injured when a giant firecracker was lit thinking it was a candle. Police said the M-100 fireworks were bought last year at a flea market, apparently sold as candles.
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Man Charged In Wife's 1992 Death In Clifton Park
Marvin L. Denis 54 was charged with murder in connection with the death of his wife Rosemary Denis 49 who was believed to have drowned May 3 1992. Denis was arrested Tuesday in Saratoga County at his Clifton Park home where he lives with his new wife. A Delaware County grand jury brought the accusation according to New York state police.
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Off-Duty Cop Shoots Man After Racial Slurs Allegation
Yonkers resident Sean Kelly, 24, was wounded when an off-duty NYPD officer, undercover narcotics officer John McCollum, 31, said Kelly shouted racial slurs and threatened to shoot him. McCollum has been questioned by Yonkers police but not charged.
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