Bribery Check Sparks TV Probe In Ellwood City Area
In January Patrick Copple gave state Rep. Frank LaGrotta a $500 check, calling it a campaign contribution. LaGrotta returned it and investigated the matter, but six months later the episode resurfaces as WTAE-TV plans a report. Copple criticizes LaGrotta as a coward while LaGrotta says he cooperated with authorities.
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Traficant withholds subpoenaed documents in dispute
U S Representative James A Traficant refuses to turn over subpoenaed records saying they are his personal property and that providing them could incriminate him. His spokesman notes a potential indictment in a broad corruption probe and cites immunity and office document ownership as reasons.
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James A. Traficant
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Concorde crash probes focus on turbine blade failure
Investigators completed decoding the second black box from the Concorde disaster that killed 113. A judicial inquiry into involuntary homicide and injury opens as experts assess turbine blade rupture in the No 2 engine and the fiery crash after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle.
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Gonesse
PennDOT moves weather station to Union Township site
PennDOT will install a weather information station near Routes 224 and 60 in Union Township to provide up to the minute weather and traffic data for local and state use. Dave Raybuck said the information will be available via the Internet to PennDOT workers and the public.
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Federal judge shuts down Napster as a monster ruling
A federal judge calls Napster Inc. a monster and issues an order to shut down the popular online music site. The ruling marks a landmark legal action against file sharing and digital music distribution, with implications for technology and entertainment industries.
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