Indictments Seen In GSA Probe Reach About Fifty
Investigations into alleged fraud and extortion at the General Services Administration could produce about 50 indictments in coming months involving millions in bribes. GSA Administrator Jay Solomon and special counsel Vincent Alto cited contractor and employee schemes across federal buildings and noted earlier estimates of 25 indictments.
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General Services Administration
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FBI
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Solomon
Senate
Jeger
Vincent Alto
Carter seeks probe into surging building material costs
The inflation monitor will hold early October hearings on gypsum cement asphalt roofing and lumber price increases as a key driver of rising housing costs. Barry Bosworth notes prices in these sectors outpaced overall inflation in recent years and even more so this year.
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Washington
Barry Bosworth
Council On
Pitchford Acquitted by Reason of Insanity in Self Abortion Case
In Bowling Green Kentucky Marla Elaine Pitchford a former psychology student cried after being found not guilty by reason of insanity on a charge she performed an abortion on herself with a knitting needle during a brief jury deliberation.
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Bowling Green
Marla Elaine Pitchford
Hammond Surges to Narrow Lead in Alaska Primary
Late eight day returns lift Gov. Jay Hammond from a 900 vote deficit to a 36 vote lead over former Gov. Wally Hickel. Officials caution results are not final and a state canvass could shift hundreds more. Absentee ballots remain and review may alter totals into mid September.
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Juneau
Alaska
Jay Hammond
Wally Hickel
Hammond
Nader says Vega fuel tank under safety review
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader says the Chevrolet Vega fuel tank is under government scrutiny after a potential explosion on impact. Byron Bloch notes similar defects in Ford Pinto tanks and cites Mavericks and Mercury Comets as having the same issue, under NHTSA review.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Nader
Byron Bloch
Los Angeles
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Bloch
HEW Proposes Limits on Medicaid Eyeglasses and Aids
HEW officials warn Medicaid eyeglasses and hearing aids cost too much and may face soon limits. The department suggests bulk purchases by states or setting ceilings on federal payments to save money.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Governor Brown backs Proposition 13 after landslide win
Sacramento report notes Gov Edmund Brown Jr joins the Prop 13 crusade following its statewide victory. The article frames his shift as a pivotal political moment amid the campaign dynamics and public sentiment in California.
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Sacramento
Calif
Edmund Brown Jr
Ambassador’s son killed in Mexico City kidnapping
Hugo Margain Charies, 35, son of Mexico’s ambassador to the United States, was found dead after a kidnapping by four men and a woman. Police say an autopsy showed a gunshot wound to the leg and he bled to death after an ambush near his home on Mexico City’s south side. The group reportedly demanded 2 million dollars for the “proletariat’s struggle.”
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Hugo Margain Charies
Margain
Lawmakers urge reclassifying MIAs as KIA from Vietnam trip
A congressional fact finding committee returning from a 11 day tour of Vietnam and Laos will urge that missing in action servicemen be reclassified as killed in action. Rep George Danielson said there are no American prisoners of war still alive in Southeast Asia after talks with officials and neutral observers.
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Rosemead
Calif
Vietnam
Laos
George Danielson
Danielson
Southeast Asia
Thomas O'Neill
Cuban prisoners may come to U S
The Castro government will allow 48 Cuban political prisoners to seek entry to the United States with a screening by a Justice Department team in Havana. Attorney General Griffin Bell said some prisoners have been released and more will follow, with as many as 1000 potential applicants. Families of prisoners may also seek entry as background checks are conducted by FBI and INS to ensure applicants are not spies terrorists or criminals.
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GSA
Solomon
Washington
United States
U.S
Justice Department
Griffin Bell
Cuba
Terrence Adamson
Havana
FBI
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Adamson
Nicaragua strike loses steam amid Matagalpa fighting
In Managua a nationwide strike to oust President Somoza appeared to lose momentum as only about half the stores in the capital’s main shopping center closed and most city businesses stayed open. Fighting raged in Matagalpa with 38 deaths confirmed. eyewitnesses urged caution as gunfire persisted and the archbishop tried to intervene.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Matagalpa
Miguel Obando Y Bravo
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