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30 THE BOSTON GLOBE THURSDAY. AUGUST 28. 1980 THIS DAY IN HISTORY ON THE WATERFRONT AT BATTERY WHARF MiillBC 379-395 HOURS AT THE COMMERCIAL ST. XXI STiTE When a Hub con man meets The Amazing Kreskin TUESDAY Thro THURSDAY 9 A -6 Teiepho SALE EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27 THRU MONDAY SEPT, 1 FRIDAY 7 A.M.-6 P.M SATURDAY 7 A.M. -5 P.M.

fff5j2j FRE SUNDAY 7 A -2 P.M. tS PARK'NG CPEN IfCKDAY LABOR DAY 7 A.M.-W00N United Press International Today Is Thursday, Aug. 28, the 241th day of 1980 with 125 to follow. The moon is moving toward its last quarter. The morning star is Venus.

The evening stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this IT date are under the sign of Virgo. French actor Charles Boyer was born Aug. 28, 1899. On this day in history: In 1922, a New York City realty company paid $100 to sponsor the first radio commercial on station WEAF.

In 1963. more than 200,000 demonstrators V3s car-i It Je Nl A A I IS M' JT Abate, and most recently to Abbott. He operated three restaurants, one in Boston, Peabody and Randolph and offered his services to the FBI so he could avoid prosecution from passing bad checks. His cooperation with the FBI resulted in several successful political corruption cases in Boston. Then he moved to Huntsville, under the anor nymity of the US Justice Department's witness protection program and came to Jacksonville late last year, leaving some unhappy creditors in Huntsville.

A document filed in US District Court in Jacksonville quotes Abbott as saying that his former local attorney. Harold B. Haimowitz, was involved in the falsification of Abbott's application for an SBA-backed loan of $450,000 which was used to purchase the restaurant. Seven civil suits against Abbott or Abbott's Restaurant have been filed in the county courthouse in Jacksonville by creditors seeking more than $150,000 in damages. The creditors include contractors, performers, vendors and advertising agencies.

In addition. State's Attorney T. Edward Austin said "stacks" of worthless checks allegedly written by Abbott have been turned over to his office for investigation. He said they totaled about $5000 but no action is planned pending outcome of the FBI probe. The Amazing Kreskin said Abbott picked him up at the airport before his performance and bragged, among other things, that he carried a gun in a shoulder holster.

Part of the FBI investigation involves the question of how Abbott, with a criminal record in Massachusetts, was able to obtain two gun permits in Jacksonville. "Although we were constantly reminded of the gun, I found the man to be rather likable and interesting," Kreskin said. was. i liiiifr i mr- 1 staged an orderly civil rights march in Washington. D.C.

In 1968, the Democratic party nominated Hubert Humphrey to run for president as anti-war demonstrators fought police in Chicago. In 1973. an estimated 500 people were killed and 1000 injured by an earthquake that rocked Mexico. A thought for the day: Greek playwright Euripides said. "Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish." 1 mi i KM IT.

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Connolly Globe Staff JACKSONVILLE. Fla. The Amazing Kreskin. a nightclub entertainer who specializes in extrasensory perception, says he was no match for the amazing con man from Boston who currently uses the name Peter R. Abbott.

Abbott allegedly cheated The Amazing Kreskin out of a $5000 fee for a five-night appearance at Abbott's plush restaurant and lounge in July. "It might be Interesting for people to know that even a mentalist like myself can be bamboozled," Kreskin said of his experience with Abbott, whose list of creditors continued to grow here yesterday. Kreskin's agent. Lou Reda of Easton. said he and Kreskin have contacted "lawyer after lawyer," trying to collect the $5000.

"We wound up getting 'stiffed' by this guy (Abbott)." the agent said. Reda said that Abbott wrote a personal check, stopped payment and promised to send another check. Abbott hasn't been available for comment. Abbott's former restaurant on Phyllip's Highway in Jacksonville is the focal point of an FBI investigation. Abbott, working with the US Justice Department, claims to have bribed a number of officials, including a loan officer from the Small Business Administration (SBA).

a politically prominent lawyer and a banker so he could finance purchase of he restaurant last January. The restaurant became a leading night spot in Jacksonville as Abbott booked nationally known musical groups and other entertainers. Financial problems mounted and Abbott closed the place Aug. 16. FBI agents reportedly posed as restaurant employees so they could observe and videotape Abbott's meetings in his office with those he claimed to have bribed.

Kreskin. who is from West Caldwell. N.J., changed his name from George Kresge to T. (for The) A. (for Amazing) Kreskin.

He estimates that he has assisted 70 or so law enforcement agencies in criminal investigations, including the Hillside Strangler case in California and the "Son of Sam" murder probe in New York City. He was quoted in Jacksonville yesierday as saying he had been suspicious of Abbott from the beginning but not enough to pick up his usual 50 percent of the fee in advance. Abbott, 36, was known in Boston as Peter R. Auer and then changed his last name to Aver, then 2 in Puopolo trial get 6 months for contempt Two Dorchester women were given six-month sentences to Framingham reformatory yesterday after they were found guilty of criminal contempt for refusing to answer questions when they appeared as witnesses in a murder trial last November. Cassandra (Cassie) Mclntyre.

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