Ensign Berg to Fight Navy Discharge Over Homosexuality
Norfolk VA AP Ensign Vernon Berg the first navy officer to publicly admit being homosexual faces a discharge under other than honorable conditions after a six day hearing. He vows to appeal to federal courts if needed citing arb itrary and capricious action by the navy.
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Norfolk
Vernon Berg
Navy
Berg
J. Gregory Wallace
Rumble
Chief of Naval Personnel
J. William Middendorf
Air Force
Leonard Matlovich
Langley Air Force Base
Mortgage Rate Drop Seen in 1975 Thrift Growth
U S thrift institutions report record deposits in 1975 boosting potential home loan costs. Decembers trade surplus shrinks as imports surge, signaling erosion of trade position. Productivity rises little in Q4 1975, workers per hour up 1 percent after 9.9 percent in Q3.
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U.S
Washington
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loan
Commerce Department
Labor Department
HEW flags long odds on ending welfare fraud
A HEW report to congressional appropriations chairs says fraud and waste may never be eliminated. It cites a sprawling $118 billion budget, fragile management between federal and state levels, undertrained staff, and high turnover as factors driving misused funds in welfare programs.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House
Senate
HEW
Department
David Mathews
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Daniel Flood
Dpa
Mathews
Mar-jorie Lynch
Congress
Firm Consents To Bribe Charge In Banana Trade Case
United Brands Co. agreed to federal charges over alleged bribes totaling 2.5 million dollars to Honduran officials for a lower banana export tax and 750 thousand dollars to officials of an European country, likely Italy, over five years. A special committee will review books for further irregularities since 1970.
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Washington
UPI
United Brands Co
Italy
U.S
United Brands
United States
Hope for end to doctor slowdown grows in California
California doctors vote to renew malpractice coverage before a midnight deadline while a state run, doctor controlled fund is proposed to curb premiums. Gov. Brown says voluntary plan would cost about 4000 dollars first year as negotiations continue.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
San Francisco Area
Edmund Brown
Brown
Los Angeles County
Johnson and Higgins
Travelers Insurance Co
Leon Hauck
Hospital Council of Southern California
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5Th Naval District
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Zenith
Assured Service
Shaver Rd
N.E. A
Gazette
Target
Glidden
First Avenue S.E
Lindale Plaza
Hegg
Galion
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