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Federal Investigators are not yet certain why Fred Furino, 52, an important witness in Special Prosecutor Leon Silverman's probe into Donovan's alleged ties to the Mafia, was murdered. His decaying body, with at least one bullet wound in the head, was found in a car abandoned in New York City. A career gangster, Furino had been intensively questioned by Silverman's investigators and called before a federal grand jury hearing Silverman's witnesses. The investigators suspect that other mobsters feared that Furino had been cooperating with federal officials. Furino may not have been...
...over the years was ultimately collected as The Stories of John Cheever (1978), which became a bestseller and revived singlehanded publishers' and readers' interest in the American short story. Along the way, Cheever had also won awards and recognition for his novels, including The Wapshot Chronicle (1957), Bullet Park (1969) and Falconer (1977). He married, fathered two sons and a daughter, survived a serious heart attack in 1972 and recovered from alcoholism. His last novel, Oh What a Paradise It Seems, was published in March...
...black leagues, won 2,000, including 100 no-hitters, and in one year played 153 games, tailing on 29 consecutive days. Said St. Louis Ace Dizzy Dean, who lost a 1-0, 13-inning exhibition to him: "My fastball looks like a change of pace alongside that little pistol bullet Satch shoots up to the plate." Known for his pinpoint control-and showmanship-Paige could drive five nails into a board with ten pitches. He spent six years on and off in the majors, where he was always a great crowd pleaser and sometimes still a great pitcher...
Chicago Social Security Expert Kutza summarizes the problem: "Everyone knows the range of possible solutions. There has been panel after panel, discussion after discussion; every single option has been documented. The only real question is: Which political leader is willing to bite that bullet?" The answer right now seems to be nobody, because every suggested solution will offend some powerful group. But the reconciliation of conflicting interests is the real art of politics. In this case, some form of reconciliation is a social necessity. -By George J. Church. Reported by Hays Corey and Jeanne Saddler/ Washington, with other U.S. bureaus...
...rather than defend, a surface ship; U.S. carriers and battleships are particularly vulnerable to Soviet radar-guided missiles that can be launched from medium-range Backfire bombers. Said one official: "Why go out and build a $40 million ship when it can be wiped out by a $100,000 bullet?" The Senate last week decided to send the defense spending bill back to committee for further consideration...