Insurance fraud tied to Middle East groups, U S studies
Investigators claim Middle Eastern students in the United States collected up to five million dollars in fraudulent auto theft, accident, disability, burglary and arson claims. Money allegedly funded the PLO and Arab groups. In California more than 60 student visa holders from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Iran were identified in the scheme. One arrest made, warrants out for others. The FBI and State Department are involved.
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Los Angeles
Palestine Liberation Organization
California Highway Patrol
PLO
Middle East
California
Lebanon
Syria
Iraq
Jordan
Iran
Glenn Sewell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Major Increase in Security Ordered for U S Nuclear Plants
After a year long study the federal government orders tighter security at 14 small facilities handling high enriched uranium and plutonium. The NRC plans armed guards stronger training and expanded background checks within six months while studying risks to reactors and material theft.
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U.S
Washington
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Kenneth Chapman
Commission
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
NRC
States Blasted on Interstate Maintenance
The GAO faults federal oversight for lax maintenance standards and enforcement for the federal aid highway system. It warns repairs lag as miles driven and truck weights rise, urging tougher action by the Federal Highway Administration and noting uneven state inspection practices and funding pressures.
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Washington
America
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
Federal Highway Administration
Transportation
Brock Adams
The
Highway Administration
Transportation Department
United States
Ohio
South Dakota
Secretary of Transportation
Near-miss theft at Rubias Hardware nearly nets $1 081
A Cedar Rapids tool department manager narrowly avoided a $1 081 scam. A man claiming to be from Iowa State University Ames requested Rockwell tools and a purchase order number and urged bills be sent to Iowa State rather than the University of Iowa. The caller identified as John Cline.
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Rubias Hardware Co
Neal Colburn
Gazette
Rubias Hardware
Third Avenue SE
Colburn
Iowa State University
Ames
University
Rockwell
John Cline
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Iowa State University At
Cedar Rapids
Cline
Cedar Rapids man, 86, dies in car-pedestrian crash
An 86 year old Cedar Rapids man Anton Kurka was killed Saturday morning at Bowling Street and Twenty sixth Avenue SW after being struck by a southbound car driven by William Foster. Police said no charges filed as investigation continues. Kurka born June 9 1890 in Czechoslovakia came to the US in 1907. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Alex Wery Cedar Rapids three sons Charles Joseph Henry Mt Holly New Jersey 13 grandchildren one great grandchild. Services set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Janeba Kuba funeral home with burial at Czech National cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Sunday.
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Cedar Rapids
Bowling Street
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Anton Kurka
Thirtysixth Street
William E. Foster
Third Street
Kurka
Foster
Czechoslovakia
United States
Phillips
Wis
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Alex Wery
Charles
Joseph
Henry
Mt. Holly
N. J
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home
George B. McDill
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Czech National Cemetery
Penick Plant shut down in Cedar Rapids sparks worker concerns
The mothballing of the corn syrup unit at the Penick and Ford plant in Cedar Rapids is framed as a people problem and a corporate one. A Trend section piece details workers’ feelings and the factors behind the shutdown, with page 1B coverage. Includes a note on metro government debate by Iowa Senate Leader George Kinley and weather outlook.
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Penick and Ford
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Senate
George Kinley
Des Moines
Iowa News Section
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U.S. Insurance Fraud Financing PLC
By Robert Lindsey
New York Times Service
Parek al Othman
Sacramento State College
State Department
James McMullen
Farmers Insurance Group
Minnesota
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Associated Press
Upi
NEW York Times
AR Rapids
Iowa
L.W. Ward
Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Civic Center
Iowa Electric
Duane Arnold
Palo
Pat McPartland
Chapman
South Carolina
C.R. Firm
Tom Alex
Gazette Police
C.R. Man
Penick
Metro Government
George Washington
Marion
City Hall
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