Paul Hoffman died he was , 49, an Author And Former Reporter at Post – New York …

Paul Hoffman, an author and former newspaper reporter, died Monday of injuries suffered in a fire in his Greenwich Village apartment on Saturday.
He was 49 years old.
Mr. Hoffman worked for The New York Post from 1962 to 1969, covering courts and politics and serving as the newspaper’s Albany correspondent. He went on to write several nonfiction books.
Before working for The Post, Mr. Hoffman was employed by the City News Bureau in Chicago from 1958 to 1960, United Press International in Detroit from 1960 to 1961, and Stars and Stripes in New York City in 1962.
He is survived by his parents, William and Miriam Hoffman of Chicago, and a sister, Nancy Levant of Rochester.

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Ambulance drivers ‘decided dying man was not worth saving’

Two ambulancemen have been arrested by police after they were heard allegedly discussing whether they should bother to resuscitate a disabled man who had collapsed at home and subsequently died.
Barry Baker, 59, who lived alone, had dialled 999 saying that he thought he was having a heart attack. An ambulance was sent to his house while a controller kept him talking on the line.
By the time the ambulancemen arrived at the house in Patcham, Brighton, Mr Baker had collapsed, but the telephone line was still open and was being recorded.
It is alleged that staff in the control centre heard the two medics making disparaging comments about the state of the house.
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A police source, who asked not to be named, said that the ambulancemen were then heard discussing Mr Baker and saying “words to the effect that he was not worth saving”.
The source said that the two men were allegedly first heard commenting on the untidy state of the house and then saying that it was not worth bothering to resuscitate Mr Baker.
They are said to have discussed what to tell ambulance control and decided to say that Mr Baker was already dead when they got there.
The controllers were said to be so shocked by what had allegedly been said that they contacted senior managers, who called the police.
“Obviously the crew did not realise that the phone was still connected and, of course, the 999 call was recorded on tape,” the source said.
“The tape recording of what the paramedics allegedly said has been handed over to the Sussex Police Major Crime Team as evidence.”
Sussex Police confirmed that two men had been arrested and that a full-scale investigation into the incident was being carried out by the major crime team. more

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Angry man convicted of traffic ticket order to spend time in jail for spitting on floor

SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) – A northern Idaho man convicted of a traffic violation in Bonner County was ordered to spend two days in jail after he spit on the courthouse floor in anger. First District Court Judge Justin Julian found 59-year-old Daniel Malone in contempt on Wednesday.
Julian said the man glared before “maliciously expelling a large amount of saliva” onto a carpet in the courthouse hallway. Earlier in the day, the judge found Malone guilty of failing to obey a stop sign in September.
He was ordered to pay a $75 fine.
Malone said he is innocent of the traffic violation and suggested the judge should show mercy because it was Christmas Eve. Julian told Malone there was no excuse for his behavior.
Malone was released from jail on Friday.

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Bank apologizes for Billion dollar overdraft error

IRVINE, Scotland, Dec. 30 (UPI) — A Scottish man said his bank has apologized after his online statement showed his account was overdrawn by $145 billion.
Donald Moffat, 38, a full-time student and part-time care worker, said his account with bank Barclay’s showed two withdrawals Tuesday morning of about $72 billion each, the BBC reported Tuesday.
“We knew we still had quite a bit left in the account as we checked last night before we went out,” Moffat said Tuesday. “This morning I went out to get a few things, then, when I came back, my account was overdrawn by that amount.”
Moffat said the bank apologized, blaming a “technical error” for the mistaken statement. He said the bank offered him $14 in compensation for the phone calls he made to resolve the matter.
Barclay’s said the problem was not limited to Moffat’s account.
“Earlier today a technical error caused some customer accounts to be incorrectly debited,” the bank said in a statement. “The problem was immediately identified and corrected within less than an hour, and all affected customer accounts are now showing correct balances.”

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Girl robbed during epileptic fit

Police want to speak to a woman seen on CCTV after the theft
A teenager had her bag stolen by a woman as she lay on the floor suffering an epileptic fit in a busy Lancashire shopping centre.
The 17-year-old girl collapsed in St George’s Shopping Centre at Friargate in Preston city centre.
As she lay on the floor a woman took the girl’s white carrier bag, containing about £25 worth of items.
Police have described the theft as “callous” and have issued a CCTV image of woman they want to speak to.
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The girl made a full recovery after the incident on Christmas Eve.
Pc Paul Brookes, of Lancashire Police, said: “For someone to steal this young lady’s bag as she lay suffering from an epileptic fit displays a particular callousness.
“I would appeal for anyone who knows the lady pictured on the CCTV stills or who has any other information about this incident to get in touch with us.”
The woman was described as being white, in her late 40s, of medium build, and was wearing a three-quarter length white or cream jacket and black trousers.

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