Missing New York diamond broker linked to organized crime
Abraham Shafizadeh has been missing since July 27 from Chicago area relatives say he might have been carrying diamonds valued between 250000 and 300000. Police confirm the disappearance and are probing possible links to organized crime amid a murder and other diamond crimes in New York's diamond district.
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Chicago
New York
di Abraham Shafizadeh
Puerto Rico
Farokh Shafizadeh-Hakimi
Associated Press
Shafizadeh
Manhattan
Hakimi
Dayla
United States
San Juan
Pain Drug Haloperidol Stuns Pain Relief Trials
Duke University researchers report haloperidol may replace narcotics for pain relief in hospital patients. Drs. Maltbie Cavenar Logue plan a double blind cancer patient study to compare haloperidol with a placebo, noting reduced pain without constipation or drowsiness and no addiction risk.
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Durham
Duke University Medical Center
Allan A. Maltbie
Duke
Jesse 0. Cavenar Jr
Gerald L. Logue
Maltbie
Gas Price Fight Blocks Debt Ceiling Vote in Senate
Senate drama over natural gas price controls stalls Carter energy plan and debt ceiling action. Sen. James Abourezk vows to block the debt-limit bill unless gas price controls stay intact, while Byrd Jackson compromise seeks limited price flexibility. Baker calls tactics unconscionable as leaders race to avert fiscal default and find a path to vote.
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Washington
Senate
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Abourezk
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Baker
Robert C. Byrd
Carter
Senate Today
Byrd
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Dustry
Jackson
Hijacker Wounds Stewardess In Paris Air Inter Hijack
A 45 year old hijacker on an Air Inter Caravelle bound for Lyon forced a Paris Orly deboarding, released six passengers, and threatened to broadcast a message to Radio Europe No 1. The stewardess was wounded but not seriously. Lu cien Neuwirth, Gaullist deputy, was aboard among passengers. All Orly departures halted.
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Paris
Orly
France
Air Inter Caravelle
Lyon
Radio Europe No. 1
Radio
Lucien Neuwirth
The
National Assembly
Air Inter
North Carolina Debates Child Custody Law And Judge Complaints
In letters to the Enterprise readers request state law details on child custody snatching and judicial misconduct. NC officials discuss the Child Custody Jurisdiction Act and current felony remedies for removing a child under court order. The Judicial Standards Commission explains complaint procedures and grounds for judge removal. Quail season notes quail season starts the Saturday before Thanksgiving with a required state license.
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North Carolina
Robert Reilly
N.C
Morgan
Q. I
H. A
The
Judicial Standards Commission
P.O. Box
Raleigh
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Vepco Sets Co Op Rate Hike After Negotiations
Virginia Electric & Power Co and 19 electric cooperatives in Virginia and North Carolina agree to a $6.72 million rate increase effective Nov 28. The settlement bars further raises before next June and targets a 9.6 percent return on cooperative sales. Cooperatives in North Carolina include Albemarle Cape Hatteras Edgecombe-Martin Halifax Roanoke and Tideland.
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Richmond, Va
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Virginia
North Carolina
Vepco
Federal Power Commission
Albemarle
Cape Hatteras
Edgecombe-Martin County
Halifax
Roanoke
Tideland
Thirsty Rats and Ants Invade Bay Area Homes
In drought conditions the San Francisco Bay Area sees more rats and Argentine ants entering homes seeking water. Exterminators report up to a 40 percent rise in service calls, with homeowners from Walnut Creek to Moraga affected. Experts note the pests follow drying creeks and reduced irrigation.
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Orinda
Calif
San Francisco Bay Area
California
Peter Davidson
Corky
Bay Area
Davidson
Koehler
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Frisco
Walnut Creek
Concord
Moraga
Oakland
Bill Wallace
Contra Costa County
Carl Koehler
University of California In
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