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...crackdown soon followed, and among those who felt the law's pinch were an Israeli vice consul based in New York City, Hanan Moked, 43, and his wife Ilana, 40. The couple was arrested after making a series of calls between Hackensack and Israel. Making such a call from a malfunctioning phone is considered to be a deliberate defrauding of the phone company. Moked is charged with theft of services, punishable by up to six months in jail or a $1,000 fine. Are officials at the Israeli consulate embarrassed by the episode? "To say the least," says Consul General...
After jumping from crisis to crisis, Harrington last week faced problems that were both professional and personal. Her husband, Police Officer Bruce Gary Harrington, was under departmental investigation for allegedly informing a businessman friend, Robert Lee, that Lee was among the suspects in a citywide crackdown on cocaine. Gary Harrington then filed for a paid disability leave, claiming that the investigation by the department headed by his wife was causing him stress and depression...
...crackdown and the wet weather had some bar owners and retailers complaining that business is off 25% to 30%. Even with the stricter rules, however, some aspects of spring break remain. "Most of the guys are still animals," said Gail Stout, a University of Missouri junior. "I don't think that will ever change." The behavior seemed transcontinentally contagious. In Palm Springs, Calif., hundreds of rioting students threw rocks and bottles, assaulted cars and stripped women of their clothing in a weekend melee. Some 100 overexuberant vacationers were arrested...
...that 15% are hard-core Sandinistas, 15% are militant opponents, and the rest, much like the U.S. Congressmen whose vote last week could have swung either way, blow with the prevailing winds. Although discontent has risen palpably since last October, when the government reimposed a state of emergency, the crackdown on civil liberties has not produced a significant rise in support for either the contras or the opposition parties. Most Nicaraguans seem to accept things the way they are. "Sure we're Sandinistas," says Maria Berrios, who sells bread in Managua's Eastern Market. "We have to go along with...
...widespread the abuse was and had no idea how to combat it. Managers were not sure how to recognize the signs of drug use and were often afraid to confront workers who appeared to be high. Many executives doubted that the problem was serious enough to warrant a crackdown that might generate bad publicity...