Banner Graphic, Volume 14, Number 173, Greencastle, Putnam County, 28 March 1984 — Page 2
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Meese probe slated WASHINGTON (AP) - A special prosecutor will investigate the full range of allegations against Attorney General-designate Edwin Meese 111, including whether he got federal jobs for his financial benefactors and what he knew about how the 1980 Reagan campaign obtained opposition campaign documents. Attorney General William French Smith’s decision to ask a three-judge panel to name the special prosecutor was welcomed by all sides: President Reagan, Meese and Meese’s supporters and opponents on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Under the Ethics in Government Act, three senior appellate judges Roger Robb of the District of Columbia, J. Edward Lumbard of New York and Lewis R. Morgan of Atlanta must now name a special prosecutor. Picking a prosecutor may take about a week, and the prosecutor may take as long as he wants. The three previous prosecutors named under the act took between five and nine months to investigate Carter administration officials Hamilton Jordan and Tim Kraft and Reagan’s Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan. Smith heavily emphasized an interest-free $15,000 loan that Meese received in early 1981 from a long-time California friend, Edwin Thomas. The loan and Meese’s failure to list it as required on federal financial disclosure forms came to the department’s attention through news accounts. Banner-Graphic ’ "It Waves For All" USPS 142-020 Consolidation of The Daily Banner Established 1850 The Herald The Daily Graphic Established 1883 Telephone 653-5151 Published daily except Sundays and helidays by LuMar Newspapers. Inc. at 100 North Jackson St., Greencastle, Indiana 46135. Entered In the Post Office al Greencastle, Indiana, as 2nd class mail matter under Act of March 7,1878. Subscription Rates Ppr Week, by carrier *I.OO Per Month, by motor route '4.55 Mall Subscription Rates R.R. in Rest of Rest of . Putnem County Indiana U.S.A. 3 Months *13.80 *14.15 *17.25 B Months *27.60 *28.30 *34.50 I>ear *55.20 *56.60 *69.00 Mail subscriptions payable In advance . . . not accepted in town and where motor route service is available. Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper.
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Ex-Atlantic City mayor indicted on extortion charge
c. 1984 N.Y. Times NEWARK, N.J. - Former Atlantic City Mayor Michael J. Matthews, who was recalled by voters two weeks ago, was indicted Tuesday on federal extortion charges. He is accused of promising to help organizedcrime figures in return for money. In the indictment, released here by United States Attorney W. Hunt Dumont, Matthews, 50 years old, was accused of having close dealings withan organized-crime group headed
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by Nicodemo Scarfo even before he was elected mayor, in 1982. Matthews, a former state legislator, was charged with the attempted extortion of $668,000 from two businesses set up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and with taking $14,000 in bribes from an undercover FBI agent posing as a representative of the companies. Indicted along with Matthews was Frank Lentino, 72, an organizer for Local 54 of the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union. Federal officials said he was an associate of the Scarfo crime family. The indictments were returned by a federal grand jury in Camden. Lentino was arrested and held for arraignment in lieu of $250,000 bail. No warrant was issued for the Matthews. (The Associated Press reported that Matthews, reached by telephone at a club in Lauderhill, Fla., said: “You’re giving me all good news so far.
Smoking restricted by N.Y. county legislation
c. 1984 N.Y. Times News Service RIVERHEAD, N.Y. - The Suffolk County Legislature Tuesday passed an antismoking bill that supporters said was one of the most restrictive in the country. The measure would require companies with more than 75 employees to segregate smokers from non-smokers. It would also require restaurants with 35 or more seats to reserve one-third of their places for nonsmokers. The bill, which was opposed by many businessmen, would
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Hart focus on New York after Connecticut win
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The Democratic presidential marathon turns to New York today, with Sen. Gary Hart hoping his impressive sweep of Connecticut will give him the edge he needs in next week’s showdown with Walter F. Mondale. Hart was cautious about making too much of his win Tuesday night, telling supporters only, ‘‘We expect to do very well” in New York. “Front-runnership seems to change about once a week,” he added. “We’ll wait and see.” But Connecticut’s Democratic primary was his best election showing in two weeks a romp that completed a six-state sweep of New England and was the kind of convincing victory he needed to tarnish Mondale’s claim of a comeback and to regain camoaign momentum for himself.
because all this is untrue. I got no money from Scarfo. They’re just reaching. They ought to be embarrassed.”) At his news conference to announce the indictments, Dumont said, “The Scarfo organization attempted to control through corruption the governmental processes of Atlantic City by paying bribes to Michael Matthews. In return, Matthews agreed to use his office in a corrupt fashion for the benefit of the Scarfo organization.
