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Deaths elsewhere
Robert C. Seamans Jr. Dr. Robert C. Seamans Jr., NASA's nuts-and-bolts manager of the Apollo moon-landing program, died June 28 at his home in Beverly Farms, Mass. He was 89. The cause was a heart attack, his son Joseph said. Seamans was deputy...Tags: Kitty Hawk, Gerald Ford, Homes, Cancer, NASA
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Report: NYPD does poor job keeping track of seized guns
Special to NewsdayThe New York City Police Department can't keep track of the guns it seizes, according to a report issued yesterday. New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. referred to the NYPD's current system of holding surrendered and confiscated firearms...Tags: New York City Police Department, Law Enforcement, Manhattan, Firearms, Police
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Audit: City police can't keep track of seized guns
Special to NewsdayThe New York City Police Department can't keep track of the guns it seizes, according to a report issued yesterday. New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. referred to the NYPD's current system of holding surrendered and confiscated firearms as...Tags: New York City Police Department, Manhattan, Firearms, Defense
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Henry Helping First Tee
Courant Staff WriterAfter J.J. Henry won the 2006 Buick Championship at TPC River Highlands and played in his first Ryder Cup, he established the Henry House Foundation. In May, at the PGA Tour's Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas, he helped open the Henry Teen Room at Cook...Tags: AT&T Corp., Geno Auriemma, Joe Pesci, Golf, Kevin Sutherland
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Water managers look to keep some water off limits
South Florida Sun-SentinelNew rules that would reserve water for fish and wildlife and set a "baseline" for how much South Florida farms can use leave water managers wading into tricky territory. The precedent-setting guidelines proposed by the South Florida Water Management...Tags: Everglades, Wetlands, Kissimmee, Florida, Water Restrictions
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Task force seeks oversight in police shooting cases
steve.ritea@newsday.comA coalition of city, state and federal lawmakers probing police policies and procedures in the wake of the Sean Bell shooting yesterday recommended 15 pieces of legislation aimed at preventing a repeat episode. Four of those bills have already passed the...Tags: Racism, Law Enforcement, Al Sharpton, Sean Bell, Injuries
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These guys were OUT TO LAUNCH
andy.edelstein@newsday.com'When We Left Earth" offers real-life footage of NASA astronauts on their missions. But we've seen plenty of faux astronauts over the years on TV. Here's a sampling: I Dream of Jeannie (1965-70) - In this classic sitcom, Larry Hagman starred as...Tags: Landforms, Ron Harper, Larry Hagman, Imogene Coca, Space Programs
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Protected birds might present obstacle to cleaning Everglades
South Florida Sun-SentinelIn a twist of environmental irony, legal protections for nesting birds could stand in the way of cleaning water used to replenish the Everglades. Black-necked stilts and other migrating birds are flocking to former agricultural fields turned into 40,...Tags: Everglades, Wetlands, Florida, Water Restrictions, Water Supply
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Man dies in struggle with police when his gun fires
steve.ritea@newsday.comAn unidentified man was killed with a bullet from his own gun early Sunday morning during a struggle with police in an elevator machine room atop a commercial Midtown Manhattan building, city police said. New York Police Department Assistant Chief...Tags: New York City Police Department, Manhattan, Police Investigations, Midtown, Police
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NYPD stop and frisk cases up by 32 percent
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comThe NYPD is on course to stop and frisk a record number of people this year -- more than 580,000 -- after a year in which the accusations of racial profiling led to a noticeable drop in the practice. The City Council released the latest numbers yesterday...Tags: New York City Police Department, Law Enforcement, Prosecution, New York, Police
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