Nab 12 in airline ticket ring
Police arrested twelve people and broke up a ring stealing airline tickets valued at millions. The group burglarized five travel agencies in The Bronx and Queens, stole validating seals, and produced counterfeit tickets. Ten men and two women were charged with possession of stolen property and face up to seven years. Merola said $3.4 million in blank tickets and $75,000 in cash were recovered. weitere details ongoing.
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New York
Bronx
Queens
Mario Merola
J.T.R. Taxi Inc
Merola
Jose Lopez
Robert Pinada
Ossining
N.Y
New York State
Great Neck businessman convicted of petty larceny for nuts
George Maiorelli a 30 year old furniture leasing firm owner and former Conservative Party candidate was found guilty of stealing a bag of walnuts worth 79 cents at a Nassau County supermarket. He faces up to a year in jail and a $1000 fine, claiming the act was a misunderstood case of the munchies. He testified he intended to pay and that he was eating the nuts while his wife shopped. He argued the release he signed would have admitted guilt, which he refused to sign.
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Mineola
Great Neck
Long Island
Nassau County
George Maiorelli
Maiorelli
North Hempstead
Joan
AWACS sale drums up bid for joint manning compromise
Saudi Prince Sultan shuttled between the White House and Capitol Hill with Reagan and Senate leaders to find a joint manning solution for AWACS. Negotiations centered on Americans in cockpit roles to avert an almost certain congressional veto, with Sen. John Glenn signaling ongoing talks and the potential swing vote.
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Washington
Reagan
Prince Sultan Ibn Bandar
White House
Capitol Hill
Senate
Howard H. Baker Jr
Sen
John Glenn
Glenn
Joint Manning
Bandar
Persian Gulf
Larry Speakes
Baker
Ephraim Evron
Saudi Arabia
Congress
Lord Carrington
U.S
Jerusalem
AWACS
Israel
Tax breaks expand for Congress amid budget pause
The Senate voted 50 to 48 to repeal the 3000 dollar cap on living expense deductions for members of Congress and abolish the 25000 dollar honoraria limit for senators, with effects starting Jan 1. The House bill lacks these provisions, while pay caps for federal workers rise for some civil servants.
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Senate
Congress
Reagan
Joint Committee On Taxation
Treasury
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Sen
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Mack Mattingly
R-Ga
House
Regents proposal sparks protest over retention funding plan
Albany AP Regents consider a 90 percent retention target for high schools and require plans for schools below it. NYSUT President Thomas Y. Hobart calls the move unfair and urges a different approach using state funds to cover retention programs, warning it would divert funds from education and weaken overall programs.
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Albany
State Board of Regents
New York State United Teachers
Thomas Y. Hobart
Regents
Legisature
Hobart
Former Sen Begley dies in Schenectady at 75
Owen M. Begley, 75, former Schenectady mayor and state senator, died at home after a long illness. A Schenectady native, he served as mayor from 1947 to 1951 and in the state Senate from 1957 to 1965. He helped found Schenectady County Community College, which named its library for him. He led the county bar association in 1972 and 1973 and was a partner at Mead Begley Quinlan. Funeral plans are incomplete.
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Owen M. Begley
Begley
Senate
Schoharie County
Schoharie
Coun
Schenectady County Community College
Union College
Albany Law School
Bar Association
Mead, Begley and Quinlan
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