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( S ( NP-TMP ( DT These ) ( NNS days ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Nissan ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB afford ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN strategy ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( RB even ) ( IN though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS profits ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB n't ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB exactly ) ( JJ robust ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

These days Nissan can afford that strategy even though profits are n't exactly robust

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Nissan had record net income of 114.63 billion yen 868 million in the fiscal year ended last March 31 a remarkable recovery from the 20.39 billion yen of two years earlier when the company lost money on operations

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Nissan has increased earnings more than market share by cutting costs and by taking advantage of a general surge in Japanese car sales

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But Nissan expects to earn only 120 billion yen in the current fiscal year a modest increase of 4.7 %

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The big reason For all its cost-cutting Nissan remains less efficient than Toyota

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In its last fiscal year Nissan 's profit represented just 2.3 % of sales compared with 4.3 % at Toyota

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To help close the gap Nissan recently established a top-level cost-cutting committee

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Nissan is the world 's only auto maker currently building vehicles in all three of the world 's key economic arenas the U.S. Japan and Europe

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That gives it an enviable strategic advantage at least until its rivals catch up but also plenty of managerial headaches

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For example Nissan 's U.S. operations include 10 separate subsidiaries for manufacturing sales design research etc. that report separately back to Japan

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And in July Nissan 's Tennessee manufacturing plant beat back a United Auto Workers organizing effort with aggressive tactics that have left some workers bitter

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We are in a transitional phase from being a Japanese company to becoming an international company based in Japan says Mr. Muramatsu the executive vice president

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He promises that Nissan will soon establish a holding company overseeing all U.S. operations just as it 's doing in Europe

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Perhaps the biggest challenge however will be to prevent a return to its former corporate rigidity as its recovery continues

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Already personnel officials are talking about the need for a Phase Two cultural-reform effort of some sort

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We are still only half way through the turnaround of this company and there are many more things to do President Kume says

( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ adds ) ( ADVP ( RB however ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN momentum ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN generated ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unstoppable ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He adds however that the momentum we have generated is unstoppable

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Your Oct. 2 page-one article on people riding so-called railbikes on railroad tracks was a disservice to your readers

( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( ADVP ( RB unfortunately ) ) ( VP ( VBZ encourages ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS others ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB engage ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( RB highly ) ( JJ dangerous ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( JJ illegal ) ) ) ( NN activity ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( RB only ) ( DT a ) ( RB very ) ( JJ few ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG doing ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It unfortunately encourages others to engage in a highly dangerous and illegal activity that only a very few are doing now

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And it treats such activities in a frivolous cavalier fashion with total indifference to common sense and public safety

( NP ( NNP Saul ) ( NNP Resnick ) )

Saul Resnick

( NP ( NNP Vice ) ( NNP President ) )

Vice President

( NP ( NNP Public ) ( NNPS Affairs ) )

Public Affairs

( NP ( NNP Conrail ) )

Conrail

( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT An ) ( NN arbitrator ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD awarded ) ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ( NNPS Airlines ) ( NNS pilots ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN between ) ( CD 60 ) ( CD million ) ( CC and ) ( CD 100 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ back ) ( NN pay ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN decision ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-285 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB complicate ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN carrier ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN bankruptcy-law ) ( NN reorganization ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

An arbitrator awarded Eastern Airlines pilots between 60 million and 100 million in back pay a decision that could complicate the carrier 's bankruptcy-law reorganization

( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN unit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Texas ) ( NNP Air ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG examining ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ruling ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB determine ) ( SBAR ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB appeal ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Eastern a unit of Texas Air Corp. said it is examining the ruling to determine if it can appeal

( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP It ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unclear ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Eastern ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB succeed ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG overturning ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN arbitrator ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN decision ) ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ long-simmering ) ( NN pay ) ( NN parity ) ( NN dispute ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-286 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ predates ) ( NP ( DT both ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN carrier ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN Chapter ) ( CD 11 ) ( NN petition ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( CD 1986 ) ( NN acquisition ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNP Texas ) ( NNP Air ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's unclear whether Eastern will succeed in overturning the arbitrator 's decision made in a long-simmering pay parity dispute that predates both the carrier 's Chapter 11 petition and its 1986 acquisition by Texas Air

( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT All ) ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ previous ) ( NN court ) ( NNS efforts ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB head ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS pilots ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS demands ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN failed ) ) ) )

All Eastern 's previous court efforts to head off the pilots ' demands have failed

