Shawcross admits strangling Rochester victim in 1989 case
A police statement quotes Arthur J. Shawcross saying he killed 29-year-old Elizabeth Gibson after she hurt him during sex. He describes attempts to revive her, carrying her body to a field, crying, and feeling remorse as he faced charges for ten Monroe County murders with a Wayne County case pending for Gibson.
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Elizabeth Gibson
Monroe County Court
Shawcross
Monroe County
Wayne County
Gibson
Leonard Borriello
Rochester Police Department
Obscenity trial erupts as 2 Live Crew jury selection begins
In Broward County, Luther Campbell interrupted the trial. He protested aloud as Judge Johnson read lines from the band's album. Campbell and two members face charges for an obscene performance at Club Futura. If convicted, potential penalties include a year in jail and a $1000 fine.
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Broward County
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Campbell
June L. Johnson
Jude
Hollywood
Club Futura
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Fort Lauderale
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Rinfret Launches TV Push With $5 900 Number
Albany Republican candidate Pierre Rinfret seeks funds for his campaign through a new TV spot featuring a $5 900 telephone line. The ad, debuting at a New York City news conference, asks callers to hear a recorded message and to contribute about $3 to the Rinfret campaign. Cuomo's statewide ads are already in heavy rotation.
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Albany
Pierre
Rinfret
Mario Cuomo
Wally Bottger
New York City
Public defenders face heavy caseloads in Buffalo
Linda S. Reynolds of the Legal Aid Bureau decries low funding after noting eight defenders handle about 11 200 cases annually. She warns justice is unequal for the poor in New York State and cites Buffalo where defenders average 1 400 cases per year, the state’s largest indigent caseload.
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Buffalo
New York State
Linda S. Reynolds
Legal Aid Bureau
S&P places NYC general obligation bonds on credit watch
New York City faces budget strain as Standard and Poor is placing the city’s 13 billion dollars in outstanding general obligation bonds on credit watch amid a weak economy. The move does not downgrade the rating from A minus, avoiding higher borrowing costs for now. In Bensonhurst, Yusuf Hawkins case witness Charles Stressler says he aided a white mob with bats but did not admit involvement in Hawkins's death.
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New York City
Standard & Poors Corp
S&p
The
Associated Press
Charles Stressler
Bensonhurst
Yusuf Hawkins
Brooklyn
Douglas Nadjari
Two NYC Suburban Schools Ban Slap Bracelets
Two Pelham elementary schools ban the national fad slap bracelets amid safety concerns. Principal Joseph Longobardi says the fabric-clad steel ornaments risk hand and arm lacerations if the edge wears away, prompting the school to act.
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Pelham
New York City
Joseph Longobardi
Dinkins Launches Urban Scholarship Program
Mayor David Dinkins launched a college scholarship program urging 300 urban high school students to emulate Nelson Mandela. He told the group at Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Manhattan that Mandela’s resilience came from his mind, not him being strong.
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New York
David Dinkins
Nelson Mandela
Martin Luther King Jr. High School
Manhattan
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