Not just a few crooks in Massachusetts corruption probe
The Special Commission Concerning State and County Buildings found corruption pervasive in Massachusetts government during the 1960s and 1970s. The 2,000 page report cited bribery extortion and money laundering as widespread with a tacit public private alliance. It warned that political influence rather than professional performance drove decisions and noted vast construction flaws and inflated costs. The panel pointed to former governors and top officials while saying no evidence tied to Dukakis or King. Corruption has long been common knowledge and cynicism remains.
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Edward J. King
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Sun Belt gains political clout from 1980 census
Eleven Sun Belt states gain seats in the next House apportionment as 17 seats shift away from the Northeast and Midwest. Florida gains four, Texas three, California two, with Arizona and six other states one each. New York loses five. The Census Bureau warns of possible final adjustments due to pending litigation, while GAO notes undercounting in Pittsburgh and New York.
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Carey Grants Clemency To Two Lifers In New Year Pardon
Gov. Hugh Carey commuted life sentences for Theresa Simmons and Deliree Mapp and shortened sentences for 14 others. Simmons, 37, and Mapp, 49, will be eligible for parole in January after parole-board recommendations. Both inmate reform advocates cite Bedford Hills inmates' conduct. Also granted clemency to Matthew Meredith, 73, in Fishkill for seven months for possessing cocaine, amid cancer.
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Westchester County
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Fishkill State Prison
Dutchess County
Tony Pro Provenzano murder conviction upheld by state appeals court
The New York Appellate Division upholds former New Jersey Teamsters boss Anthony Provenzano's 1978 murder conviction for the 1961 Castellito killing in Ulster County. The court orders a new trial for co defendant Harold Konigsberg citing improper bar on his attorney painting a witness in a negative light.
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Konigsberg
Ulster County
Anthony Castellito
Provenzano's
Salvatore Sinno
Salvatore Briguglio
Castellito
Ralph Picardo
State Supreme Court
John Clyne
Konigshberg
Konigsbers
Indiana governor's wife Beth Bowen dies at 62
Indiana Governor Otis R. Bowen mourns as his wife Beth Bowen dies at 62 after a four year struggle with multiple myeloma. She passed at Indiana University Medical Center near 3 a.m. with the governor and their four children by her side after a day of near-unconsciousness.
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Beth Bowen
Otis R. Bowen
Maerald Journal Syracuse Subscription Rates Notice
Public notice listing subscription options for the Maerald Journal based in Syracuse New York including daily and Sunday paper prices prepaid in postal zones with totals and postage. The fragment cites multiple rate figures and periods but lacks full context or dates.
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Iran Hard Bargain Over Hostages Triggers Western Entreaties
Iran renews demands totaling 10 billion dollars in Algerian central bank security to cover frozen assets and 10 billion for Shah wealth, plus 4 billion for other assets. Carter administration calls terms excessive and countered, while Tehran signals possible settlement of guarantees. Reagan inauguration looms as hardline press warns of invasion. Tass accuses U S of political blackmail. U S cites Gulf buildup and Kharg Island mine proposal as evidence of force stakes.
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Tass
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Persian Gulf
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Reagan
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Vesco Flees Bahamas Ahead of Immigration Order
FUGITIVE financier Robert Vesco reportedly gathered his family and fled his Bahamas home two days after seeking political asylum. An official with the Bahamas News Bureau said he could not confirm the new location while an immigration officer planned to serve the order to leave. Vesco, 45, has been pursued by the U.S. on charges linked to a $224 million looting from his investment firm.
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Miami
Vesco
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