Microsoft ready to rule on split of antitrust case
A judge may rule anytime on whether Microsoft should be broken into two firms. Microsoft filed a fresh response criticizing the Justice Department plan while Gates testified at a DC hearing. DOJ defended the remedy and rejected major concessions, and the case continues toward final ruling and possible appeal.
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WorldCom to pay 3.5 million to settle slamming charges
FCC says WorldCom will pay 3.5 million to settle charges that it illegally switched customers to another carrier. The consent decree reimburses slammed customers and covers differences in rates. WorldCom will refund calling charges if a slam is proven and boosts its consumer protection with a 200 member team.
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Industry-wide warning signals tough phone hoax crackdown
The notice declares a sweeping industry alert advising consumers to beware of deceptive phone calls. It emphasizes vigilance, urges reporting of fraudulent attempts, and signals coordinated enforcement across agencies to curb scam tactics.
FBI probes possible collusion in eBay Diebenkorn auction
FBI in Sacramento reportedly investigates whether groups bid up prices on internet auctions. The case centers on Kenneth Walton who listed a painting hoped to be a Richard Diebenkorn and saw bidding reach 135,805 dollars before eBay voided the sale. Walton denies FBI contact and says his 4500 dollar bid was for a friend. EBay says self bidding is forbidden and is cooperating with investigators.
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Surveillance devices case hits two companies in Sharon
The Club maker Winner International of Sharon and Florida retailer Security World International Inc. faced charges of possessing 19 illegal surveillance devices including pen microphones and pocket transmitter units. U.S. Attorney said gear was in April 1995 and could bring five year probation and $500,000 fines per company.
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Pittsburgh
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Security World
Ken Walendorf
Winner
Mary Beth Buchanan
Escaped convict and pilot captured after canal chase
In Indiantown Florida a convicted child molester and the student helicopter pilot who helped him escape were caught at gunpoint in waist deep canal water a day after the escape. The pair fled through a swamp after the helicopter landed at the treatment center and carried Whitsett 28 and pilot 23 year old Clifford Burkhart before the craft crashed near an orange grove.
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Fla
Steven Whitsett
Whitsett
Clifford Burkhart
Bob Hope expected to head home soon from hospital
Bob Hope, 97, is expected to be released from Eisenhower Regional Medical Center within 48 hours after a rapid improvement from critical gastrointestinal bleeding. Dr Gary Annunziata said Hope answered yes when asked if he wanted to go home, noting he is more awake and talkative than previously.
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Neighbors' parking dispute turns deadly in Aurora
In a Denver suburb, 64 year old Els worth Walker waited seven hours armed in a garage with a hidden gun. He shot and killed neighbor Charles Bud Crihfield and Crihfield's daughter Cristina as they left their home after a dispute over a 30 foot alley parking. He was held without bail.
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Bud” Crihfield
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