Inmates Still Victims of Violence Report Claims Albany
A New York select committee says prisoners face violence slow bureaucracy and few constructive programs two years after Attica. It urges giving the State Commission of Correction ombudsman powers. Bedford Hills near NYC closed. calls for new facilities improved training and expanded work release and education programs.
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Albany
N. Y
UPI
Department of Correctional Services
Attica
Select Committee On Correctional Institutions
State Commission of Correction
New York State
Bedford Hills
New York City
Commission of Correction
Commissioner of Corrections
Communication problems plague New York prison system
Ottaway News Service reports the fifth Select Committee on Correctional Programs finds a pervasive internal communication failure from bottom to top in New York Corrections. The panel cites delays in revising the employee manual, disorganized contingency plans, and poorly coordinated training, while noting some progress in officer training and ongoing tensions between Albany central office and frontline staff. Commissioner Peter Preiser, new five weeks in office, says morale problems exist but change brings challenges.
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Humphrey S. Tyler
Ottaway
Albany
Luke
Select Committee On
Corréction Department
Department
Peter Preiser
Labor strike expands to 47 cemeteries faces burial delay
Labor of love as Jewish mourners dig graves at Beth David Cemetery in Elmont New York while workers extend a two month strike from three to all 47 area cemeteries. The walkout could halt about 300 burials daily. Governor Rockefeller signs binding arbitration to end the dispute. Strikers agree not to interfere with grave digging by Orthodox Jews required to bury within 24 hours.
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Beth David
Elmont
N.Y
Rockefeller
Weinstein leads Democrats in judge primary for New York Court of Appeals
Unofficial results show Judge Jack 8 Weinstein with an 894 vote edge over Manhattan attorney Jacob D. Fuchsberg in the Democratic nomination for chief judge of the Court of Appeals. Final tallies hinge on 4 NYC districts as Murphy and Brownstein trail. Breitel is unopposed Republican nominee.
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U.S. District Court
Jack
Weinstein
Court of Appeals
New York City
Manhattan
Jacob D. Fuchsberg
Fuchsberg
Bronx
Kings Counties
Appellate Division Justice
Francis T. Murphy Jr
Supreme Court
Irwin R. Brownstein
Charles Breitel
Queens
Richmond
Murphy
Brownstein
Heat prompts major power cutbacks in Northeast
Record heat across the Northeast forced the first large scale power curtailments. Consolidated Edison reduced voltage by 5 percent then 6 percent, with other utilities in New York State New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland and the District of Columbia following to aid New York City. Temperature in New York neared 90 plus degrees and forecasts warned more hot weather. Major stores cut lighting to conserve power while subway service remained unaffected.
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United Press International
Northeast Corridor
New York State
Washington, D.C
Consolidated Edison
New York City
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
District of Columbia
Con Ed
New York
Westchester County
Macy's Department Store
Staten Island
Gimbels
Manhattan
National Weather ‘Service
Bermuda
United States
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