McAuliffe Honored Posthumously At United Nations Award Ceremony
Christa McAuliffe received the Woman of Conscience award posthumously from the National Council of Women of the United States at a United Nations ceremony. Anne Morrow Lindbergh was among an array of explorers honored, along with Daisy S. George and Mildred Robbins Leet for pro works and international aid.
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United Nations
Christa McAuliffe
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
McAuliffe
National Council of Women of the United States
Daisy S. George
U.N
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women
Mildred Robbins Leet
Elevator ordeal trims sentence for tax evasion plea
Joseph J. Silvano Jr., 51, trapped for two hours in a courthouse elevator while en route to plead guilty to income tax evasion, will have his sentence limited to time served. Judge Walter J. Skinner noted the lockup as confinement and set sentencing for January 14. Silvano faced potential 10 years and $110,000 fine for failing to pay $53,248 in 1981.
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Boston
Joseph J. Silvano Jr
SIS
Walter Jay Skinner
Silvano
Newton Insurance
Miami Police shake up amid scandals and theft probe
Officials reorganize the Miami Police Department to tighten supervision and procedures after a two year spate of arrears by more than two dozen officers and to move the marijuana theft case to State Attorney Janet Reno to avoid a cover up claim. Medicare reimbursements arrive as 6 cent checks with 17 cent postage, a retiree calls the process silly.
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Cials
Miami
Janet Reno
Cesar Odio
Ohio
Giftence Dickagm
West Palm Beach
Fla
Bob Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Murderer Escapes Penitentiary by Crossing No Man's Zone
Nebraska State Penitentiary officials report Patrick D. Lynch, 25, remains at large after escaping from the Lincoln facility by crossing a no-man's zone and climbing two 10-foot wire mesh fences. Deputy Warden Harold Clarke said the guard tower saw him clear the barriers rapidly and no shots were fired.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State
Patrick D. Lynch
Harold Clarke
Boyle vows recall campaign in Omaha after chief firing
Omaha Mayor Mike Boyle says he nearly resigned amid criticism over firing Police Chief Robert Wadman after his brother-in-law John Howell was arrested for drunken driving. Boyle will seek to win the recall election, arguing the city has more to do to improve.
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Boyle
Omaha
Neb
Mike Boyle
Robert Wadman
Wadman
John E. Howell
Desi Arnaz Remembered At Funeral Mass
Desi Arnaz, 69, praised as a consummate showman with a beautiful laugh, was remembered at a funeral Mass at St James Church Solana Beach attended by friends and family including Lucille Ball and their two children. Monsignor O'Sullivan lauded the years of joy and laughter they shared bringing joy to millions as Arnaz died of lung cancer in Del Mar. Cremation planned.
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Solana Beach
Caltl
Desi Arnaz
Lucille Ball
Arhaz
St. James Roman Catholic Church
San Diego County
Lucille
Monsignor
Jeremiah O'Sullivan
Arnaz
del Mar
Two Men Nabbed in $227 Million L A Cocaine Bust
DEA and LAPD conclude a four month probe sealing a $227 million cocaine haul. Officers seized 4905 pounds of cocaine from a parking lot and a suspect home as part of the second largest California bust on record. Police chief notes drug seizures in the city have surged by 371 percent this year.
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LOS Angelig
California
Drug Enforcement Administration
Los Angeles Police Department
Syracuse Savings faces capital pressures amid FDIC rules
The article notes many thrift institutions struggle to meet FDIC capital to asset ratios, prompting sales and mergers. Syracuse Savings anticipates outside investors adding 50 to 75 million without changing services. Experts warn mergers can erode local service but may strengthen banks through improved capital and product offerings.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Ieee
New York Mutual Savings
Kohn
New York
FDIC
Mayes
Paul Nadier
Rutgers University
William J. Foley
New York League of Savings Institutions
Deposits Protected as Syracuse Savings Seeks Investors
FDIC officials urged Syracuse Savings to bring in outside investors or pursue merger after a $8.7 million loss tied to an $82 million New Jersey real estate lawsuit. The 138-year-old bank, with $1.2 billion in assets and 23 offices, remains financially healthy and hopes to identify a buyer by month’s end.
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Bowery Savings Bank
Mutual Savings Bank
Foley
Key Bank
Marine Midland
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Insurance
Maryland
Frederick G. Schwartz
Richard Elliot
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp
Syracuse Bank
Syracuse Area
Auburn
Cortland
Emira
Syracuse Savings
Schwartz
Syracuse
Upstate New York
Savings Bank
Norstar Bancorp
Citibank
Albany Savings
Dime Savings
Goldome
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Syracuse Savings Bank
Onondaga Savings Bank
Onbank
Onondaga Savings
Russell C. Carlson
NATO ministers dodge backing Reagan on missile plan
NATO defense ministers in Brussels welcomed U S and Soviet arms control progress but did not endorse Reagan’s proposal to eliminate missiles within ten years. They backed Star Wars research, noted Reykjavik talks, and said no final stance on a full missile ban. Greece and Denmark dissented.
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Brussels
Belgium
NATO
U.S
Reagan
Reykjavik
Iceland
Greece
Denmark
Iran
Western Alliance
United States
Soviet Union
Renue
Gorbachev
Ard Carrington
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Lee Marvin
Tucson
Aris
Marvin
Los Angeles
Arizona
Tucson Medical Center
Tom Reavis
Asso
Syracuse Savings and City
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Nadler
Richard Liddle
Key Bank of Central New York
Focal Bank
Liddle
First Trust & Deposit Company
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Associated Press
Caspar W. Weinberger
Europe
Weinberger
Larry Speaks
White House
Banalles
Speakes
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