Roy M. Cohn Disbarred by New York Court
The Appellate Division of the New York state Supreme Court disbarred Roy M. Cohn, a former McCarthy aide linked to mob figures, after finding four charges of fraud deceit and misrepresentation sustained. The ruling, effective immediately, followed a disciplinary process over cases dating to 1966 including a $100,000 loan nonpayment and misuse of an escrow fund.
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NEW York
Roy M. Cohn
Senate
Joseph McCarthy
Cohn
Appellate Division
State Supreme Court
Michael Gentile
State Bar Association
McCarthy
Appeals Court
Washington
Manhattan
Carmine Galante
Miami
U.S
Kenneth L. Ryskamp
Patricia Kyle
Osvaldo Coello
Arturo de la Vega
Truck Driver Dies In Knoxville Bridge Crash
Police report a fatal crash on Neyland Drive near the University of Tennessee when a semi ran off a bridge. The driver Carl Goforth, 40, of Lenoir City, North Carolina, died. he was en route to Alcoa to pick up a load.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Neyland Drive
University of
Tennessee Campus
Carl Goforth
Lenoir City
N.C
Alcoa
Excedrin cyanide linked to same Auburn batch
In Seattle area coverage, federal authorities said the cyanide that killed Sue Snow and Bruce Nickell after they swallowed Ex extra-Strength Excedrin capsules came from the same poison batch but differed from others tied to tampering. FDA tests continued at Cincinnati lab as warnings against Excedrin use spread.
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Seattle
Auburn
Food and Drug Administration
Susan Hutchcroft
FDA
Heavy Metals
Cincinnati
Sue Snow
Bruce Nickell
Military reform urged to include Congress in defense planning
Washington AP panel says reform must involve Capitol Hill and the Pentagon to curb infighting that disrupts defense spending. The Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management led by David Packard calls for a procurement czar, service procurement executives, a Joint Chiefs chair role boost, and five year and two year budget plans to guide funding.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Blue Ribbon Commission On Defense Management
David Packard
Reagan
Key House
Senate
National Security Council
Joint Chiefs
Workplace fear: AIDS carriers can be dismissed
Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel concludes employers may fire workers infected with AIDS if based on fear of contagion, provided it is not a pretext to discriminate as a handicap under Section 504. Assoc AG Cooper notes most carriers show no symptoms and are not handicapped.
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Washington
Justice Department
Office of Legal Counsel
Charles J. Cooper
Cooper
Officials seek to curb long distance call abuse by federal workers
Washington AP reports a preliminary study across five agencies finds about one third of long distance calls by federal staff are personal. House aide Andrew Feinstein says taxpayers pay heavily for federal phone service and billions could be saved. The effort follows a President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency order to inspect general offices.
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Washington
Congressional
Andrew Feinstein
House Subcommittee On Civil Service
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CEN
Steve Land
Lowe's OF
Princeton
USA
Los Angeles
Dan Lundberg
Lundberg
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Frankland
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