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M. Anthony "Tony" Fisher, 52, a senior partner at Fisher Brothers, one of the most prominent real estate firms in New York City, died Friday in a plane crash in Massachusetts that killed six of the seven people on board. His wife, Anne Fisher, 41, and the pilot and the co-pilot were also killed in the crash, which injured one of the Fishers' five young children, Tora, 13. Mr. Fisher was in charge of leasing and acquisitions at Fisher Brothers, a real estate dynasty that helped reshape the city's skyline.

Admitted con man and ex-fugitive Salvatore P. Spinnato finally showed up in Baltimore County Circuit Court yesterday -- eight months late for his trial on charges that he kidnapped, assaulted and falsely imprisoned his ex-wife's boyfriend.Spinnato, arrested two weeks ago in Texas, appeared in jeans, leg chains and tasseled loafers as judges in separate hearings revoked his bail and rescheduled his trial for next month.His original trial -- scheduled for Jan. 21 -- was put off when Spinnato "absconded from the state," said prosecutor Mickey J. Norman.

Open letter to the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton: Gentlemen: I've read with interest and some begrudging admiration about your recent involvement in protesting the fatal police shooting of Sean Bell in Queens, N.Y., last weekend. Although I've strongly disagreed with both of you in the past -- and have written things about you that, at best, might be described as unkind -- I find myself on the same page as the two of you about this incident. New York undercover police fired at least 50 shots at a car Bell was driving.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The man Baltimore still loves to hate is buried on the side of the highest hill in Indianapolis -- a rolling green slope that once inspired poetry -- beneath a 6-foot, sculpted gray granite monument that bears a large horseshoe logo and his last name in capital letters: IRSAY. While closure has eluded many Baltimore fans who still hold a grudge against the man who spirited the Colts away to Indianapolis, it came for Robert Irsay on Jan. 14, 1997, at the age of 73, two years after he suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed and unable to speak in more than a whisper.

Dunbar Cos. unveiled its collection of armored car memorabilia yesterday at the dedication ceremonies for its $7 million headquarters in Hunt Valley.The Dunbar Armored Car Museum, believed to be the only museum in the world devoted to the armored car industry, features two vintage armored trucks, wall displays and a poignant memorial to the six Dunbar guards who have died in the line of duty since the company was founded in 1956.There's also a display that shows the nearly one dozen movies that featured Dunbar Armored trucks, including "Tough Guys," starring Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster, and "Beverly Hills Cop III," starring Eddie Murphy.

Terrance Richardson is a bad dude, according to federal agents. He's accused of being a Baltimore Bloods gang leader and ordering beatings and murders from jail while awaiting trial on 2008 gun charges. Since then, he's added racketeering and drug distribution to his alleged federal crimes. So, what do most people call him? "Squeaky." Naturally. Street nicknames, many of which were given during childhood, are the main means of identification among gang members of every level, from the neighborhood drug operations to the big, bad Bloods.

THE PHRASE that I heard the most during the debate on the Senate crime bill was "law-abiding citizens," as in, "Will you deprive law-abiding citizens of their right to bear arms under the Second Amendment?" or "The law-abiding citizens of my state will not stand by if you take their semiautomatic weapons away from them."I can't speak for others, but I don't know any law-abiding citizens. That doesn't mean they don't exist -- it's just that I have never met them.Take Rubbishon, who owns a Rapid Death .45 semi-automatic pistol.

A Democrat triumphed -- at least on the best-seller list. Bill Clinton wrote the big book -- his fulsome autobiography -- of 2004. Bob Dylan weighed in on his own enigmatic existence and porn star Jenna Jameson bared herself -- in words, not just photos. Philip Roth imaged a nightmare America that cozied up to Adolf Hitler, and the 9/11 Commission's report on a real nightmare in America became an acclaimed best-seller. Tom Wolfe published a new novel, and critics thought it was a nightmare.

GENEVA - An appellate panel of the World Trade Organization said yesterday that the United States may levy duties on imports from formerly state-owned European steelmakers, provided the U.S. Commerce Department changes the way it calculates the tariffs. A WTO appellate panel overturned parts of an earlier WTO ruling, setting the stage for the United States to retain the taxes of as much as 37 percent by making a new calculation. Under the panel's ruling, the duties can be imposed if the United States has determined that steelmakers including Arcelor of Luxembourg, the world's biggest, and Germany's ThyssenKrupp AG, weren't sold to the private sector for a fair price.

Auto racing CART: Named Christopher Pook president and chief executive. Baseball ANGELS: Agree with P Dennis Cook on one-year contract. ATHLETICS: Named Eric Kubota director of scouting; Chris Pittaro national field coordinator; and Matt Keough; and Ron Hopkins special assistants to the general manager. CUBS: Signed free-agent OF Moises Alou, who had been with Astros, to three-year contract with mutual option for 2005. Traded OF Michael Tucker to Royals for player to be named. GIANTS: Announced OF Barry Bonds has accepted the team's offer of salary arbitration.