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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday december 29,1989 airlines announce fare cuts but 2 shuttles will hike prices by the associated press lower air fares will Greet Winter travellers in the new car As several airlines have announced cuts for the first months of 1990. Chicago based United airlines the nation s second largest Carrier followed the Lead of Cross town rival Midway airlines and said wednesday it would Lowe some fares As much As 30 percent. We have matched them in most markets United spokesman Joe Hopkins said. Northwest Orient airlines and trans world airline followed suit late wednesday announcing they were Matching the fare cuts. But the two major shuttle services in the Northeast which Cater mostly to business passengers arc raising their fares for the first time since August 1988. Trump shuttle told travel agents wednesday it was raising fares from $99 one Way to $119 on weekdays and from $69 to $79 on weekends agents said. Trump shuttle officials could t be reached for confirmation. Pan am corp. Spokeswoman Pamela Hanlon said that company s shuttle service which competes with Trump was Matching the increase effective Jan. 3. The hourly shuttle flights link new York with bos ton and Washington. Billionaire Developer Donald Trump bought his service from Eastern airlines for$365 million in Early june. United s fare reductions Are effective immediately and require a 14-Day Advance Purchase and a saturday night stay said Rob Doughty another spokesman for the airline. The new United fares arc based on mileage. Round trip fares for flights of up to 1.000 Miles Are $ 198 for Peak limes and $178 for off Peak times. Peak times arc saturdays sundays and mondays. Off Peak fare apply other Days. For flights from 1,001 to 2,000 Miles fares will be$258 Peak and $238 off Peak the airline said in a news release. Flights of More than 2,000 Miles will Cost $318peak and $278 off Peak. The fare cuts began last week when Southwest air lines reduced prices on its longer routes a move other carriers followed on a limited basis. Midway which has its main Hub at Chicago s mid Way Airport announced one Way fares ranging from $19 to $99 across its 50-City system within the Continental United states. Midway Cut its Chicago los Angeles round trip fare from $318 to $198. And its Chicago Washington round trip fare from $228 to $158. 1 Jackpot Fosters brotherly love but another prompts family War Boston a slate lotteries May create millionaires overnight but the newfound wealth brings stress that can make or break even family tics. In two contrasting cases in the Pas week a disabled new Hampshire Man gave his brother a lottery ticket Worth millions while a hospitalized Massachusetts Man and his wife lost their Legal Battle Over winnings they say his sister promised to  in the most stable families there s lots of things that have to be renegotiated when someone gets a lot of Money. But chances Are the problems did exist before said or. Lyn Styczynski. Who works at a family counselling Center in Boston. It s no tall a godsend. It s very stressful and it s a strange stress not one we get a lot of preparation  the Case of Earl and Elwood hav lock however was very unusual very very unusual and very Nice said David r. Ellis a spokesman for the Massachusetts state lottery commis  Havlock who is disabled and can t work was buying his brother series of lottery tickets for Christmas when he hit an $8.94 million  42-year-old Man lives alone in the Central new Hampshire town of Ashland on his social Security checks and his brother s generosity. He said he never considered holding the ticket for himself and he handed Over the Multi million Dollar present to his brother without qualms. Why not Earl Havlock said. Ain t Goin Back on my  he bought the winning in state loiter ticket for Northern new England on saturday a few minutes before the drawing. Elwood Havlock who makes about $31,000 a year with the Plymouth Highway department said he planned to quit his Job in three weeks. As for his brother Elwood said he would continue to help care for  he needs or wants i gel him Elwood said. In contrast lottery Money broke the Bond betwee Ntoni Ann Lydon and her sister in Law Catherine Beau regard. The pair ran a Beauty Salon until Beaure Gard and her husband Francis bought a winning Tickel m 1985. Last week a Middlesex county Superior court jury refused to award Lydon and her husband Thomas half of a $2.8 million megabucks Jackpot the Beaure Gards won. The jury found thai previous agreements the couples used to split ticket winnings