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An Eastern spokesman said he does n't expect that the arbitrator 's ruling will have any overall material effect on the company 's strategic plan

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Bankruptcy experts said the law is n't clear on how such an arbitration ruling can affect a company 's case

( S ( PP ( IN Like ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( JJ other ) ( NN creditor ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNS pilots ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB apply ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN court ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN payment ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN claim ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Like any other creditor the pilots will have to apply to the court for payment of their claim

( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB leave ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lot ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN leeway ) ) ( SBAR ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNP Bankruptcy ) ( NNP Judge ) ( NNP Burton ) ( NNP R. ) ( NNP Lifland ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB decide ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-287 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( FRAG ( NP ( NN anything ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS pilots ) ) ( ADVP ( RB actually ) ) ( VP ( VBP collect ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

That may leave a lot of leeway for U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Burton R. Lifland to decide what if anything the pilots actually collect

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In August he issued the ruling that let the pilots pursue their back-pay grievance before the arbitrator

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The pilots ' contract with Eastern calls for a mutually acceptable private arbitrator to resolve such grievances

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In a statement to employees Eastern said the company was disappointed by the ruling

( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN obligation ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB totally ) ( JJ unwarranted ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN statement ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The obligation is totally unwarranted the statement said

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James Linsey a lawyer for the Air Line Pilots Association said the pilots were extremely pleased

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This is a blow not only to Eastern but to the creditors committee he said

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Eastern 's creditors committee along with the company has consistently opposed the pilots ' claim which if paid would have to come out of money both hope to use to pay off other bankruptcy claims

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Eastern and its creditors are in the final delicate stages of negotiating a second reorganization plan to pay off the airline 's debts

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An earlier plan which had received the creditors ' approval in July fell apart when Eastern changed its business plan

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It is n't known whether the pilot claim was figured into either plan

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The dispute between Eastern and its pilots is over a pay parity clause in the pilots ' contract

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The clause was part of an agreement in which pilots accepted a substantial pay cut as long as no other labor group got a raise

( S ( SBAR-TMP ( ADVP ( RB Shortly ) ) ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Texas ) ( NNP Air ) ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP ( NP ( NN control ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT some ) ( NNS Machinists ) ( NN union ) ( NNS supervisors ) ) ( VP ( VBD received ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 20 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN pay ) ( NN raise ) ) ) )

Shortly after Texas Air took control of Eastern some Machinists union supervisors received a 20 % pay raise

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The pilots argued that this triggered a pay raise for them

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Eastern has disputed the claim but a federal district court an appeals court and now the arbitrator have all sided with the pilots

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The two sides do n't even agree about how much money is at issue

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The pilots put the amount as high as 100 million the company at 65 million

( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Another ) ( NN arbitrator ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG hearing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN pay ) ( NN parity ) ( NN case ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS pilots ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG resulting ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ similar ) ( NN set ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS circumstances ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG involving ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ separate ) ( NN pay ) ( NN raise ) ) ( VP ( VBN granted ) ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN union ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Another arbitrator is hearing another pay parity case between Eastern and its pilots resulting from a similar set of circumstances involving a separate pay raise granted another union

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A decision on that case is n't expected before mid-November

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Ironically many of the pilots involved have left Eastern or are still striking the carrier which filed for bankruptcy protection March 9

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About 800 have crossed the picket lines and returned to work

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One of Ronald Reagan 's attributes as President was that he rarely gave his blessing to the claptrap that passes for consensus in various international institutions

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In fact he liberated the U.S. from one of the world 's most corrupt organizations UNESCO

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This is the U.N. group that managed to traduce its own charter of promoting education science and culture

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Ever since the remaining members have been desperate for the United States to rejoin this dreadful group

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Now UNESCO apologists are lobbying President Bush to renege on President Reagan 's decision to depart

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But we can think of many reasons to stay out for the foreseeable future and well beyond

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The U.S. along with Britain and Singapore left the agency when its anti-Western ideology financial corruption and top leadership got out of hand

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The personal antics of agency Director Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow drew much attention such as when several of his top aides were uncovered as KGB plants and ejected from France and when a mysterious office fire was set just before Congress sent accountants to trace U.S. funds

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Mr. M'Bow was an extreme case but even his replacement the more personally genial Spanish biochemist Federico Mayor has had little success at achieving reforms

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Several ridiculous projects continue including the New International Economic Order which means redistributionism from the West to pay for everyone else 's statism

