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The CITIZEN, OTTAWA MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1986 C19 hllliSliilfllimTnT fill i Ill Jt j. if? Y'- 41 ti a 1 yV 4 4 -AP photo Police examine a car that was bombed in Brooklyn, N.Y., killing one man and injuring another Police link car-bomb victims to mobsters NEW YORK (Reuter) A powerful car bomb exploded on a quiet Brooklyn street Sunday, killing a man identified by law officials as the top associate of reputed mob boss John Gotti. The killing occurred nearly four months after Gotti allegedly took control of the Gambino crime family following the assassination of Paul Castellano on a Manhattan street. Police said another man linked to organized crime was critically injured in the blast, which let go about 1:45 p.m. EST as the two men stood outside the late model car in Brooklyn's Bensonhurst district.

Killed was Frank DeCicco, 58. He died in a hospital less than three hours after the explosion tore apart the front end of the 1985 Buick, scattering glass and debris on the street. He and the injured man, Frank Bellino, said to be in his 50s, were standing next to the car when the explosion happened. Police said they were trying to determine if the explosive device was remote-controlled or if one of the men triggered it by opening a car door. A woman passerby also was treated at a hospital, but police said her principal complaints stemmed from an asthma condition.

They said she was not seriously hurt by glass shards. Law enforcement officials would not immediately comment on the implications of the attack. At the time of the Castellano killing, there were predictions that it might trigger bloodshed. Agents specializing in organized crime reported earlier this year that Gotti had named DeCicco as his No. 2 man, a move viewed as a bid to heal rifts in the Gambino family.

The officials said that unlike Gotti, DeCicco was not considered an opponent of Castellano. Bellino has been described by law officials as a member of one of the city's other four crime families. The Gambino organization is New York's largest and is involved in a wide range of illicit activities, according to authorities. 1 Gotti and six other men currently are on trial in federal court in Brooklyn on federal racketeering charges. Political group guilty of credit fraud: newspaper The newspaper quoted Edward Spannaus, a senior member of the LaRouche organization, as saying the investigations were politically motivated "fishing expeditions" that are part of a federal conspiracy to harass and discredit LaRouche.

"You fail to cross a 't' and they go after you for a year," Mel Kle-netsky, a spokesman for LaRouche, told the Times. "It's a witch hunt." The Times said one court document said the grand jury found a "pattern that was repeated thousands of times," involving LaRouche operatives who staff tables at airports. They sold literature promoting nuclear power and other issues and displayed signs saying such things as "feed Jane Fonda to the whales." Service and the Secret Service are looking at groups under La-Rouche's influence as well. An affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Boston by U.S.

Attorney William Weld's office said the grand jury investigation's early findings "indicate an extensive nationwide pattern" of credit card fraud by LaRouche followers, the Times said. The Times quoted the affidavit as saying "hundreds of unauthorized charges apparently totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars" were made. The document said LaRouche workers at stands in airports around the country would "solicit people to subscribe to magazines and other publications and encourage them to make this purchase by credit card," the newspaper noted. "When these individuals got the NEW YORK (UPI) A grand jury has found followers of political extremist Lyndon LaRouche raised hundreds of thousands of dollars through nationwide credit card fraud, the New York Times said Sunday. The Times quoted a federal prosecutor's affidavit as saying preliminary findings of a two-year investigation by panel in Boston indicated the LaRouche groups defrauded hundreds of thousands of people.

A spokesman for LaRouche called the investigation a "witch hunt." The grand jury investigation is one of several federal probes into the workings of groups linked to LaRouche, the newspaper reported. The FBI, the Federal Election Commission, the Internal Revenue credit card bills," the document said, "instead of $15, $20 or $25, they had $500 or in some cases several thousand dollar charges" on their bills. Many of the records of the inquiries, normally kept secret, became public when they were filed in court in response to lawsuits and other legal actions LaRouche has initiated against the government, the newspaper said. Federal officials said LaRouche and his associates deny allegations of wrongdoing and have, in turn, accused some federal officials of being drug dealers, Nazis or agents of the Soviet KGB. The newspaper said LaRouche characterized Weld, who is conducting the grand jury investigation, as being associated with "sophisticated drug money-laundering operations." No peace in sight on anniversary of Lebanese civil war groups opposed to Palestine Liberation Organization chief Yasser Arafat and the Amal militia agreed Wednesday to put into effect peace measures backed by Syria but a total cease-fire has failed to take hold.

The two sides battled for a month for control of Beirut's three Palestinian refugee camps last May, killing 600 and wounding 2,300. Interested in buying or selling a bike? Some people are ready to sell, others are ready to buy. Check our "Bicycle, Repairs" classification 764 to find what you're looking for or to sell what you have. Our want ad staff will help you place your ad as economically as possible, for best results. what it said were two positions of the Israeli-backed South Lebanon Army militia.

