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...secret ballot over the next two years, supervised by a court officer who has the difficult task of monitoring more than 650 locals. But even fair elections can be corrupted. In 1988 the government blocked Michael Sciarra, a Genovese mobster, from running for the leadership of the Teamsters' Newark-based Local 560, a violence-torn cabal that was celebrating its first experiment with democracy. With Sciarra sidelined, the Newark membership proceeded to elect his brother Daniel. But Michael was still being greeted in 1989 with hugs and standing ovations by roomfuls of Teamsters...
...Brennan remains keen of mind, but his body is ailing. He fainted about three weeks ago while waiting to board a plane at Newark airport, but revived and went on to take a Scandinavian cruise. After his return to Washington, however, doctors told him he had suffered a mild stroke and urged him to ease up, advice Brennan took. On Friday night he sent a hand-delivered letter to the White House. Citing "my advancing age and medical condition," Brennan wrote that he was resigning "effective immediately...
...other half of the bargain that concerns voters. "I understand that money is needed," says television producer Thomas C. Guy Jr. of Newark. "But I'm reluctant without a guarantee that those taxes will translate into something tangible." The Governor has given himself a year to prove the doubters wrong. He has already begun efforts to trim the state payroll and bring spending further under control. Almost 1,500 government jobs (of a total 71,000) have been eliminated in all areas except corrections and human services. Floriocrats are also cutting back such perks as state cars and credit cards...
...trial lawyer's appetite for the telling detail, Pakula had brought two "unfilmable" books, All the President's Men and Sophie's Choice, to life onscreen. For his new challenge, he and production designer George Jenkins scouted courthouses around the country. They finally chose Detroit for exterior shots, Newark for some early court scenes and, for the climactic trial, an elaborate set modeled on a Cleveland building and meticulously reproduced at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens...
...holdings run by Newhouse's son and co-heir Donald, the same unobtrusive style still prevails. And while Hearsts, Knights, Ridders, Chandlers and other media dynasts have mostly dropped out of day-to-day management of their inheritances, about two dozen Newhouses work at properties ranging from the Newark Star-Ledger (circ. 470,000) and the Cleveland Plain Dealer (circ. 437,000) to Video Jukebox, a pay-per-view cable- TV channel featuring music videos...