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The Orwellian New World Information Order would give government officials rights against the press journalists would be obliged to kowtow to their government which would have licensing and censorship powers and indeed duties to block printing of wrong ideas

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UNESCO somehow converted the founding U.N. ideals of individual rights and liberty into peoples ' rights

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Million-dollar conferences were held to chew on subjects such as ethical responsibilities of scientists in support of disarmament and the impact of the activities of transnational corporations

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The agency was so totally subverted from the high principles of its founding that even the Soviets now wonder about an agency that seemed so congenial to them

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Glasnost may be partly responsible but Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze last year admitted The exaggerated ideological approach undermined tolerance intrinsic to UNESCO

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UNESCO is now holding its biennial meetings in Paris to devise its next projects

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Mr. Mayor 's hope that references to press freedom would survive unamended seems doomed to failure the current phrasing is educating the public and media to avoid manipulation

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He has n't been able to replace the M'Bow cabal

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Soviets remain in charge of education programs a former head of an African military tribunal for executions is in charge of culture and a hard-line Polish communist in exile directs the human-rights and peace division

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Of the agency 's 2,750 staff members 230 are in the field working on actual projects such as literacy and oceanographic research

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The position of the United States which once contributed 25 % of the budget is that nothing has changed

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John Bolton the assistant secretary of state for international organizations told Congress that the continuing statist restrictive nondemocratic programs make rejoining any time soon extremely unlikely

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This has n't much bothered the UNESCO delegates who last week could n't even agree to raise funds by selling off a fancy 19th-century French chateau the agency somehow owns

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Other countries including West Germany may have a hard time justifying continued membership

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We see an even stronger argument against UNESCO than its unsurprising failure to reform

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This is that the Reagan Revolution spanning Eastern Europe and Tiananmen Square shows the power of ideas unencumbered by international civil servants or government functionaries

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Free markets free minds and free elections have an appeal that seems to get muddled only when delivered through U.N. organizations which of course are made up largely of governments that fear these principles at home

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The Babelists of the United Nations are experts at obfuscation

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This can have its purposes at times but there 's no reason to cloud the importance and allure of Western concepts of freedom and justice

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We can see plenty of reasons to stay out and none to rejoin UNESCO

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The crowning moment in the career of Joseph F. O'Kicki came as 300 local and state dignitaries packed into his elegant marble-columned courtroom here last year for his swearing in as President Judge of Cambria County

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Baskets of roses and potted palms adorned his bench

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The local American Legion color guard led the way

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As the judge marched down the center aisle in his flowing black robe he was heralded by a trumpet fanfare

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To many it was a ceremony more befitting a king than a rural judge seated in the isolated foothills of the southern Allegheny Mountains

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But then Judge O'Kicki often behaved like a man who would be king and some say an arrogant and abusive one

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While his case may be extreme it reflects the vulnerability of many small communities to domineering judges

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Last March nine months after the judge 's swearing-in the state attorney general 's office indicted him on a sweeping array of charges alleging more than 10 years of official oppression in Cambria County a depressed steel and mining community in western Pennsylvania

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The allegations ranging from theft and bribery to coercion and lewdness paint a disquieting picture

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According to testimony in a public 80-page grand-jury report handed up to the state attorney general Judge O'Kicki extorted cash from lawyers muscled favorable loans from banks and bullied local businesses for more than a decade

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Prosecutors in an indictment based on the grand jury 's report maintain that at various times since 1975 he owned a secret and illegal interest in a beer distributorship plotted hidden ownership interests in real estate that presented an alleged conflict of interest set up a dummy corporation to buy a car and obtain insurance for his former girlfriend now his second wife and maintained 54 accounts in six banks in Cambria County

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In testimony recorded in the grand jury report court employees said the judge now 59 years old harassed his secretaries made imperial demands on his staff and hounded anyone who crossed him

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Bailiffs claimed they were required to chauffeur him to and from work mow his lawn chop his wood fix his car and even drop by his house to feed his two grown mutts Dixie and Husky

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One former bailiff charged that the judge double-crossed him by reneging on a promise of a better paying job after pocketing a 500 bribe

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Some of the allegations are simply bizarre

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Two former secretaries told the grand jury they were summoned to the judge 's chambers on separate occasions to take dictation only to find the judge in his bikini underwear

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One secretary testified that the judge once called her to his office while wearing nothing at all