Iranian court sentences American engineer to 10 years
Iran's official news agency says Jon Pattis, 50, an American engineer for Cosmos Engineers in Bethesda, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on spying charges for the CIA. Pattis worked at the Asadabad telecommunications center near Tehran and was arrested after an Iraqi air raid disrupted Iran's external communications. The agency did not specify the exact charges. the CIA declined to comment. The second brief reports Buenos Aires declaring normal after military revolts and a reorganization of the army with a new chief of staff.
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Pattis
Cosmos Engineers
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Asadabad
Tehran
Poland Accuses US Diplomat of Spying over Bribe Attempt
Poland charged U.S. diplomat Albert Mueller with spying after police stopped him as he attempted to pass a briefcase containing money secret codes and maps to a Polish contact. No comment was released by the U.S. Embassy.
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Warsaw
Poland
U.S
Albert Mueller
S&L Executive Blain Agrees to $100 Million Penalty
Former Texas savings and loan official Spencer H. Blain Jr. will pay $100 million to FSLIC to settle claims over Empire Savings and Loan. The agreement requires immediate forfeiture of cash, vehicles, a Dallas residence, and oil gas interests valued at about $3 million and 10 year earnings reporting subject to forfeiture until the judgment is satisfied. Empire S and L, Mesquite, closed March 14, 1984, after loans funded land and condo development along Interstate 30 in Dallas.
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Texas Savings and Loan
Empire Savings and Loan Association
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Spencer H. Blain Jr
Dallas
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp
FSLIC
Blain
Empire Savings
Mesquite
Texas
Colorado
Sri Lanka Attacks Tamil Rebels Kill 80 In Jaffna Raid
Sri Lanka air force strikes bases of the Tamil Tigers and EROS on the Jaffna Peninsula killing at least 80 rebels. Government says civilians may be wounded as 31 soldiers die in eastern and northern clashes amid ongoing ethnic conflict scooping more casualties.
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India
Colombo
Jaffna
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Eelam Revolutionary Organization of Students
Jaffna Peninsula
Tilak Ratmakara
Palmuddai
Kankesanturai
Sri Lanka
Leader of Billionaire Boys Club found guilty of murder
Joe Hunt, head of the Billionaire Boys Club, was convicted of first degree murder and robbery in the Ron Levin case with special circumstances. Prosecutors say Levin was killed over a phony multimillion dollar deal. the body has never been found. The verdict came on the third day of jury deliberations. Penalty phase set for May 11.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Joe Hunt
Ron Levin
Superior Court
Hunt
Brooke Roberts
Billionaire Boys Club
Fred Wapner
Levin
Soledad Canyon
Appeals court rules Customs may require drug testing
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals 2-1 ruled Customs may require job applicants to submit to drug tests. The panel overruled District Judge Collins who found the program unconstitutional. The ruling cites strong government interest and limited intrusiveness, permitting urinalysis in drug enforcement roles.
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New Orleans
U.S. Customs Service
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District
Robert Collins
Collins
Reagan
Customs Service
Alvin Rubin
Rubin
Soviet warplanes intercepted off Florida coast in past week
Four Soviet military aircraft were intercepted by Florida Air National Guard jets while flying over international waters. Officials said the craft were conducting anti submarine maneuvers and note Soviet ships and planes frequently appear off the coast during winter training near Havana.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida Air National Guard
Isiah James
125Th
Havana
Gulf of Mexico
Near collisions involving jetliners raise safety concerns
Three near misses involving commercial jetliners occurred in Texas and California over about two hours at dusk last Sunday, federal officials said. The incidents come amid growing air safety concerns following nine days after four similar events reported by pilots in California, Michigan, New Jersey, and Illinois.
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