Fraud indictments could come soon
FBI agents began delivering subpoenas to hundreds of clearing firms at the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange as a federal grand jury probe into alleged fraud takes shape. Indictments could arrive by mid February, while twelve former First Commodities Corp. employees plead innocent to commodities fraud in a separate case involving about 40 million dollars between 1980 and 1987.
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Victim calls for special probe of Mitchelson case
In Burbank California Kristin Barrett Whitney and Patricia French were awarded 56000 each by the state Board of Control as crime victims. Barrett Whitney urged a special prosecutor to reopen the case and pursue criminal action against Marvin Mitchelson. Mitchelson denied the charges and said he would sue the board for due process violations.
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Total Kangaroo Court
Pilot calmly handles engine loss after Piedmont 737 takeoff
Cockpit tapes show Piedmont 1480 losing its right engine about 4 minutes after landing safely. Controllers warned of fuel spill as the aircraft egressed to the left wing side amid fuel dump and fear of fire. Pilot coordinated stairs and stated all systems shut down with no fire danger.
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Chicago
UPI
O'Hare International
Piedmont
Federal Aviation Administration
First woman Episcopal bishop approved in U S history
The Episcopal Church gave final approval to Rev Barbara C Harris as bishop in Massachusetts, with about 6 000 expected at her consecration on Feb 11 in Boston. Debates split over the move with fears of dissent from Canterbury and other provinces while supporters praise healing and inclusion.
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UPI
Barbara C. Harris
Hynes Convention Center
Mary D. Glasspool
Harris
Glasspool
Jerome Politzer
The
Prayerbook Society
Episcopalian Diocese
Massachusetts
David Johnson
Our Church
Johnson
Soviet family united after eight year emigration battle
Mikhail Shteynberg, a Moscow computer engineer, finally won Soviet exit permission after eight years of biannual emigration requests to join his wife Bella Nudel and daughter Inna in the United States. His wife and doctors welcome his reunification, while critics cite 77 Congress members led by Rep. Barbara Boxer pressing Gorbachev.
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UPI
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Bella Nudel
Nadel
Bay Area Council For
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Israel
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Congress
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
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Nudel
Kabul fears attack as Soviet withdrawal nears
Western diplomats warn Afghanistan may shift government functions from Kabul to a border town if rebels seize the capital after the February Soviet pullout. Embassies evacuate non essential staff while Najibullah officials meet to plan a post Soviet era and consider a military government.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Afghanistan
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Anorex 2000 diet pill touted as weight loss miracle
A doctored promotional alert unveils Anorex 2000 a bioactive pill with E A B Plus claimed to turn the body into a fat burning machine shedding fat flab and cellulite. The piece notes safety claims strong marketing delays costs and a free trial while warning the powerful anorectic should be used carefully and limits per customer.
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