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Shortly thereafter Swaggart alerted Assemblies of God leaders to the impending scandal. Then, on March 19, Bakker beat the Observer to the punch. He confessed to the newspaper his adultery and the payment of "blackmail," quit PTL, and to the surprise of his followers handed control over to Jerry Falwell...
...families of the deceased. At North Hill, an upscale community in Needham, Mass., entry fees start at an unusually high $102,000 for a studio and run up to $251,000 for a three-bedroom apartment. But members or their heirs receive a 90% refund of the payment upon death or departure. Says Elinor Kirkby, 80, who paid $167,000 in 1985 to live in a comfortably appointed two-bedroom apartment: "I'm happy here, I feel secure. I'll never move again until the undertaker comes...
...older friend." On the island, the jail quickly filled to capacity (60) as cops contended with the rowdies. Police checked hotel lobbies and pool decks, carting off underage drinkers. But mostly the officers went easy, tolerating all but the nastiest drunks and even accepting credit cards for bond and payment of minor fines. "We're not hostile," observed Chief Ed Sanders. "We understand they're down here to have a good time." Agreed Justice of the Peace Robert Tenison, who was assessing mostly $70 disorderly-conduct fines rather than the maximum $200: "These are college kids. People are willing...
...State Department memo, obtained by The Associated Press, said an "emergency payment" of about $13,000 to International Business Communications was "of utmost importance, not just to the department, but to the White House and the NSC [National Security Council...
...This is to request the usual timing of 25 to 30 days be set aside to make an emergency payment of $12,858 to IBC in response to its bill dated 4-11-85," said the memo, which was dated the same day as IBC's bill...