Testimony Ends Without Decision on UPI Sale Proposal
A federal bankruptcy judge finished a weekend of testimony with no ruling on selling United Press International to a Mexico controlled partnership led by Mario Vazquez Rana. Vazquez Rana’s attorney warned the offer might be withdrawn if the purchase agreement isn’t signed, while Financial News Network argues its bid was not fairly considered.
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United Press International
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Vazquez Rana
Leslie A. Nicholson Jr
U.S
George Bason
Financial News Network
UPI
FNN
Bar manager arrested in gambling raid
A Frederick County man, Michael Poeta, 46, of Jefferson, was arrested Sunday on two counts of bookmaking after simultaneous raids on The Office bar at 489 West Patrick St. and Poeta’s residence. About $2,700 in cash and gambling paraphernalia were seized. Poeta, night manager of The Office, was released on personal bond as the investigation continues. An unrelated youth faces multiple charges in a late November crime spree across several county locations, with several teens detained at the Noyes Detention Center.
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Jefferson
Michael Poeta
Coolcrest Drive
West Patrick St
Poeta
C. Moore
Maryland State Police Special Services Division
Noyes Detention Center
Rockville
Tir Wiliam T Presgraves
Presgraves
Noyes Detention
James E. Brachey Jr
Walkersville
Middletown
Fountaindale South
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Rocky Springs Road
Old Receiver Road
Old Swimming Pool Road
Iran and Iraq Trade Reports of Attacks and Reprisals
Iran said its jets struck three Iraqi posts including Kharfiyah Kuwayt and near Agra, while Iraq claimed it repelled intruding planes and hit Kharg Island. Both sides reported extensive bombing sorties and firefights with conflicting, hard-to-verify details. Iran released 97 wounded Iraqi POWs to Turkey via Tehran and Ankara arrangements.
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Kuwayt
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Baghdad
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Tehran
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Turkey
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Ankara
Aircraft machinists end 13 day walkout in CT plants
Hartford union machinists voted 4785 to 604 to approve a three year contract ending a 13 day strike by about 5000 workers at Pratt & Whitney jet engine plants in Southington North Haven and Middletown. The deal covers job security limits on subcontracting and retraining for automation.
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Pratt & Whitney
Connecticut
George Almeida
Almeida
Southington
North Haven
Middletown
Va youths charged for Hardee s fire
Two Virginia youths were charged Saturday night with starting a fire in the restroom at Hardee s in Francis Scott Key Mall. They allegedly set the fire using items stolen earlier from a department store in the mall.
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Virginia
Hardee’s
Francis Scott Key Mall
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