Illegal gifts probe hits beer and liquor industry
Government investigators reveal a system where beer and liquor were peddled with free televisions, bar equipment, preferential loans, and cash envelopes. Major brewers distillers and distributors face fines or shutdowns as suspensions and investigations expand across Foremost-McKesson divisions Seagram Schenley Anheuser-Busch Miller and others. Rex Davis praises progress while warning the industry remains at risk of broader involvement. Alan Gardner cautions ongoing probes. California and New York have active investigations across Foremost-McKesson and related firms.
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Foremost
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Schenney
Alan J. Gardner
New York Liquor Authority
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City eyes seniors as crime-fighters in court plan
Jersey City small, aging population faces high crime against elderly residents. City seeks a 106000 grant to fund court watchers, crime prevention classes, a four-member police team of retirees, and a mobile anti break-in center. Observers would attend trials, driving home the message that justice protects seniors.
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Paul T. Jordan
Snokesman
Hudson River
U.S. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Ice claims three boys on Lake Secession
IVA South Carolina AP reports three boys died after breaking ice on Lake Secession Sunday. Coroner Wilton Mack identified the victims as Jonathan Gaines age 6 Bertram Adams 10 and Charles Eric Belton 11 all residents of WA.
Funeral board under fire over alleged industry bias
An eight member California Funeral Directors Board, part of the Department of Consumer Affairs, is accused of protecting bad practices. Richard McManus calls it a private cartel while critics say inspectors focus on embalming rooms and ignore broader complaints. Consumers report reluctance to complain, fearing embarrassment and cultural stigma.
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Toots Shor dies at 73 in New York
New York saloonkeeper and raconteur Toots Shor dies at 11:58 p.m. EST at New York University Medical Center after hospitalization since December 13. He was 73. Funeral arrangements were incomplete and the family requests privacy.
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New York
Toots Shor
New York, University Medical Center
Shor
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