European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes wednesday. September 23.1987 Federal jury finds Biaggi guilty of 3 lesser charges rep. Maria Larrt , a lie Phon new York Al j rep. Mario i Iaggi. ,y., was i Oak enl tucs Dav of obstructing Justice accept ing a Prat ugly. And ilk Sal interstate travel but a limit cd him of More serious bribery and conspiracy charges. The jury at . District court in Brooklyn also found Lormer Brooklyn i Moc Ralic Leader Mcado is no silo guilty of gratuity and hit Gal interstate travel charges hut innocent of conspiracy and bribery. He line not faced obstruction charges. The verdict was handed Down Midway through inc third Day of deliberations in the Case. On monday. Inc eight Man four woman jury asked . District judge Jack b. Wins twin to explain lilo i Terence Between inc bribery and gratuity charges brought against Biaggi and Esposito. The judge told the jurors that to convict on inc bribery charge requires giving or taking in return for being influenced to continue activities or change activities in regard loan official for the gratuity charge the judge said the giver to give a thing of value for or dec Liucc an official act was done or will be the jurors deliberated for eight hours before break ing until 9 . Tuesday. The verdict was Hen announced shortly a Fler 1 . The key Issue in the Case was whether vacation trips for Biaggi paid for by Esposito were intended to influence Biaggi s official acts As a congressman. Defense lawyers argued during the three week trial that Esposi to 80, was a generous Man who often gave gifts to his friends like Viaggi. The 69-year-old. 10-icrm congressman was accused of accepting from Esposito vacation expenses to a Florida spa Tor himself and a companion Barbara bar Low. In return Biaggi allegedly lobbied City and Federal officials on in half of coastal dry Jock and repair corp., the second largest client of Sposito s insurance company the jurors asked to hear 28 of the 50 wiretap tapes presented by inc prosecution and three defense tapes. Among inc prosecution s tapes was a dec. 17, 1984, conversation Between the defendants during which they discussed specifics about the second Florida trip. After agreeing on inc dates and taking Down bar Low s name Esposito asked what else is doing Biaggi replied by the Way we be been doing won Ders Lor coastal. Laugh in Star Dan Rowan Dies of cancer los Angeles up j comedian Dan Rowan co Star of the irreverent sch to comedy series Rowan & mar tin s died tuesday at his Home in Englewood ha., of Lymphatic cancer a family spokeswoman said. He was 5. Rowan who played straight Man to partner Dirk Martin for More than 20 years in nightclubs. To and movies died at 8 . Said Valerie Douglos a family Friend and Public relations consultant in Hollywood. At Rowan s Side were his third wife Joanna and his daughter Mary. His son. Tom was in route to inc Rowan Home Uhi a the comedian died. Rowan was the driving Force of the comedy team which starred in Rowan & Martin s laugh in on Abc to from january 1968 through May i�7j. Shortly after its debut the show became no. 1 in the Nii Lson ratings and won emmy in 1968 and 1969. It was a fast paced hour of laughs with workouts. Sketches and silliness Ihal re minded viewers of the old Olsen and Johnson stage shows. Laugh in was an innovative series thai broke All the rules and led to such Valirie copycats As sat urday night in addition to making overnight stars of Rowan and Martin the comedy series introduced such other stars As Goldie hawn. Lil Tomlin. Henry Gibson Ruth comedian Dan Rowan left with his laugh-in1 co Star Dick Martin. Ass ins photo Buzzi and Judy canc. It was Rowan s banter with Martin that spawned such catch phrases As blow in my car and i la follow you any sock it to you bet your hippy look that up in your Funk and say goodnight. Dick and Beautiful downtown Rowan and Martin were close friends off camera and were proud of the fact that their partnership endured longer than any other comedy team. In addition to laugh in they co starred in two feature films. The Mal Tese hippy and once upon a horse Rowan was born in by Gas okla., july 3, 1911. At age 4 he was dancing and singing in a Louring carnival with his parents. He was orphaned at 11 and placed in an orphanage in Colorado where he was eventually adopted. After graduating from High school Rowan hitchhiked to los Angeles and at 19 found a Job As a Junior writer at Par amount studios. He quit to become a Pilot in the air corps during world War ii and was shot Down in new Guinea. When he was discharged service in 1 m6 Rowan returned to los Angeles to sell used cars. He met Martin a los Angeles bartender and together they began working on a nigh Selub act. During the past is years Rowan lived most of the time on a Barge on the Inland Waterways of Europe. Japanese tycoon or Oil Sultan magazines disagree on world s richest person new York a a japanese landlord is the richest person in the world says Forbes Magazine which i acc his Leahh at s20 billion. Not so. Says Fortune which put the Sultan of Brunei at inc top of its list of Fai cats and potentates. Forbes gives the Golden laurels to Yoshiaki Tsutsumi. But Fortune credits Tsutsumi with a meager $2.5 billion and said Brunei s free spending Suitan of Oil Hassanat Bol Kiah. Has a net Worth of s2s billion. Forbes however said it disqualified the Sulian and other potentates from its list since their Power is political first and economic Only the sniping broke out last weekend As the rival Busi Ness magazines issued news releases on their forthcoming issues. Fortune said monday that Forbes in a i Arre move rushed its fist Mlo print Iii week 10 beat for tune to the newsstand by a week. For hcs admitted it. But noted that it been printing its own i is of the -100 richest americans inc 1982. Fortune struck Back when it caught wind of the Forbes list and issued a press release saturday promoting in oct. 12 cover Story Forbes news release on its oct. 5 cover Story came out a Day later. Calculating the wealth of billionaires seems to be More an than science judging from the discrepancies Wen the magazines calculations. Forbes list is heavy with japanese Wink Fortune s is Strong on Arab Royalty and North americans. Tsutsumi. No. I on the Forbes list is the 53-Jear uld of Seibu railway croup. Japan s biggest and richest landlord. The Empire consists of railways More than 30 hotels. 25 Golf courses ski resorts and other land. Fortune s Choice. Inc 4l-year-Iid Sultan owns practically everything in the Delaware size country of Hru Nei on the Island of Borneo. Forbes cover Story includes Only foreign billionaires but the Magazine issued a statement monday with the names of the lop 49 americans on its annual Forbes 400 list which will be in its oct. 26 Issue. Only three individuals or families make the top 10 on both magazines lists of combined . And foreign billionaires. They Are Albert Paul and Ralph a Cion Mann. Canadian real estate newsprint and Oil mag nates Kenneth Roy Thomson a Canadian with inter ests in news Media and real estate and Sam Moore Walton the discount retailing King from Bentonville Ark. Fun unc s list also included Ann Titan publishing Manall s Samuel i. No House or. And Donald a new House Queen he Heth ii and Candy makers Forrest e. Mars or Forrell m. Mars or. And Juhn f. Mars of Mars inc. A flare up occurred last summer when Forbes de Sij nid i he Ait of its june is is Mac to rest Mulc Musi Ness week s in an i Luvurt to draw attention to its allegations that Husmer Wick top d us Idaj furn Purt Iun exc cume pay
