City seeks bribe funds from former mayor and businessmen
Syracuse officials ask a federal court to order 1.5 million dollars collected as bribes by former Mayor Lee Alexander returned to the city treasury. The move targets five or more local businessmen who paid bribes for city work, with sentencing set for March 10 and 11. Mayor Tom Young frames the case as recovering stolen funds for the household of Syracuse.
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In his last battle for tranquillity he died at town hall
Salina man Sidney Applebaum collapsed during a speech at Salina Town Hall while opposing an office complex at Old Liverpool Road and Greenpoint Avenue. He died at 9:46 p.m. at St Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Applebaum lived at 115 Greenpoint Ave and was described by a spokeswoman as a community activist who brought laughter to supporters.
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Three Amal gunmen held in Higgin kidnapping case in Lebanon
Beirut security sources report Amal militia detained three gunmen connected to the kidnapping of Lt. Col. William Higgins near Tyre. The mastermind remains at large while two Israeli soldiers were reportedly killed in a Braachit ambush, unclear if related. Higgins, 43, of Danville Kentucky, is still missing.
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Swaggart Suspended From Pulpit For Three Months
Alexandria Louisiana Revered evangelist Jimmy Swaggart is barred from preaching for three months and enters a two year rehabilitation and counseling program. Church officials cited a detailed confession of moral failings and observed humility. He will be supervised weekly by Louisiana District Presbytery and report quarterly and monthly to church leaders.
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Robertson blames Swaggart scandal on a political plan
Robertson, seeking the Republican nomination, says the Jimmy Swaggart scandal was engineered to hurt him before Super Tuesday. He cites the timing two weeks before primary contests and asserts that nothing happens by accident.
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Navy chief James Webb resigns amid Pentagon clash
Navy Secretary James Webb quits in anger accusing Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci of undermining the 600 ship fleet plan. He alleges internal budget fights and notes suggesting the Navy was not proposing mothballing ships, urging more vision and unity at the top.
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