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In October 1989 prison inmate Vincent Federico, applying for a furlough in Massachusetts, thoughtlessly listed as his destination a safe house in Medford, Massachusetts, at which New England Mafia members were conducting an induction ceremony that weekend for new associates (including, allegedly, Federico). The FBI showed up too, and in April 1991 a judge decided the evidence gathered then about their illegal activities would be admissible in court against those in attendance.
In January Jack Carl McMorrow, 47, stopped by the offices of the Barberton, Ohio, police department to inquire whether there were any outstanding warrants for his arrest. An officer ran a check, discovered two, and arrested him.
In February a man disgruntled about an unemployment-compensation claim walked into the Salt Lake City Job Service Center, poured gasoline on an employee’s desk, and set it on fire. He then failed to get out of the way fast enough, and suffered first-degree burns on his hands and third-degree burns to his face.
David Kendrick of Berkshire, New York, recently received a patent for a watch that runs in reverse chronological order. The wearer sets it according to an actuarial table, and the watch indicates how much time he has left on Earth. Kendrick says the watch will encourage people not to waste time. D-day can be adjusted depending on life-style changes.
