Air bag thefts rise worry insurers and police
The surge in air bag thefts alarms insurers as thieves target removable bags for resale to body shops. Industry experts say three minutes can steal a bag worth up to $1,800. urban centers like New York and parts of New Jersey, Florida and California see the highest risk with organized rings selling stolen bags to sustain replacements.
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Jack Dever
USAA
Kim Hazelbaker
Highway Loss Data Institute
Virginia
New York City
New Jersey
Florida
California
San Gabriel
Calif
Mike McGuigan
Puente Hills
Joseph Clark
Queens
N.Y
John Hoch
National Insurance Crime Bureau
Hazelbaker
Greg Pierse
General Motors
Pierse
Wizards vie for pinball crown at world championships
Thousands of players from 11 to 48 competed at the fifth annual world pinball championships in New York, organized by the Professional and Amateur Pinball Association. Reigning champ Bowen Jervns, 19, faced hundreds as winners were to be announced late Sunday.
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Bowen Jervns
Mr. Kerins
Stanford University
Kerins
Tommy
Manhattan
Maryland Deaf Education Budget Fight Sparks Call for Study
Maryland Delegate Gerald Curran introduced a joint resolution to form a special committee to study deaf education needs at the Maryland School for the Deaf in Annapolis and Frederick. Superintendent James Tucker warns ongoing cuts threaten service quality as MSD faces staff losses since 1991 and a 3.1 percent 1996 funding rise deemed too small.
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Gerald Curran
Baltimore
Maryland
House
Commerce and Government Matters
Glendening
Tucker
House Appropriations
Senate
MSD
Dr. Tucker
Curran
Author Highsmith dies at 74 in Switzerland
Patricia Highsmith American crime author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr Ripley died at 74 in Locarno Switzerland hospital officials said no cause of death was released Highsmith wrote 20 novels and seven short story collections and created Tom Ripley a charming murderer who features in five novels
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Patricia Highsmith
Miss Highsmith
Carita Hospital
Locarno
Alfred Hitchcock
Tom Ripley
Mr. Ripley
Italy
Mystery Writers of America
Ripley
Iceman Wickham fails to break ice world record
Karate master William Wickham and students attempted to break 2,600 pounds of ice using a hydraulic lift at Wickham Tang Soo Do Studio on East Street. The frame collapsed after 12 of 24 blocks broke, leaving the stunt unrewarded and prompting lingering plans for future tries.
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William Wickham
Wickham
M. Allen Wachter and Son Plumbing
Mr. Wickham
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