Scarfo and 17 others tied to organized crime family
Atlantic City and Philadelphia indictments target the Scarfo crime family in a yearlong probe dubbed Tiger Shark. Nicodemo Scarfo and Philip Leonetti among those charged as leaders and associates in loansharking bookmaking extortion and gambling promotion across five New Jersey communities and Fort Lauderdale.
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Atlantic City
N.J
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Nicodemo
Little Nicky’ Scarfo
Angelo Bruno Pine
Philadelpia
Scarfo
Leonetti
Nicodemo Scarfo
Philip Leonetti
Minor quakes shake San Jacinto Mountains near Palm Springs
Two minor earthquakes rattled Southern California around Palm Springs with magnitudes 3.1 and 3.2. They were felt by a few residents, centered near Idyllwild, and were not aftershocks of the July 8 Palm Springs quake. No damage or injuries were reported.
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Palm Springs
Palm Springs, Calif
California
San Jacinto Mountains
Meredith
Caltech
Los Angeles
Idyllwild
Kate Hutton
Government officials join protests against colorizing old films
Washington AP report notes officials and arts leaders unanimously backed a National Council on the Arts resolution opposing computer colorization of black and white classics for TV and home video. Actor Robert Stack urged preserving icons while Ted Turner faced widespread criticism for colorizing films and pursuing rights.
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Washington
National Council On the Arts
National Endowment For the Arts
Robert Stack
New York
Ted Turner
Atlanta
James Cagney
Turner
American Film Institute
Directors Guild of America
U.S. Copyright Office
RKO Pictures
Los Angeles
RKO
Charles Laughton
Notre Dame
Arts Endowment
Frank Hodsoll
Wounded police sergeant dies after coma recovery
Minneapolis police sergeant David Mack, 43, who spent 22 months in a persistent vegetative state after a 1979 shooting and later regained limited awareness, died of a urinary infection that spread systemically likely due to paralysis. He had been hospitalized after a high fever and died at Hennepin County Medical Center. Autopsy confirmed the infection. officials cited immobilization as a contributing factor. Mack’s 1983 recovery was noted as rare for a vegetative-state patient.
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Minneapolis
David Mack
Hennepin County Medical Center
Mack
Richard Schmidt
Schmidt
David Westbrook
St. Anthony Eldercenter
Marlies
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Mob
Edwin Jacobs Jr
New Jersey State Commission of Investigation
Michael Matthews
Associated Press
Dennis Meredith
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Charles R. Cline
Democrat
Responsive Honest
Ruth Larne Welst, Treas
Market St. Frederick, Md
Happ Orphans' Court
Ruth
H_ Happ
Treas
Francis Scott Key Mall
Rouen
B&b
Culligan
Frederick Frederick Pool Center, Inc
Miller Sundecks, Inc
Gigi Enterprises
Song and Associates
King Arthur Clocks
Rainsoft
Maryland
Spacelink
Thermal Seal Window Corp
United Off
Snyder's Pianos
Francis
Scott Key Mall
Frederick
andRt
Great American Promotions, Inc
Tongore Building
HCI
Olivebridae
N.Y
LCCC
NY State
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