Three southern villages were later shelled by the militia in apparent retaliation, security sources said. Elsewhere, Lebanese army units and pro-Syrian militias fought overnight with machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades in the mountains northeast of Beirut. No casualties were reported, military sources said. At the Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut, some 52 people have been killed and 200 wounded in 17 straight days of conflict. The latest casualty was a Shiite Moslem militia member, who had belonged to a cease-fire committee and was killed by a sniper, in Shatilla.

A coalition of Palestinian BEIRUT (UPI) Machine-gun fire, snipers and rocket blasts Sunday ushered in the 12th year of civil war in Lebanon with no signs of peace in sight. More than 100,000 people have died since April 13, 1975, when Christian militiamen opened fire on a bus in the suburb of Ain Rummaneh, killing 30 Palestinians. Battles swiftly engulfed the capital. On Sunday, clashes and sniper-fire between Palestinian gunmen and Shiite Moslem Amal militiamen in Beirut's Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatilla blocked any moves to implement a Syrian-backed peace pact for a fourth straight day. In southern Lebanon, an alliance of guerrilla groups claimed responsibility for firing several Soviet-made Katyusha rockets at 10 WORDS FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE DAYS ONLY M0.40 Early returns in Sudan election show moderate Moslem party in lead COMPLETION OF HIGHWAY STUDY HURDMAN BRIDGE WIDENING HIGHWAY 417 As part of the continuing Ottawa Queensway (Highway 417) rehabilitation work, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (M.T.C.) has completed a study which will result in the widening of the Hurdman Bridge at the Rideau River to accommodate one additional traffic lane in each direction on the bridge's outside edge.

Construction will involve the widening of the existing piers and abutments. The existing median will be replaced with a concrete barrier on which will be mounted three light poles. The existing outside curbs, railing and light poles will be removed and the bridge deck widened to provide for the additional lane and new concrete barriers along the outside edge. Also included in this project is the removal of the Old Hurdman Bridge which crosses the Rideau downstream of the Highway 417 Hurdman Bridge. The removal of this structure is the responsibility of the City of Ottawa and has been included in the Ministry contract at their request.

This study followed a Class Environmental Assessment process approved for projects of this type. As required by this approval, an Environmental Study Report has been filed with the Environmental Assessment Branch of the Ministry of the Environment IM.O.Ei and is available for public review at the following locations: Ministry of the Environment: Environmental Approvals Branch 7th Floor, 135 Clair W. Toronto, Ontario Southeastern Regional Office 133 Dalton Street Kingston, Ontario Ottawa District Office 3278 Holly Lane Ottawa, Ontario An Environmental Study Report and environmental study file are also available for review at the T.C. address noted below The public review period for this project will terminate after thirty (30) days from the publication of this notice. Should you wish to comment, please forward them by May 14, 1986, after which M.T.C may commence construction activities on the site For further information, or to comment, please contact: Mr.

K.S. Shepherd Area Manager Planning Design Section Ministry of Transportation Communications Postal Bag 4000, 355 Counter Street Kingston, Ontario K7L 5A3 Our toll free number in the 613 area code is: 1-800-267-0295 10 WORDS FOR 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS ONLY $13.30 Non-commercial, private party only. KHARTOUM, Sudan (UPI) A moderate Moslem party was winning strong voter support in Sudan's first multi-party elections in nearly 18 years, early returns showed Sunday. Voting began April 1 and ended Saturday night for a 301-seat National Assembly that is expected to take over the government April 26 from a military council. The Sudan News Agency reported between 4 million and 4.5 million people voted during the two weeks at 28,000 polling places.

Early returns showed big wins for the centrist Umma grouping of Sadiq al-Mahdi. The Umma is one of two strong, traditional Moslem parties that dominated political life in Sudan before the 16-year rule of President Jaafar Numeiry, who was overthrown one year ago. Initial results were from outside the capital. A handful of Khartoum seats were expected to be declared later Sunday with the bulk of the urban results to come in Monday. Because of poor communications throughout the country the largest in Africa nationwide results will trickle in from Sudan's more distant provinces over the next four or five days with a clear picture of the outcome expected Friday.

Election officers in Khartoum indicated that turnout in the city would generally exceed 75 per cent. Officials said all the results may not be in for 48 hours because of voting extensions in some parts of southern Sudan. Almost half of the southern voters stayed away from polling stations because of the 3-year-old civil war in the south between rebels of the Sudanese Peoples' Liberation Army and northern government troops. VISA I czzza Citizen WANT ADS Phone 829-9321.