were unenforceable. Earl left and Elwood Havlock hold the first of 20 checks for an $8.94 million Jackpot this week at the lottery office in Concord . Lydon and her husband who is Catherine by arc Gard s brother said the couples were to share the earn Ings As they had done with other smaller winnings. The Day before the jury verdict. Thomas Lydon was admitted to the Hospital his son Bobby said wednes Day. Thai s our main concern said Bobby Lydon who would not say whether the family was seeking to a peal the decision. He also would nol Commini on his father s illness. The Lyons suit said that after the Beauregard bought their winning ticket they told the Lyons they would pick them up to gel their checks together. Thebea regards never showed up court papers said. Edward Sokoloff the Lyons attorney said Thebea regards then began denying there had Ever been an agreement. He said they claimed that the splitting of previous smaller winnings with the Lyons was Sim ply a Nice gesture. Ellis the spokesman for the Massachusetts stat lottery commission said it did nol get involved in such disputes which he called rare. We cannot be involved in this. How could we get involved he said. We try to give them guidance butt s up to them to protect themselves. These Are Legal voting age  stateside Idle vow Assembly facility May become Sony Plant new Stanton a. A there s a Hance Sony corp. Officials will choose Volks Wagen s Idle Assembly facility As the site of a electronic manufacturing Plant according to a congressman s aide. Democratic rep. John p. Murtha met wit Sony officials Friday and with gov. Robert p. Casey on saturday. He came away from the meeting feeling quite optimistic and he feels we have an Excel Lent Opportunity to get them into the area said Bill Allen Munda s administrative assistant. Sony reportedly is looking for a manufacturing site in the United states that eventually would employ at least 2,000. About 2,500 people worked at Volkswagen s Assembly Plant in West Moreland county a few years ago. Volkswagen closed the Plant near new Stan ton in july 1988 after 10 years of production. Flames kill at least 4 after Tanker truck crashes Montclair Calif. A a gasoline Tanker carrying 20,000 Gallons of fuel crashed flipped and exploded erupting into a Wall of fir that killed at least four people the California Highway patrol said. The collision about 11 30 . Wednesday involved a Tanker carrying 20,000 Gallons of Gas Oline and at least one other vehicle office Dwight Mcdonald said. Four people were confirmed dead in the crash he said. Information on injuries was t immediately available As the fire continued to bum Early thursday county fire dispatcher Gloria Buccola said. The Accident occurred on interstate 10 i Montclair about 35 Miles cast of los Angeles. Youth s body discovered in stairway after Jet lands Miami a a 17-year-old youth was found dead in the  rear stairway of an Eastern airlines Jet that arrived Here wednes Day from Barbados police said. An autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause of death of the barbadian youth whose identity was being withheld pending notification of his family said Melro dad police spokes Man Bill Kinnic brew. Flight 928 arrived at Miami International air port ust before noon from the Eastern Caribbean Island and passengers exited normally through the Airport ramp Way Kinnic brew said. Everybody got off the air plane and when the ground Crew opened the Back stairwell they found the body he said. The rear Stair of the Boeing 727 is used on smaller runways without terminal ramps and by ground Crews and is not pressurized or healed during flight Kinnic brew said. The plane cruised at 35,000 feet on the 1,000 mile direct flight said Eastern spokeswoman Karen cd Romsak. . Crime task forces to be closed after Jan. 1 Washington a attorney general Dick Thornburgh announced wednesday he will proceed with plans to dismantle the Justice department s organized crime strike forces despite some congressional claims the move is Unwar ranted. Starting Jan. 1, the 14 strike forces will refolded into the 23 . Attorneys offices across the country Thornburgh , Thornburgh said he would Cre ate an organized crime Council in washing onto oversee the Federal govt rent s attack on organized  defended the reorganization which had been revealed previously on the grounds that traditional organized crime run by mafia families has changed with the mob often working i tandem with colombian drug cartels and others. Moreover organized crime is also operated by elements in the asian Community and gangs  
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