also prohibit smoking in most public places where it is now permitted, such as waiting rooms and public restrooms. The county already bans smoking in most large stores, hospitals and nursing homes. “I’m not a smoker and I’m not happy with smoke being blown in my face,” said William Bengen, executive vice president of the Seven-Up Brooklyn Bottling Co. in Melville, which has 200 employees. “But I can recognize a silly idea when I see one.” The bill, which would impose
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Mondale, campaigning in New York state, said Hart had a ‘very good win ... and I commend him for it.” “We go now to New York for the next campaign,” said the former vice president, the onetime front-runner now squeezed for cash even before the midway point of a long march of primary and caucus contests. Final returns in Connecticut gave Hart 53 percent of the vote, compared with 29 percent for Mondale and 12 percent for the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Hart won 33 delegates to the Democratic National Convention, to Mondale’s 18 and 1 for Jackson. There are 252 delegates at stake in New York, nearly five times as many as in Connecticut. Even so, Mondale continued to hold a wide lead in delegates overall 76 for Jackson. It takes 1,967 to
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“More specifically, the Scarfo organization agreed to pay $125,000 toward Matthews’s mayoral campaign in 1982, and additionally, when he got into a runoff election, they agreed to pay an additional $25,000.” The indictment charges that Matthews solicited the money from the Scarfo organization in December 1981 and that the organization sent Matthews to see a prominent Atlantic City developer, Kenneth Shapiro, for more money. Dumont said Shapiro, who
$25 penalties for violators, is the latest step in a national movement to protect nonsmokers from smokers by limiting the places where the public is allowed to light up. “As a smoker, I recognize that the world no longer belongs to us,” said Jane Devine, a Huntington Democrat who voted for the bill. “The overwhelming proportion of people in Suffolk are non-smokers.” Supporters of the measure, sponsored by Michael D’Andre, a Republican of St. James who smoked more than two packs a
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nominate. In New York, a small sample poll of likely primary voters taken by ABC News and The Washington Post during three days ending Tuesday gave Mondale 43 percent to 33 percent for Hart. Jackson trailed with 15 percent, and 9 percent were undecided. There was a 6 percentage point margin of error. Hart had lost to Mondale in the last two primary elections and had fared poorly in recent weeks in several caucus states. But in Connecticut, the Colorado senator defeated Mondale decisively in each of the state’s six congressional districts. Connecticut has a large population of young urban professionals, the group that pollsters and pundits have come to call “Yuppies,” and who have flocked to Hart’s side in other states.
was identified as an associate of the Scarfo organization, had given Matthews $65,000, “$35,000 of which was in cash and was unreported and was used by Mr. Matthews for his personal benefit.” Shapiro was mentioned in the indictment but not charged. Dumont said the investigation was continuing. On March 13, Atlantic City residents voted 7,021 to 4,086 to recall Matthews after he had served less than 21 months of a four-year term.
day before quitting 10 years ago, said it was the most restrictive in the New York metropolitan area and one of the toughest in the country. The bill grows out of an increasing body of scientific research suggesting that socalled passive smoking and indoor air pollution are health hazards. Researchers have found that people who live with or work near smokers suffer from unusually high rates of a number of diseases, including lung cancer. That has put non-smokers on
Preschoolers raped, pictured in nude, court records show
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cameras rolled and teachers watched as preschool children were sexually molested by adult strangers in a game called “Naked Movie Star,” say prosecutors seeking to have three of seven defendants held without bail. “It appears that the primary purpose of the McMartin Preschool was to solicit young children for pornographic purposes,” Deputy District Attorney Eleanor Barrett said Tuesday. “It is my belief that these photograpns and movies were taken for commercial purposes,” Ms. Barrett said. She said 125 children who attended the Virginia McMartin Preschool between 1973 and 1983 may have been involved. No photographs or films have been recovered, authorities said. Seven school staff members have been charged with 115 felony counts involving 18 children who testified before a county grand jury. One unidentified parent was quoted in today’s Los Angeles Times as saying that his 4-year-old daughter told investigators that she and two other children were driven to a horse stable
But Hart scored well among all demographic groups, according to network polling place interviews. ABC said Hart held a 2-1 advantage among Roman Catholic voters, who made up more than half the turnout. Mondale devoted little time and resources to Connecticut. After spending money heavily for more than a year in an unsuccessful bid to rout his competition, he now must spend carefully because of federal spending limits. The final vote count in Connecticut: . .. Hart, 116,076 or 53 percent and 33 national convention delegates . .. Mondale 64,136, or 29 percent and 18 delegates Jackson 26,044, or 12 percent and one delegate Others received 5 percent,; and uncommitted received. 1,969, or 1 percent.
Mauna Loa lava heads for Hilo VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) Residents of Hilo, Hawaii’s second largest city, were put on alert as a mountain of lava tumbled toward their homes from a powerful eruption of a “furious” Mauna Loa that showed no signs of letting up. Molten rock from the world’s largest active volcano, which spurted nearly a million cubic yards of lava per hour on Tuesday, would begin reaching homes on the outskirts of Hilo late Thursday if the rate of eruption does not falter, authorities said. “Mauna Loa’s still furious,” said Jon Erickson, a spokesman for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. In Hilo, officials rejected a proposal Tuesday to construct giant earthen walls as barriers to deflect the lava.
the offensive. In state and local legislatures across the country, they have sought protection from ambient smoke. Last year San Francisco passed what is widely considered the country’s most restrictive law. It requires employers to prohibit smoking in the work place if they cannot adequately separate smokers from non-smokers. Suffolk County has been considering various anti-smoking bills for two years. The bill passed by a vote of 13-5, with the. winning margin provided by 4 of the 7 legislators who smoke..
where sex acts were filmed. - * “Ropes were placed around her waist and her hands were tied behind her back,” the father said. Brad Sales, an assistant to therapist Kee McFarland who interviewed the children, wa6 quoted in court documents as saying that rabbits, turtles,' dogs and cats were mutilated in front of the children. The youngsters allegedly*, were told they and their parents would be similarly treated if they revealed the molestations. Ms. Barrett’s findings, released Tuesday, were contained in District Attorney Robert H. Philibosian’s response filed in Los Angeles Superior; Court to defense motions to; reduce the defendants’bail. ; Ms. Barrett said 31 of the; children described a game; called “Naked Movie Star”; which “entailed the children; removing their clothes and being photographed by one or more of the teachers present. ” The no-bail motion names Raymond Buckey, 25, who is charged with 75 counts - the bulk of the charges; his mother, Peggy McMartin Buckey, 57, who is charged with 15 counts; and teacher Betty Raidor, 64,12 counts.