Homecoming Snag on Garbage Barge Hits Legal Blockade
A hearing in Queens State Supreme Court tackles unloading the rejected garbage barge after an eight week voyage. Officials seek to bar unloading in Queens or trucking waste through the borough while Islip agrees to take the load. The crew notes they simply follow orders as city leaders push enclosed sanitation trucks.
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New York
State Supreme Court
Queens
Brooklyn
Claire Shulman
Edward I. Koch
Long Island City
Islip
N.Y
North Carolina
Gulf of Mexico
David Soto
Borough of
Taxman's win nets Bloch large income tax refund
Richard A. Bloch co founder of H R Bloch tax firm won an income tax refund large enough to require review by Congress Joint Committee on Taxation. IRS billed him nearly 1.3 million dollars for 1985 gains from selling an insurance company in Bermuda. He argued 1981 proceeds were long term capital gains tax free and settled with government. details secret but payment reduced interest and set up a significant refund including interest.
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Kansas City, Mo
Richard A. Bloch
H&r Bloch Tax Preparation Company
Congress
Joint Committee On Taxation
Internal Revenue Service
Bloch
Bermuda
U.S
IRS
William M. Fay
Frustration Grows Over Missing Children Groups
Richmond AP report recalls Sallie Crane who closed Child Watch of Virginia after a missing girl Tammy Agee was found murdered. Experts say public focus shifted from fevered headlines to broader concern for children as crime victims and the need for organized resources.
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Richmond
Sallie Crane
Jay Howell
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Washington, D.C
US Department of Justice
Ms. Crane
Tammy Agee
James River
Fiji Leaders Disagree Over Who Is Running The Show
In Suva the governor general and army colonel clash over Fiji’s leadership after a coup. Ganilau claims executive power and Rabuka asserts he chairs the new regime, as protests, bank runs, and arrests unfold amid a shared crisis and international attention.
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Fiji
Ganilau
Council of Ministers
Suva
Openness Policy Shocks Soviet Public on Glasnost Effects
Moscow reports under glasnost reveal prostitution gains at Black Sea resorts, homelessness, teen gangs, drug use, AIDS and homosexuality in society. Despite official openness, Pravda cites limited impact on front pages and state policy, with journalists still barred from criticizing Kremlin. Gorbachev pushes openness to expose issues while media largely sticks to party lines.
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Moscow
Black Sea
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Kremlin
Communist Party
Pravda
Nazi Germany
Gorbachev
Sovietsky Sport
Gennady Selezner
Komsomolskaya Prav
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Tammy
Howell
National Center
Rabuka
Timoci Bavadra
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II
London
Australian Broadcasting Corp
Trevor Watson
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