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Another suspect, Bilal Alkaisi, surrendered voluntarily in Newark, New Jersey, and was held for a bail hearing this week. That brings to five the number in custody and may be close to completing a roundup; authorities are believed to be looking for only one other suspect. But it scarcely completes the investigation. Abohalima and two of the other suspects have been arraigned only on general aiding and abetting charges (like another suspect accused of obstructing justice, they have all asserted innocence). Authorities have yet to spell out any theory of who did what: Who actually made the bomb; who drove...
...BIGGEST ROUNDUP SINCE 1984 AND SIGnaled an important new strategy after decades of fruitless efforts to outfight the Mafia conventionally. Using evidence supplied by the crime syndicate's own members, Italian police arrested 90 suspected members of the Sicilian Mob. Three members of Italy's Parliament and several small-town mayors were among those nabbed...
...swift roundup of the gang on Nov. 19, 1988, Bennett was arrested in Tempe and Villabona in Malibu. Harris was already serving a sentence for attempted murder. Last May they and five associates were convicted on a federal charge of conspiracy to import cocaine. This week they face sentencing. Bennett and Villabona were expected to get life imprisonment without parole. For Bennett, the thrilling ride on the fast track is over. The millions he spent are merely memories. His houses and fancy cars were seized by federal agents...
...recent Groove 'n' Grind compilation is a floor-scuffling, roof-raising anthology of raucous party tunes from the '50s and '60s, featuring sodden classics like Land of 1,000 Dances by Cannibal and the Headhunters. The current Rockin' in the Country: The Best of Wanda Jackson is a roundup of much of the prime material recorded by a vocalist who has real roadhouse spirit and a way with a song that makes her right for the kind of reappraisal this set encourages and amply justifies. Jazz fans should also take note. Rhino has just released a 16-track compilation called...
Even bioengineered plants are not immune to criticism, particularly those * that have been designed to tolerate herbicides. Monsanto, for example, developed strains of soybeans and cotton that grow well when sprayed with the company's Roundup herbicide. Such research may be intended to benefit society, but some environmentalists see it as a cynical play for profits...