Judges sue state to keep patronage
The article details a 1980s battle where Gov Cuomo and Democratic leaders sought to reshape the Onondaga County Democratic Committee's leadership. It notes patronage moves, including Charles Welch becoming a Workers' Compensation Board judge, and McCarthy and Sullivan moving to the same board after political setbacks.
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Charles Welch
Onondaga County Democratic Committee
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New York City
Edward Koch
Cuomo
State Workers’ Compensation Board
Donald J McCarthy Jr
State Board of Elections
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Albany
Erie County
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Thomas J Sullivan
Chemung County
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High premiums force New York firms to cut jobs and benefits
Syracuse China and other employers face soaring workers compensation costs driven by rising medical bills. Premiums have climbed over 90 percent in five years, prompting wage freezes, benefit cuts, delayed hiring, and layoffs. Nationwide costs reach about 70 billion, with total employer costs near 350 billion when added.
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Neil Strodel
New York
Syracuse
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Robert Bellafiore
Business Council
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New York City
Clinton outlines new arms controls and foreign policy aims
President Clinton, in his UN General Assembly address, plans nuclear, missile, and chemical weapons limits while urging caution on peacekeeping missions in Somalia and Bosnia. He will warn Libya on sanctions and respond to criticism of past policy shifts, with focus on health care overhaul.
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Think Before You Drink NRDC Report Highlights Impure Tap Water
A NRDC study says the United States routinely violates Safe Drinking Water Act rules with few penalties. New York shows high violations for excessive contaminants and reporting failures, while North Carolina faces many monitoring lapses. The EPA cited thousands of violations in 1991 and 1992, but penalties remained around one percent.
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Natural Resources Defense Council
New York
North Carolin
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Erik Olson
Lawmakers Pressure Yeltsin as Military Backs President
Soviet lawmakers urged the Russian armed forces to revolt against Boris Yeltsin while the military remained loyal to him. Yeltsin drew cheering crowds in Red Square and across Moscow as he dissolved parliament days earlier and ordered new elections amid widespread jitters. Guards erected barricades in the parliament corridors after rumor of an imminent attack, though no assault occurred.
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Boris Yeltsin
Yee
NASA to decapitate rats in space biomedical study
NASA plans to remove and dissect five to six rats aboard the shuttle Columbia during a biomedical research mission next month. The operation aims to study postflight effects, but critics fear portrayals of cruelty and animal rights backlash. A NASA panel reviewed remarks by biologist Willy Hinds after an Associated Press interview.
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Associated Press
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