Houston attorney guilty of plotting to kill wife
William A. Chansler Jr a prominent Houston attorney was found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to murder and solicitation to murder in a case hinging on his claim that his wife Sue who is paralyzed begged for death. He could face up to 20 years in prison and fines.
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Houston
William A. Chansler Jr
Chansler
Sue
Jim Lavine
Michael T. McSpadden
Chanslor
Dr. Death
Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Westbury Christian Church
Robert C. Bennett
Bennett
Bill Chansler
Three Mob Rebels Killed in Bonanno Power Battle
Federal testimony details a brutal Bonanno faction struggle for control. Three dissidents Alphonse Indelicato Philip Giaccone and Dominick Trinchera were killed last year with Giaccone and Trinchera bodies never found while Indelicato’s was recovered in Queens. The racketeering charges target five defendants including Rastelli ally figures and two missing defendants obscure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Bonanno
Pistone
Bonanno
Philip
Rusty” Rastelli
Rastelli
Carmine Galante
Brooklyn
Alphonse
Sonny Red
Indelicato
Philip Giaccone
Dominick Trinchera
Giaccone
Trinchera
Queens
Benjamin “Lefty” Ruggiero
Manhattan
John “Boobie” Cerasani
Anthony “Mr. Fish” Rabita
Nicholas Santora
Antonio “Boots” Tomasulo
Joseph Messina
Dominick
Sonny Black
Napolitano
Israelis ram at PLO enclave amid Beirut fighting
Israeli forces pressed into west Beirut around the Museum crossing and Ouzai, moving tanks and armored units toward Jounieh and Bourj el-Barajneh. PLO forces replied in east Beirut and the Moslem south as bombardment shattered the ninth cease-fire in two months of fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Beirut
Associated Press
Terry Anderson
Hamra Street
PLO
East Beirut
Museum Crossing
Beirut
Green Sin
Jounieh
Oquzai
Ouzai
Bourj el-Barajneh
It's a good year for insects in Central New York
An Onondaga County extension aide notes a spike in sap beetles, or Nitidulidae, drawn to sodas and overripe fruits. The pests invade picnic areas and crops, with pre spray limited effect as odors lure others, and moist spring weather fueling their growth and forecasts of more beetles later this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathryn Isbell
Onondaga County Cooperative Extension Program
Klass
New York
Kiass
AFL-CIO backs Cuomo Curran in statewide primary
In Albany the AFL-CIO executive council endorsed a Democratic candidate and a Republican for the September 23 gubernatorial primary. Lt. Gov. Mario Cuomo was backed in the Democratic race while Paul Curran received the union support in the Republican contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Afl-Cio
Mario Cuomo
Paul Curran
Kraft to Leave NASA After Historic Johnson Space Center Service
Dr Christopher C Kraft Jr will depart NASA at week end after guiding Johnson Space Center from its early years to the Space Shuttle era He will be succeeded by Gerald D Griffin former deputy director at Kennedy Space Center Kraft contributed to Project Mercury and led milestones culminating in the shuttle program testing completion and the moon landing era of US spaceflight
Five Women Strangled in NYC Area Unsolved Pattern Undetermined
UPI reports five women two sex workers were strangled in the past three weeks with their bodies dumped in abandoned streets and secluded parks around New York City and suburbs. Two latest victims were found nude in a Long Island shopping center lot and in New York Bay near Brooklyn. An 18 to 25 year old Bay Ridge victim was raped and beaten, with asphyxia listed as the cause. Police say no definite pattern yet and connections remain possible but unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Long Island
New York Bay
Brooklyn
Robert Colangelo
Smokers Help Fight Cancer At Bakery Coffee Shop
In Marlborough Massachusetts owner Paul Hannan funds the American Cancer Society by charging 25 cents to customers who smoke in his bakery cafe. Over eight months the collection reached $100 as he cites family cancer losses and a personal vendetta against smoking. Some patrons quit visiting but he pushes for clean air. He reports selling hundreds of coffees daily and occasional larger donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
Mass
Paul Hannan
American Cancer Society
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FBI
Joseph Pistone
Raelis
Cuomo
Curran
Jeanne Bednarski
Jay Goldman
Herald-Journal and
Herald American
Yo. Richmark
E. Genesee St
Kraft
NASA
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Space Task Group
America
Hitchcock
Stonington
Sugg
Harvest
Coventry
Wad & Fong Tue Hitchcock Chair Co
Manlius
Syracuse
Connectou
Guiford Riverton
Witton
Massachusetts
Carvers Norwell
Sudbury
Bay Ridge
Colangelo
Steinwurtzel
Sibley
Fayetteville
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