| Donald Newell, retired firefighter, dies at 86
After serving in the US Army Air Corps during World War II, he spent 37 years as a firefighter out of Orient Heights in East Boston for Ladder 21 and Engine 56. "He just felt so honored that he could do a job that would save people's lives," said his daughter, Julie Covey of Saugus. "That meant a lot to him." Mr. Newell also was commander of the American Legion in Saugus for five years in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was active with Shriners Aleppo Temple Fire Brigade during his retirement. In addition to his daughter, Mr. Newell leaves a son, Robert of Danvers; three sisters, Beulah Kanarkiewicz of Saugus, Phyllis Leston of Danvers, and Fern Ruble of Woburn; and four grandchildren. Services have been held. Burial was at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, in Peabody.
Friday 6th October
We have a strong organisation, committed people and a track record that we intend to build on. I am thoroughly looking forward to the challenges." Richards had become the frontrunner despite doubts among the many commercial companies Ofcom will regulate about his lack of private sector experience and his close political ties.
Back to top Sirius gaining on XM
US subscription radio satcaster Sirius Satellite said it added 441,101 net new subscribers in the third quarter, up 23 per cent from the same period a year ago, helping it narrow the gap with its larger rival XM Satellite Radio. Sirius said it now had about 5.1 million total subscribers.
XM Satellite, with nearly 7.2 million subscribers, said it added 285,000 new net subscribers during the third quarter, less than half the number of subscribers it added this time last year.
Criminals Steal IDs From Dead
"She was my sister. She was very sick and she died, and six months later I get this," said Shirley Geist holding a VISA bill. Geist never expected to get a bill from a credit card her sister had not used in years. "I get a bill for $852.23 of which about $53 is finance charges and late charges because I did not get the December bill," Geist said. .
Cocaine-Smuggling Granny's Secret Hideaway
A GRAN jailed in South America for drug running is back in Scotland living in a secret hideaway. Irene Campbell, 63, who got seven years for trying to smuggle £500,000 of cocaine out of Venezuela, has been keeping a low profile since being freed. But the Record has tracked her down to a flat in Perth. And the former Glasgow social worker told us: "I don't know how you found me but just go away." The mum-of-four was jailed in 2000 when Venezuelan customs caught her with 8kg of cocaine in her case. She's been trying to hide her shameful past since moving into her two-bedroom flat in Perth. Neighbours in the respectable cul-desac where she lives were stunned to discover she was a convicted drug trafficker. One said: "I can't believe she was smuggling drugs.
Alleged Kiwi botnet mastermind in court
An 18-year-old suspected of masterminding a botnet-fueled international cybercrime network has appeared in a New Zealand court. Owen Thorn Walker, of Whitianga in New Zealand's North Island, was charged with a variety of computer hacking offences including two counts of accessing a computer for dishonest purposes, two counts of accessing a computer system without permission, and a single count of damaging a computer system as well as possessing hacking software, Radio New Zealand reports. If convicted, Walker faces up to 10 years imprisonment. .
Protect your loved ones from financial exploitation
This finding will remain on file and subject to public disclosure to allow others to investigate his history and protect their loved ones ["The Fleecing of Frances Taylor" investigative series, The Seattle Times, page one, Dec. 2-3]. Seniors and vulnerable adults deserve our respect as well as our protection. Working together, we can help keep them safe from harm. Rob McKenna is the attorney general of Washington state. .
Gold Loses Some Luster And Street Giddy Over Visa Inc IPO
Gold lost some of its luster today after U.S. Treasury Under Secretary David McCormick gave support to the idea of International Monetary Fund gold sales. Earlier today, the Treasury, in a turnaround, said it would support gold sales from the IMF's reserves if they are part of a package reforming the way the organization operates. McCormick said timing for the sales or when such a plan would be taken to Congress was not yet determined. April gold finished down $7.30 at $940.50 an ounce on NYMEX. .
In the military we trust
It's striking because it comes despite widespread media coverage of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, the friendly-fire coverup in the case of Pat Tillman's death, and alleged retribution killings by Marines at Haditha. It's disturbing because our country is founded on civilian control of the military. It's debatable whether our less-than-resolute civilian leaders can now exercise the necessary level of oversight of the military and the Pentagon when they are distrusted by so many Americans. .
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