Daley's Right Hand Man Convicted of Mail Fraud
Thomas F. Keane, 69, Alder man and Mayor Daley's closest aide, was found guilty of mail fraud and conspiracy in Chicago. U.S. Attorney James R. Thompson called the verdict a sign of a broader anti corruption drive. Keane faces up to 90 years. Defense plans an appeal as federal cases target Daley era associates.
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Daley
Chicago
UPI
Thomas FE. Keane
Richard J. Daley
U.S
James R. Thompson
Keane
Thompson
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Cook County
Edward J. Barrett
Keane —Daley
Council Finance Committee
Chicago Housing Authority
Mass transit bill delayed by House Rules Committee
Ford said the $11.8 billion mass transit bill was nearly passed but the House Rules Committee put it off. Officials report threats to jail and a coal region protest as 2,100 miners walk out. book-banning leader Graley jailed, while Chicago corruption cases move toward verdicts and debates over political influence continue.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
House Rules Committee
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County
Sheriff's Office
Fzra Graley
Congress
House- Senate
Rules Committee
Ray Madden
D-Ind
Hostage siege ends as guerrillas free seven captives
UPI reports U S Embassy official Barbara Hutchison freed from a 13 day kidnapping at the Dominican Venezuelan Consulate. The seven hostages including two Venezuelan diplomats and a Spanish priest were released unharmed and flown to asylum in Panama. Hutchison described captors as courteous and likened them to diplomats.
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Panama City
Radames Mendez Vargas
Miss Hutchison
Newark
Del
U.S
Robert Hurwitch
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
Nobel economists issue grim world economy warning
Nobel laureates Gunnar Myrdal and Friedrich von Hayek warned of a possible global monetary collapse and debated remedies. Myrdal urged direct government action including wage and price controls and gasoline rationing, while Hayek defended a hands off approach. Both agreed on the seriousness of global economic woes and criticized Ford's inflation fight.
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Gunnar Myrdal
Friedrich von Hayek
Ford
Myrdal
New York
City University of New York
von Hayek
Salzburg
Austria
Joan Kennedy cited for drunken driving in Virginia crash
Joan Kennedy wife of Senator Edward Kennedy was charged with drunken driving after her convertible bumped a car at a red light in McLean Virginia. The three car collision caused about 1400 dollars in damage with no injuries. Kennedy was released on personal recognizance and no court date was set.
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Mclean
UPI
Joan Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Virginia
Edward McGrath
McGrath
Kennedy
Dairy economists urge $7.50 milk floor through winter
Dr. Stewart Johnson representing New York New England Dairy Cooperative Coordinating Committee asked the U S Department of Agriculture to set a minimum price of 7 50 per hundredweight for Class One milk from Nov 1 to March 31 1975 The Yankee Milk cooperative noted the floor would not raise consumer prices asserting no change at the store level Johnson said the floor would be 65 cents below last May and 12 cents below last winter arguing it would reassure farmers reduce disincentives to production and help curb inflation while supporting U S balance of payments and orderly marketing
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Chicago
UPI
New York
New England
U.S. Agriculture Department
Stewart Johnson
New York-New England Dairy Cooperative Coordinating Committee
Johnson
Yankee Milk
Newington, Conn
U.S
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R-Ill
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Public Works Committee
William Singer
Super Duper
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Converse
Olympic
Bank & Trust Compan
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United Press International
EAITH
Benn
Garrard
Pioneer
Sound Design
AM Plug
Bilds
Kennington
Vermont
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