Stolen airline tickets in U.S.
March 18, 2021 00:12 IST
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March 18, 2021 00:12 IST
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[New York] Airlines and law enforcement agencies around the world are trying to combat a growing traffic in stolen airline tickets that has reaped huge profits for racketeers on the East and West Coasts (of the U.S.). The airlines say they have lost millions of dollars to well-organised groups that steal blank tickets from travel agencies and airline offices and then sell them to bargain-hunting travellers, often at less than half the regular fare. “The word has gone out that an airline ticket is a very negotiable item,” Mr. Oscar B. Parker, director of security for Eastern Airlines, said in an interview. “People know that when you are trying to board 200 people in half an hour, you don’t always check the tickets as much as you should.” Last year, slightly more than 28,000 blank tickets were stolen in the United States alone. The authorities believe th
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Ohio lawmakers seek to limit local authority over fossil-fuel use
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
Posted Mar 15, 2021
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COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio Republican lawmakers are again looking to hamstring local governments’ ability to pass pro-environmental ordinances this time, by cutting off potential attempts by communities to rein in the use of fossil fuels.
Twin bills introduced in the Ohio House and Senate would, if passed, prevent local governments from limiting residents’ use of natural gas. A third bill, introduced in the House, would prevent local bans on oil or gas pipelines, as well as restrictions on the use of any fossil fuel for electricity generation.
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Special to the Globe Gazette
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