Mafia tied cops to fix cases in Vario HQ transcripts
Excerpts from six months of bugged conversations at Paul Vario’s Brooklyn headquarters reveal police officers aiding the Mafia by fixing cases and running errands. Detectives Ralph Caccia and John Cuomo face charges over attempting to dismiss a robbery case, with payments alleged to secure dismissal. The transcripts depict Caccia’s meetings at Vario’s Canarsie trailer, including a proposed $685 payoff, while Gold’s office declined to comment.
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New York
Paul Vario
Brooklyn
Eugene Gold
Vario
New York Times
Gold
Ralph Caccia
Force
Caccia
John J. Cuomo
Geofredo Gallo
Gallo
Clyde Brooks
Robert Brooke
Canarsie
LIRR talks sidetracked as Rockefeller urged to fund strike
New York UPI report says six day LIRR strike leaders debated Rockefeller intervention but no talks occurred to end the walkout. 90,000 commuters used alternate transport as union and MTA sparred over subsidies while D Avanzo urged state funds and productivity talks. Ronan predicted higher fares if demands met.
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New York
UPI
Long Island
Transportation Authority
Rockefeller
International Hotel
Anthony D’avanzo
Carmen’s Union
Albany
William J. Rowan
MTA
Ronan
D'Avanzo
Arthur
Jerry’ Kramer
D-Long Beach
Kramer
New York City
D’avanzo
NYC heads for dry Christmas
New York faces a dry holiday as a 34 day long liquor strike disrupts supply. O Neill's Liquors co owner Albert Wiedergen says deliveries stalled and retailers race upstate for stock while prices climb. Union officials and trade groups report no talks planned amid escalating shortages citywide.
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New York
UPI
Albert Wiedergen
Wiedergen
O’neill’s Liquors
Greater New York Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Harry Kouvant
Kouvant
O’neill’s
Albany
Rochester
Syracuse
Jet Ami Ae
Imperiale targets churchmen amid Kawaida Towers protest
Newark assemblyman Anthony Imperiale broadens criticism of the Kawaida Towers project to attack Roman Catholic leaders and the press. About 200 pickets gathered at the $6.4 million site as Imperiale claimed clergy and media tolerate Leroi Jones now Imamu Amiri Baraka, who leads the project group.
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Newark
UPI
Anthony Imperiale
Kawaida Towers
Imperiale
Leroi Jones
Dallas
National Council of Churches
Jones
Imamu Amiri Baraka
New Jersey hog cholera epidemic nears end
The worst of a four-county hog cholera outbreak in New Jersey appears over and a five day state quarantine may be lifted. Dr C M Jewell said no new cases were found since Thursday and shipments to market could resume within a week after inspections.
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Trenton
N.J
UPI
New Jersey
C. M. Jewell
Division of
Animal Health
Jewell
Gloucester County
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