Bomb threat wave floods New York offices and airports
Police say a surge of over 200 phony bomb threats linked to a weekend Kennedy Airport blast prompted evacuations across Chrysler and Pan Am buildings, diplomatic missions, terminals, and stores. Authorities caution the calls strain resources while real attacks target few sites.
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New York
New York City
Peter Perotta
Chrysler
Pan Am
Perotta
Kennedy Airport
Airport
Alex McMillan
Peretta
the Puerto
United Nations
Pan American World Airways
Manhattan
St. Catharines
Ont
California
Ontario
Slain guard complained of abuse during training
Donna Payant, a prison guard murdered last Friday, had begun a longer training period earlier this year but resigned and later alleged an intruder entered her room at the Albany training academy. She also claimed vulgar language and harsh discipline, and returned after an official apology. Her body was found Saturday near Green Haven prison. bite marks were suspected on examination. The union warns the shortening of training from six to three weeks endangered probationary guards amid staff shortages.
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Albany
Donna Payant
Ganim
Union
Mrs. Payant
Correction Department
New operator sought for Adirondack Railroad line
The New York DOT began seeking a new renovator and operator for the 118 mile Adirondack line from Remsen to Lake Placid after the previous operator was stripped of the run for poor accounting. The state will lease the railway for $1 annually, but no funds are available for ongoing expenses or rehabilitation beyond a hoped 3.1 million from federal sources.
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DOT
Jack Devine
Adirondack and
St. Lawrence
Penn Central
Lake Placid
Adirondack Railway Corp
Devine
Federal Economic Development Administration
Utica
Grand jury to hear Christopher's kin
The mother Therese Christopher and a sister of Army Pvt. Joseph Christopher were ordered to testify before an Erie County grand jury. Christopher, 25, faces three second degree murder counts from three of four slayings. A court psychiatric exam began as he seeks self representation with appointed lawyers present.
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Christopher
Buffalo
Army
Joseph Christopher
Erie County
Therese Christopher
Buffalo Evening News
John W. Con
Don Jr
Fort Benning
Joseph W. Liebergall
Mark Mahoney
Supreme Court
Therese
Padding puts her out of the running at Miss USA
Deb orah Ann Fountain, a 25 year old New York contestant, was eliminated from Miss USA in Biloxi after padding her swimsuit top with foam rubber to offset weight loss. Officials flagged the padding after a fellow contestant spotted it, and Fountain blamed medication after her brother’s death for a weight change.
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New York
Deborah Ann Fountain
United Press International
Biloxi
Miss Fountain
Leonard Posner
Regents Elect Two Women To New York Board
After a two month delay Manhattan Democrats settled a joint session to elect Shirley Brown a SUNY Albany psychology professor and Mimi Lieber head of a New York City marketing firm as Regents. Brown fills a Third Judicial District seat expiring in 1985 and Lieber takes an at large term.
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Marc Humbert
Albany
Manhattan
New York State
Board of Regents
Regents
Shirley Brown
State University of New York At Albany
Mimi Lieber
New York City
Arlene Reed-Delaney
Erastus Corning
Miss Brown
Wayne State University
Detroit
Albany State
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Madison Square Garden
Pennsylvania Station
Alexanders and
Macy's Department
Hudson River
Newark International Airport
Sacramento
Calif
Robert McGuire
Perrota
McGuire
Tuttle Securities
Gridley
Syracuse
Penn Can Mall
Fairmount Fair
Denby
Senate
Manfred Ohrenstein
Lieber
University of Chicago
Louis Yavner
Herald-Journal
Harald Co
N.Y
Imo
Sesesinen
Empire Vision Center
Bausch & Lomb
Bausch & Lomb Soflens
Visi
Erie Blvd
Midler & Thompson
Oneida Street
Fallon
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