Abscam scheme nearly exposed by counterfeit bank scam
UPI reports sealed court papers reveal a phony offshore bank International Bank and Trust Co. of London tried to sue Abdul Enterprises in a $17 million fraud tied to Abscam. Camden Mayor Angelo Errichetti and others face bribery allegations from undercover agents posing as Arab sheik representatives.
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New York
UPI
Abscam
FBI
International Bank and Trust Co. of
London
Abdul Enterprises
Camden, N.J
Angelo Errichetti
Representa
Errichetti
Michael Myers
D-Pa
Philadelphia
Louis Johanson
Howard Criden
International
Carribean Island
St. Vincent
LaGuardia
United States
U.S
Griffin Bell
U.S. District Court
Brooklyn
Jacob Mishler
Mishler
Himself
Kenneth MacDonald
New Jersey Casino Contral Commission
Paul Castellano
All Bosses
Puccio
Gambino Organized Crime
New Jersey
Jerry Catena
Catena
Joseph Lordi
Casino Commission
Richard Coffey
103 year old man Reyes found wandering in Harlem Hospital
Puerto Rican born Pedro Reyes, 103, the oldest missing person reported, was found wandering Aug. 13 after his daughter alerted police Aug. 12 that he did not return to the senior citizen center. Nurses at Harlem Hospital cared for him as he communicates poorly in English.
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Juanita Rodriguez
Pedro Reyes
Pedro
Harlem Hospital
Reyes
UPI
Pension losses loom for workers changing jobs 1980 82
A Labor Department Brandeis study of 57 000 workers finds about 70 percent of job changers between 1980 and 1982 will lose pension benefits. Only 2.1 million of 6.7 million will be vested. applying five year vesting could save 1.5 million more. Women face higher loss rates. younger workers risk credits.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Brandeis University
Census Bureau
Abbie Hoffman Talks Of Two Nervous Breakdowns On Run
Former Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman recounts two nervous breakdowns during six years on the lam. He describes hiding in Las Vegas and Montreal, changing identities, undergoing plastic surgery, and living as “Barry Freed” while promoting his new book. He surrendered in Manhattan and was released without bail on a cocaine sale case, saying he just wanted to stop running.
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Wilmot Printing Company
Vietzen
Temple Court
Ray
Wilmot and Choate
Ruth
Bob Oldfield
Psn
Don Woods
Automatic Machining
Ray Vietzen
Bob Oldfuld
Don Wood
Bob Chocte
New York
UPI
Abbie Hoffman
Las Vegas
Hoffman
Montreal
Playboy
FBI
Washington
Girlie
Mexico
Guatemala
Manhattan
Bai
Barry Freed
Fineview
Wellesley Island
St. Lawrence River
Barry
Abbie
Attica
Emmy Hosts Boycott Emmy Awards As Stars Sit Out
More than 80 celebrities boycott the 32nd Emmy Awards with all three hosts dropping out. Bob Newhart, Michael Landon, and Lee Remick pull back, citing labor issues and doubts the show will be worth hosting. NBC and the TV Academy stay noncommittal as producers navigate a show likely starless.
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Hollywood
UPI
Bob Newhart
Michael Landon
Lee Remick
Landon
TV Academy
Hank Rieger
NBC
Academy
22 Stowaways Found Dead Aboard Regina Express
In Santo Domingo authorities report 22 Dominican stowaways died in ballast tanks of the Panamanian freighter Regina Express bound for Florida. Twelve men were rescued, one in critical condition. The ship, crewed by Panamanian management, sailed from Santo Domingo with ballast tanks filled as muffled pounding alerted police and rescuers. The incident underscores ongoing customs checks on ships bound for U.S. ports.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Florida
United States
Miami
Red Cross
Manuel Nunez Noguera
Ron Ely to sing There She Is at Miss America 1981
Atlantic City officials say former Tarzan actor Ron Ely will perform the Miss America theme There She Is after the winner’s coronation stroll at Convention Hall. An instrumental version will accompany the queen as she walks, keeping the focus on the new titleholder.
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Ron Ely
Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Ely
Convention Hall
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Temple CT
Elyria
Ohio
Neal
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Pasadena
Civic Auditorium
Screen Actors Guild
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Ken Ehrlich
Newhart
Puerto Plata
Haiti
Hispaniola
Santo Dominco
Regina Express Corp
Panama
Portland
Ore
United Airlines
Kim E. Campbell
Denver
Tillamook
Campbell
Muttoomah County
UAL
Albert A. Marks, Jr
Bert Parks
GENIE
ERB Radio & TV. Inc
Middle Ave
8Th St. Elyria
Dan Millman
Barb Karpus
Chronicle Telegram
James W. Johnson
Harold Rorick Wisurarce
Second ST. Elyria
Lorain
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