Hertz Admits $13 Million Auto Repair Overcharges
New York AP Hertz Corp confirms overcharging individuals and insurers by 13 million dollars for seven years using fake damage claims and inflated bills. It halted the scheme in 1985, fired the accident claims chief, will refund improper payments, and has already returned about 3 million as federal grand jury probes proceed.
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New York
Hertz Corp
Hertz
Wnbc-Tv
New York Times
Clan Still Committed To Confrontation
In Marion Utah a polygamist clan barricaded for 11 days after a Jan 16 Mormon chapel bombing and refused a goodwill gesture. Ogden Kraut visited with milk and cereal but left without concessions. Deputies vow to continue dialogue while clan leaders insist confrontation will resurrect their dead patriarch.
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Marion
Utah
Ogden Kraut
Doug Bodrero
Salt Lake
Singer
U S Navy to shrink Gulf force under Carlucci plan
Pentagon officials say Defense Secretary Frank C. Carlucci authorized a slight reduction in Middle East naval strength. A battleship and a helicopter carrier will depart the Persian Gulf as part of broader force realignment. About 30 ships serve the region now. reductions begin around February 18.
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Washington
Persian Gulf
Defense
Frank C. Carlucci
Pentagon
Carlucci
Gulf
U.S
Reagan Directs Attention To Sandinistas
President Reagan uses congressional nerves over Nicaragua to push for new Contra aid. He plans a Wednesday request of 40 to 50 million dollars, about ten percent for weapons and the rest for non lethal supplies, to sustain the Contra forces through July.
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Washington
Reagan
Nicaragua
House
Colombia's Attorney General is killed and mayoral candidate abducted
The handcuffed body of Attorney General Carlos Hoyos was found near Medellin after gunmen tied to drug traffickers fired on his car, killing two bodyguards. Police later rescued Bogota mayoral hopeful Carlos Andres Pastrana, son of ex President Misael Pastrana, and captured one kidnapper. Los Extraditables claimed responsibility for both incidents.
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Bogota
Colombia
Medellin
Carlos Hoyos
Carlos Andres Pastrana
Pastrana
Misael Pastrana
Hoyos
Los Extraditables
Conservatives See Gorbachev Treaty Cheating Fear
Reagan officials vow to verify INF treaty while conservatives demand stronger checks. Shultz and Carlucci promise on site inspections and robust verification as Helms accuses Soviets of cheating. Treaty aims to eliminate missiles with 315 to 3125 mile range within three years. ratification needs 67 votes. Senate vote expected by March.
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Washington
United States
George Shultz
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Defense
Frank Carlucci
Senate ‘Armed Services Committee
Willem Crowe Rs
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Shultz
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Helms
Reagan
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Senate
Australia marks bicentennial amid Aboriginal protest in Sydney
Two million Australians celebrated Australia Day around Sydney harbor with a grand parade and fireworks while about 11,000 Aborigines marched peacefully to demand land rights and protest past wrongs. Prime Minister Hawke urged reflection on heritage and multicultural makeup without guilt. The event featured a marcher-filled waterfront and a sail fleet reenacting early convict voyages.
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Sydney
Australia
England
Barry Stevens
Bob Hawke
Hawke
Outback
Japan imposes sanctions over North Korea bombing
Japan declares North Korea responsible for the Korean Air bombing that killed 118 and imposes sanctions. Diplomats restricted, landing permissions denied, and port scrutiny tightened. Japan stops short of cutting all trade while stressing terrorism as an inexcusable act against world peace and order.
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Tokyo
Japan
North Korea
Foreign Ministry
Burma
South Korea
Keizo Obashi
World's First AIDS Summit Draws Health Ministers from 150 Nations
In London the AIDS summit gathers health officials from 150 countries to mount a global fight against the disease. WHO and the British government co sponsor the three day event at Queen Elizabeth Conference Center with participation by 122 countries and 28 others including the United States. Officials expect about 150000 cases by year end 1988, with undigit reporting masking the true toll. Princess Anne to open proceedings as WHO touts the largest gathering of health ministers on a single issue.
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London
United States
Queen Elizabeth Conference Center
Anne
World Health Organization
U.N
U.N. General Assembly
WHO
Jonathan Mann
Two Ton Leak Reduces British Nuclear Plant Output
London AP reports Dungeness nuclear plant had one reactor cut by 60 megawatts from 210 as two tons of radioactive gas leaked from a broken oil seal. Carbon dioxide cooling gas spilled with 400 gallons of oil. firefighters foamed and contained the spill. gas dispersed without danger to the public. official called the incident minor and no alert issued.
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London
Peter Welsh
Dungeness
England
Welsh
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