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Headlines for September 1994

September 30, 1994

Former New York City police commissioner, Raymond Kelly, was selected by president Clinton to lead an international team to overhaul Haiti's police force. His major concern will be to monitor Haitian police for human right's violations.

September 29, 1994

The body of a dead jogger that was found on Sept. 20 on a popular jogging path has been identified as Carol Ann Artutis, 23. Her listed address was Secaucus, NJ and left no nearest relative on her driver's license application.

A waterborne parasite, cryptosporidium, has shown up in urban watersystems, including the ones in New York City. The parasite is especially harmful to people with weakened immune systems, but healthy individuals can usually fight off the parasite without experiencing any of the symptoms, most notably, diarrhea. According NBC Dateline, the number of diarrhea cases at two New York City hospitals nearly doubled.

New York City Mayor Giuliani (Republican) may not back his party-mate candidate for Governor George Pataki. He is waiting to hear what Pataki has laid our for the City before endorsing him for the position. Being the incumbent, Governor Mario Cuomo's (Democrat) views on matters are more well known. While Giuliani disagrees with some of Cuomo's views, he states that ``in other areas, Mario Cuomo has been very, very good to the City of New York and he has the interests of the city at heart.'' While State Senator, Pataki voted against city school construction funds and against equalizing the education aid formula.

Riverbank State Park in Manhattan, an artificial recreation area built atop a sewage treatment plant, is the center of controversy over a smelly problem -- overwhelming odors emanating from the plant. Despite pledges from politicians and advanced engineering to reduce odors, the North River area reeks of rotten eggs. Harlem residents from 120th Street to 159th claim they are a victim of environmental racism.

September 28, 1994

14 officers from the 30th precinct have been indicted on federal and state corruption charges. The charges include narcotics and lieing to a grand jury. Earlier this year, several officers were charged with stealing drugs and various other corruption charges at the 30th precinct.

September 27, 1994

The Metropolitan opera opened last night.

New York City business owners are complaining that the tough new smoking restrictions would hurt business and the economy. Mayor Giuliani disagrees, stating that if you factor in the increased costs of health care that the measure will end up saving the city money. Phillip Morris has threatened to leave the city if the measures are put in place.

September 26, 1994

President Clinton will address the United Nations general assembly today. He will be talking about his policy in Haiti.

Russian president Boris Yeltzin is also in town. He is here to encourage more action in the economic partnership between Russia and the United States to further along his reforms.

September 25, 1994

President Clinton attended church in Harlem this morning. Haiti was the topic of discussion of his speech. Tonight, he will attend a fund-raising benefit at the Waldorf Astoria tonight and will address the United Nations tomorrow.

September 24, 1994

Mayor Giuliani is considering cuts in welfare benefits, putting more prisoners per dorm room, and reducing the number of contracts the city gives to private companies. This is all in an effort to reduce the impending budget deficit.

September 23, 1994

A 30 year old London woman tried to board an Air-India plain bound for London with a dead baby conceiled under her blouse. She said that the baby was dead when she gave birth in a SoHo motel yesterday morning. Nobody knows why she was trying to board a plain to London with the deceased infant. She is currently receiving psychiatric and medical evaluation at a Queens hospital.

800 million dollars is the latest estimate for the deficit in the city budget. Mayor Giuliani is working on a balanced budget of about 1.6 billion dollars. He is considering both jobs cuts and early retirement options for city workers.

September 22, 1994

Church leaders express disappointment that the Pope has delayed his October visit. The vatican said the Pope hasn't fully recovered from a shoulder injury yet. The vatican said that the issue was not one of health, but one of mobility. He is now planning to visit New York in November of 1995.

The Annenberg foundation is giving 50 million dollars to new York to help ease crowding in schools. The gift is being matched by several other foundations and corporations.

September 21, 1994

The Central Park Conservancy announced today that a 71 Million Dollar plan was approved to improve the quality of Central Park. They will be concentrating on the West side and will work on sites such as the Great Lawn and the Sheeps Meadow. Mayor Giuliani commented that this move is key to improving the quality of life in the city.

September 20, 1994

Mayor Giuliani warns that in the face of increasing budget constraints the city will have to cut a lot of middle-management positions. This time the police department will not be spared even though the mayor is committed to public safety.

South African Trade Expo opens in the Jacob Javits Convention Center.

A harbor dredge leaked roughly 8,000 gallons of fuel oil into the East River on Tuesday. The spill stretched from Governeors Island up to Roosevelt Island.

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