US SBA Probes Mafia Ties in Two Loans
Washington SBA director Hilary Sandoval Jr said two loans totaling 560000 were granted to firms suspected of underworld connections. The audit, begun after a New York probe, targets Lastrada Inn in New Orleans and Suburban Transit System in Chicago. Both loans remain current as investigations continue.
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Washington
Small Business Administration
Uderworld
SBA
Hilary Sandoval Jr
New York State Investigation Commission
Anlr. Leasing Corp
Bronx
Lastrada Inn, Inc
New Orleans
Sandoval
Frank Occhipinti
Carlos Marcello
Marcello
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Jon
Chicago
James J. Beltius
Chicago Crime Commission
J. B. Alexander
Moon fragments spark debate on lunar origin and timing
At Apollo 11 material conference scientists from several nations propose the moon formed about 4.6 billion years ago alongside Earth and a 3.65 billion year melting event explains the Sea of Tranquillity. They discuss meteorite bombardment, lunar formation, and tidal stresses as possible causes.
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Houston
Earth
Sea of Tranquillity
Rium
Theo Cust
G. J. Wasserpurg
California Institute of Technology
Eugene Simmons
Manned Spacecraft Center
Wasserburg
Long Island
New England
Hannes Alfven
Lunar
New Organization Backs Peace Candidates in 1970 Elections
A new group named Referendum ’70 formed by associates and former campaign workers of McCarthy, Humphrey, and Kennedy aims to make the 1970 congressional elections a referendum on the Vietnam War. The coalition will back candidates from any party who oppose the war, and also address hunger, poverty, and youth alienation. Vern Newton of the New Democratic Coalition of New York called for accountable leadership, criticizing both Nixon’s administration and the Democratic party for failing to advance national priorities. Honorary chairman John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard economist and former Kennedy adviser, leads the effort.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
Newton
New Democratic Coalition of
New York
Democratic Party
Referen
Dum
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard University
Kennedy
U S Ready To Resume China Talks In Warsaw
Washington and Beijing plan full scale discussions in Warsaw this month once a date is agreed. An announcement will come from both capitals when timing is set. The talks aim to lower tensions with possible sessions at the Chinese embassy and a rotation with the U S embassy considered.
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Washington
United States
China
Warsaw
Peking
Holland
Soviet Union
U.S
Morgenthau Named Deputy New York Mayor
Mayor John Lindsay appointed Robert M. Morgenthau, who resigned as U.S. attorney, as deputy mayor of New York. The move comes amid a White House push and prior Republican support from state senators urging Morgenthau to stay in the U.S. Attorney post. Morgenthau, a Democrat, had refused to resign for nearly a year after the new administration took power.
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New York
John Y. Lindsay
Robert M. Morgenthau
U.S
White House
Lindsay
Morgenthau
Nixon commutes Negro leader's six month sentence
President Nixon grants clemency to Dr. Thomas W. Matthew, head of NEGRO in New York City, who was convicted for tax avoidance in 1968 and began serving a six month term in Danbury. The action supports Negro self help efforts and his ongoing leadership of NEGRO as they expand programs in Watts and New York.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Thomas W. Matthew
National Economic Growth and Reconstruction Organization
New York City
Dr. Matthew
Watts
Los Angeles
New York
Federal Correctional Institution
Danbury
Com
Ronald L. Zeigler
Matthew
Ziegler
Girl asks Nixon to help first female congressional page
Wendy Green, a 16 year old from Miami, writes President Nixon asking to become the first girl congressional page. She recalls visiting Rep. Dante Fascell's office two years ago and being told no facilities exist for girls. She appeals to the president's heart to change the policy for girls nationwide.
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Miami
U.S
Congress
Nixon
Wendy Green
White House
Fetter
United States
Washington
Dante Fascell
D-Fla
Wendy
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New York Times News Service
Commerce Department
Leonard Garment
Ite
Sears
Sears Roebuck and Co
Pitts
Sears, Roebuck and CO
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