Seven Years Later Flight 587 Still To Be Remembered
All Death Suits Settled, Two Property Suits Remain
      The annual memorial service marking the seventh anniversary of the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 will be once again be held on the anniversary of the tragic crash, in this year's case, on Wednesday morning, November 12, at the Flight 587 Memorial,
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Clinton: No Justification For Cutting Support Payments
      Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton issued the following statement on the newly imposed $25 fee being taken from child support payments for New York children to off-set federal funding cuts for child support enforcement. "There is no justification for denying struggling children and families a penny of their child support to pay for administrative costs.
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Clinton: There Are Clear Signs Of A Recession
      "[Recent reports] that our economy shrank in the last quarter is a clear sign that the turmoil in our markets has led to recession in the larger economy. Consumer and commercial investment and spending are down, unemployment remains high, and growing economic instability threatens an even deeper downturn.
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Cop Killer Comes Up For Parole
Cop's Sister Wants Him To Die In Prison
By Howard Schwach
      A man who robbed an Edgemere social club along with three accomplices in April of 1980, a robbery that officials say led directly to the shooting death of Police Officer Robert Sorrentino, is once again up for parole next month, according to the cop's family and sources at the New York State Parole Board.
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Internet Perv Back In The Slammer
By Howard Schwach
      A former Rockaway Park college recruiter is back in jail again after violating his probation by once again posting lewd photos of his wife on the Internet and inviting strangers to take part in a rape fantasy with her.
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Student Gets An 'F' In Fraud
By Nicholas Briano
      A college senior from Far Rockaway was arrested last week and charged with forging $40,000 worth of student loan applications, court records show. Henry Wallace, 28, was arrested inside 146 Beach 24 Street last Thursday after more than a year of defrauding banks by forging signatures on the applications and receiving the loans for his own financial gain.
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Second Arrest In September Mugging
Victim Thought He Would Be Shot
By Nicholas Briano
      A second Rockaway teen wanted for a September mugging and assault was arrested last week near his Arverne home after he eluded police for nearly two months. The accused, Kevin Byrd, 18, allegedly committed the September 10 mugging and robbery of a 28-yearold man on Beach 56 Street and Larkin Avenue shortly after midnight, according to police.
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