New York Parking Nightmare Winner Claimed by Barbara James
Barbara James, a 33 year old Clifton New Jersey advertising consultant, won $100 for the citys worst parking nightmare after recounting a disputed ticket incident near Little Italy during the San Gennaro festival. The contest drew more than 200 entries from drivers with billing errors tow refusals and misissued tickets highlighting the cities byzantine alternate side rules. Other entrants included Michael Cutrone who paid 8240 in tickets despite them not belonging to his car and Carlos Gonzales whose Nissan was seized over $5400 in fines though the Pontiac involved belonged to another Carlos Gonzales. JoAnn DiDomenico also paid a ticket twice due to a bureau computer error.
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New York
Barbara James
Clifton
N.J
Bob
Little Italy
Barbara
Glenn Bolofsky
Bolofsky
Global trade talks near collapse in Brussels push for a deal
In Brussels 107 nations in the Uruguay Round stall as the European Community rejects a last minute compromise on farm subsidies. Swedish agriculture minister Mats Hellström proposes 30 percent cuts over five years, drawing swift EC objections amid U.S. fast track pressure. More than 1,500 delegates attend the talks under GATT auspices.
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Brussels
Belgium
European Community
U.S. Congress
United States
Swedish Ag
Riculture
Mats Hellstrom
GATT
Hellstrom
O Bush
Straying blackbird males father up to third of chicks
Red winged blackbird males defend territory and harems while genetic tests show about one in three chicks are fathered by neighboring males. H Lisle Gibbs of Queen's University notes bonded pairs but extraneous paternity is common across 36 families. A Science report to publish discusses inaccurate nest counts as success metrics. Also mentions Reagan and Thatcher greeting in London.
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Washington
H. Lisle Gibbs
Queen's University
Ontario
Canada
Gibbs
Canadian
Science
Gilbs
Masterpieces Returned to Paris After 1985 Theft
Nine paintings stolen in 1985, including Monet’s Impression Sunrise, have been recovered in a Corsican villa. Police credit information from Japan and a high‑level police unit, led by Mireille Balestrazzi, with the breakthrough. Curator Arnaud d’Hauterives expects humidity repairs and re display at Marmottan by month’s end. total value was about $12 million.
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Paris
Monet
Generis
Japan
Arnaud d’Hauterives
Marmottan
Claude Monet
D'Hauterives
Jack Lang
Mireille Balestrazzi
Balestrazzi
Camille Corot
France
Pierre Auguste Renoir
Berthe Morisot
Laneetesen Sunrise
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Reagan
Margaret Thatcher
London
Airco Service America
Princeton, WV
Troliday Syn
Center Cafe
Bluefield
Eastman Kodak Company
America
Stone
Mercer Mall
Orig
Stone Thomas
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