Earl Wilson, the syndicated columnist, took what appears to be a slap at those who prefer to help Israel while ignoring the fiscal plight of New York. In his column last Friday, Wilson noted that Frank Sinatra pledged to buy $260,000 worth of State of Israel Bonds at a tribute to Billy Weinberger, president of Caeser’s Palace, the famed resort hotel in Las Vegas. In parenthesis, in the report, Wilson asked: “Hey, Frank, how you fixed for NY City bonds?”
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