Public interest group cites $300 million in improper payments since 1970
The Council on Economic Priorities based its claim on reports from 175 major corporations filed with the SEC, noting the real figure is likely higher. SEC chair Roderick Hills says more than 250 firms are tied to improper payments and IRS is probing over 300 companies for potential tax fraud linked to such payments.
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UPI
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Council On Economic Priorities
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Roderick Hills
Internal Revenue Service
Mondale and Jackson Hold Plains News Conference on Energy
Vice president elect Walter Mondale and Senator Henry Scoop Jackson of Washington met with President elect Jimmy Carter earlier to discuss energy policy. The downtown Plains event on December 15 featured the two leaders outlining priorities and signaling close policy coordination.
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Scoop’ Jackson
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Tanker spills 1.5 million gallons off Nantucket coast
The Argo Merchant grounded near Nantucket Shoals threatens Georges Bank fishing grounds as Coast Guard offloads fuel. Wind up to 35 knots, unloading could take a month. The spill endangers gray seals and humpback whales. captain served with federal warrant, govt requests extra funds for cleanup.
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Coast Guard
Nantucket Shoals
Mark Bourbeau
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Argo
George Papadopouloss
U.S. District Court
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Carter industry to discuss auto shutdown threat with Carter
United Auto Workers President Leon ard Woodcock seeks a February meeting of top auto executives and President-elect Carter to avert a possible plant shutdown spurred by the 1978 clean air standards. Automakers warn they cannot meet the stricter limits, while some foreign firms tout limited compliance. Woodcock notes costs and engine requirements as key hurdles.
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Ulasewicz trial opens with Watergate figures slated to testify
The tax evasion case against Anthony Ulasewicz will hear testimony from Watergate figures including John Dean, John Ehrlichman, Herbert Kalmbach, James McCord and possibly John Caulfield. Ulasewicz faces up to six years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted. Ehrlichman and Liddy remain imprisoned for related offenses. Dean has already served time. Kalmbach controlled a half million dollar secret fund for political sabotage and espionage. Caulfield’s health may bar testimony. The trial, before Judge Edward Neaher in Brooklyn, begins with jury selection and is expected to last about a week.
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David Trager
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Herbert Kalmbach
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G. Gordon Liddy
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Liddy
Dean
Safford
Ariz
Kalmbach
Nixon
McCord
FBI
Caulfield
Treasury Department
Syrians seize Lebanese newspapers in Beirut offices
Syrian troops of the Arab peacekeeping force occupy seven Lebanese newspaper offices in Beirut including An Nahar, l'Orient le Jour, and An Nida, leaving rightist and pro-Syrian outlets intact. Journalists from UPI and Newsweek forced from the press cooperative building but later allowed to return.
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Lebanon
UPI
United Press International
Newsweek Magazine
An Nahar
l’Orient le
Bennington Banner rates and contact details
The Bennington Banner lists delivery options and subscription rates including home delivery 15 cents per issue, 4.40 monthly, and mail rates for various regions. It notes publication daily except Sundays and legal holidays, 425 Main St., Bennington Vermont.
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Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc
Vermont
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