The planes won't fly over Jones Beach this year, an attraction that draws hundreds of thousands of visitors.

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In preparation for last year's summer touring season, Mr. Roberge sought a reprieve from officials at Jones Beach.

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On July 28, Jonathan Roth told authorities his father went for a swim at Jones Beach and never came back.

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Raymond Roth, 48, of Massapequa, New York, was first reported missing in the waters off Jones Beach late last July by his 22-year-old son, Jonathan Roth.

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Tucker, who's performing over Memorial Day weekend at the Jones Beach Air Show in New York, said corporate sponsors are trying to line up smaller events to fill his schedule after eight of his 20 shows were canceled.

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It tapped directly into long summer rides to Jones Beach with the dash-mounted eight-track blasting, to boom boxes in the Rockaways and Beach Haven, and turntables in back bedrooms of ethnic neighborhoods in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and the burbs.

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