| 1930 | Sep 25, 1930 - An unidentified man was shot to death tonight on Barren island, just off the foot of Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn, by another unidentified man in the presence of Joseph Perrone, who had driven them to the spot in his taxicab. PUTS HIS PAL ON "SPOT" AS TAXI. DRIVER LOOKS ON ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/480810172.html?dids=480810172:480810172&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep...1930...TAXI+DRIVER...
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| 1952 | Jun 6, 1952 - Homicide detectives yesterday were checking gambling and attempted robbery angles in an attempt to solve the slaying of Oliver W. Weathers, 50, a cab driver, in West Los Angeles yesterday. SEEKS CLUES - Police Chemist Roy Pinker inspects vehicle of murdered Toxicob ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/448519612.html?dids=448519612:448519612&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+06%2C+1952...pub...TAXI+DRIVER...
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| 1976 | Dec 9, 1976 - Dist. Atty. John K. Van de Kamp has indicated he will investigate Yellow Cab Co.'s failure to pay wage claims due its idled drivers, state Labor Commissioner James L. Quillin said Wednesday. Yellow Cab Co. May Face Criminal Charges. BY ERWIN BA=ER. Tim" Cilof. Dist. Atty. ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/642447162.html?dids=642447162:642447162&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+09%2C+1976...pub...Taxi+Driver...
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| 1999 | Oct 22, 1999 - Described by Schrader (who previously collaborated on Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and The Last Temptation Of Christ with Scorsese) as the "bookend" ... By so persistently insisting on evoking Taxi Driver - which it does in its strobe-lit, overcaffeinated pacing; its ironic voiceover and ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/428002191.html?dids=428002191:428002191&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:FT&type...date...Taxi+Driver...driver...
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| 2002 | Aug 12, 2002 - A taxi driver has told police the motorist, driving a four-door saloon car, was "thrashing" his arms around inside the car and swerving ... Detective Chief Inspector Andy Hebb told reporters: "As he followed the car the taxi driver realised there were other people inside the vehicle. ... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1404211/Driver-struggled-with-two-children.html
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| 2003 | Jul 14, 2003 - JERUSALEM (AP) — Representatives of Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel called for the release of an Israeli taxi driver feared kidnapped by militants, a gesture that could help shore up fragile peace moves. Also Monday, a top leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas warned that ... www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-14-mideast_x.htm
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| 2004 | Jun 17, 2004 - A Palestinian militant and a taxi driver were killed in an operation mounted Wednesday by Israeli forces. Witnesses said an Israeli undercover unit entered Jenin and killed the militant, Majed al-Saadi, 25, as he sat in a restaurant. Mr. Saadi was a member of Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades, ... www.nytimes.com/2004/06/17/world/al-aksa-militant-and-taxi-driver-are-killed-by-israelis-in-west-bank. html
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| 2006 | Jun 9, 2006 - By Richard Alleyne in Frankfurt. Three England fans claimed the dubious honour of being the first to be arrested during the World Cup yesterday as supporters were warned of the consequences of crossing the line between having fun and causing offence. The trio, from the Midlands, ... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/1520815/Fans-arrested-after-row-with-taxi-driver. html
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| 2007 | Nov 12, 2007 - BAGHDAD (AP) — A private security guard fatally shot an Iraqi taxi driver, Iraqi officials said, in the latest incident involving what Iraqis believe are unprovoked killings by contractors hired to protect Americans. A spokesman for DynCorp International, a Falls Church, Virginia-based ... www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-11-12-iraq-monday_N.htm
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| 2008 | Aug 4, 2008 - A teenager in Thailand has stabbed a taxi driver to death and linked the killing to the violent video game Grand Theft Auto IV. He later told police: "Killing seemed easy in the game." Polwat Chino, 19, told authorities he had been addicted to the controversial video game, ... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/2497978/Grand-Theft-Auto-blamed-over-Thai-taxi- driver-murder.html
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