Friedkin denies mob ties in Brink's Job film
Boston director William Friedkin dismissed claims that a production company bribed mobsters and Teamsters to aid The Brink's Job. He said no extortion occurred and that Teamsters were paid fairly for work. DeLaurentis spokesman attributed NBC reports to misstatements and union fees rather than payoffs.
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UPI
William Friedkin
the Brink
Grand Jury
Friedkin
DeLaurentis
Teamsters Union
Hollywood
NBC
Joseph “Shoes” Cammaratta
Ralph LaMattina
North End
Boy pages Illinois House votes from desk while legislator away
A 12 year old page in the Illinois General Assembly says he voted on bills from Rep. Roger Stanley's desk while the representative was away. The incident adds to reports of ghost voting where members push others’ buttons remotely or while not on the floor.
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Elgin
Ill
Illinois General Assembly
Tom Haas
Roger Stanley
Springfield
Haas
Stanley
Elgin Courier-News
Rep. Stanley
General Assembly
Cal Skinner
Herbert Huskey
Huskey
Honolulu
Skinner
O’hare
Chicago
Walkout by U.N. interpreters halts General Assembly session
U.N. interpreters and translators walked off the job halting the General Assembly for several hours delaying a Dec. 19 adjournment. About 1,600 staffers were involved as talks continued on overwork, night sessions, and job classifications.
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U.N
United Nations
UPI
U.N. General Assembly
General Assembly
C.C. Fan
General Services
Auto exhaust tampering label raises pollution concerns
EPA said nearly one in five 1973 1978 autos have tampered pollution control systems making them fail anti pollution standards. About 48 percent of cars had altered systems though it was not clear if tampering was deliberate. EPA assistant administrator Mar vin Durning called the rate disturbing.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Marvin Durning
Carter aides study Postal Service electronic mail competition
Washington AP Carter aides study whether the Postal Service should compete with private firms in the growing electronic mail industry. Stuart Eizenstat leads a formal study for next spring to assess costs and benefits of Postal Service links and potential job impacts for unions.
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Stuart Eizenstat
U.S. Postal Service
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Postal Service
Western Union
United States
Bell Telephone System
IBM
Eizenstat
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Prince Matchabelli
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