State suspends lottery distributor over missing funds
The New York Lottery ordered HEC Distributors Inc of Long Island to suspend operations after an audit raised concerns. Lottery Director John Quinn said about 30 000 of roughly 60 000 questioned tickets remain unaccounted for and 100 000 owed by acting president Joseph Cassese could not be explained. Audits showed no irregularities previously, and the matter has been turned over to Nassau County district attorney. the state insists it will not lose money and that distributors must be cautious.
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New York City notes sell to reopen market on own credit
NYC completed a $200 million short term note sale entering the public money market on its own credit for the first time since 1974. Major backers include $100 million tax and $100 million revenue anticipation notes with interest around 8.5 to 8.75 percent. Mayor Koch and Comptroller Goldin hailed the move as proof of financial recovery and growing revenues.
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Harris Secret Location Deliberations Continue in Tarnower Case
AP reports Harris remains in hiding as jurors enter a fourth day of deliberations in the Tarnower murder trial. The 57 year old former Madeira School administrator is accused of killing her 69 year old lover in Purchase New York in what prosecutors say was jealousy. Defense argues the shooting may have been accidental during a struggle over a gun. Jurors weigh murder versus lesser charges and consider the $220000 Tarnower bequest at stake.
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Westchester
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Iran
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Carey revises Medicaid plan to aid towns and counties
Governor Carey lowers tax cut demands tied to state takeover of counties Medicaid costs and allows limited local tax relief to towns and cities. The plan would curb state and local spending growth, exclude Medicaid costs from caps, and introduce personal income tax cuts totaling 500 million dollars annually when fully in effect.
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Court rules theaters exempt from sales tax on boxing telecasts
New Yorks Court of Appeals decides that state sales tax does not apply to admission tickets for telecast boxing events shown in movie theaters. The ruling, 4-3, upholds an exemption that covers motion picture theaters and shifts focus from event to venue in a dispute over $129000 in alleged unpaid tax.
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Plane crash kills Muskegon couple near Genesee Airport
Lincoln David Lamphere aged 46 and his wife Shirley Ann 43 of Muskegon die when their twin engine plane drops into a marshy field south of the Genesee County Airport. Fog and a ceiling around 300 feet likely contributed. federal investigators to probe the crash near the main hangar.
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Genesee County
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Shirley Ann
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Behan Nominated to Head Veterans Administration
VA nominee Behan, a 36 year old Vietnam amputee and former Marine, said to be announced in Washington today. If confirmed, he would succeed Max Cleland and focus on trimming bureaucracy while boosting services for Vietnam veterans including Agent Orange exposure. Behan, East Hampton High School graduate, was wounded in 1966 after joining the Marines in 1963.
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Measles Emergency Declared in Westchester County
A health emergency is set in Westchester County due to a measles outbreak. In seven weeks of the year there are 60 cases, 50 in the last two weeks, far surpassing the 21 cases in all of 1980. No susceptible student may attend school until immunization proof is provided or the emergency ends.
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Westchester County
Anita Curran
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