Missing New York diamond dealer identified by charred Puerto Rico body
The badly burned body found in a Puerto Rico mountain town on July 29 is believed to be Abraham Shafizadeh a missing New York City diamond dealer. Autopsy notes multiple gunshot wounds and fire set to obscure identity. Police seek dental records to confirm, while a business partner cites a trip for a meeting and gem sale negotiations.
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N.Y
Farokh Shafizadeh-Hakim
Shafizadeh-Hakimi
Puerto Rico
Shafi
Criado
Shafizadeh
New York
Florida
First Public Accounting of Expenses for House Members
The first public accounting of a $2,000-a-year expense fund for House members shows tax money paying for concert tickets bar association dues car insurance and a rented tuxedo. It covers the first six months of 1977 after reforms to House procedures. Representatives McDade and Wiggins are noted for specific items including concert tickets and bar dues.
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Washington
Chamber
David Obey
D-Wis
Obey
Joseph McDade
R-Pa
Harry James
Charles Wiggins
Rcalif
Orange County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Yorba Linda
Bomb found in concrete planter outside GM Building
New York City bomb squad dispatched to a dynamite device found in a concrete tree planter at 59th Street and Madison Avenue near the General Motors Building on Tuesday. The device was removed before it could detonate.
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New York City
General Motors
59Th Street
Madison Avenue
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San Juan
John Saba
Saba
American Airlines
Kennedy International Airport
Barry's Drug Store
W. Boscawen St
Ickoff
Moore Sewayy
Greenbriar
Monticello
LAUAN
Black & Decker Power Tools
Odds and Ends
Fireplace Ensemble
Cork
North
Winchester
Moore
Timbers
Quikrete
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