Congressional Sex Scandal Widens with Houseboat Revelations
UPI report describes a widening scandal among Congress members including a Utah lawmaker arrested for soliciting sex from undercover officers. Sen. Mike Gravel denies involvement in a houseboat party with Elizabeth Ray as Rep. Wayne Hays remains hospitalized after a sleeping-pill overdose. Colleen Gardner testifies about pay and pressure for sex in staff roles. Miss Ray’s book sales surge as publishers order millions of copies.
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Washington
UPI
Toles
Utah
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Elizabeth Ray
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Colleen Gardner
Gravel
Potomac
Gray
Hays
Justice Department
Barnesville
Seymour Feiz
Miss Ray
Americans More Likely to Suffer Issues Without Complaints
A study by Ralph Nader's Center for Study of Responsive Law and Gall for Action finds 28.2 percent of purchases have problems and only 32.6 percent of those are voiced. Of voiced complaints, 56.5 percent lead to satisfaction, with services rating lower than products. Recommendations include consumer education, trained advisers, more advocate groups, and expanded small claims courts.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Center For Study of Responsive Law
Gall For Action Inc
Youth Faces Robbery Count
A 15 year old boy was arrested Saturday in connection with the June 8 robbery of the Pasco Market Co. at 610 Third Street SE. He is accused of robbing 16 year old Nicholas Nohre of an undetermined amount of cash and is charged with being a runaway from a Cedar Rapids shelter care facility. He is held in the Linn County youth detention center.
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Pasco Market Co
Third Street
Nicholas Nohre
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
International Bank Sees Boom Ahead
Basel Switzerland AP The Bank for International Settlements ITS annual report says recovery in the Western world is well advanced and a new boom may be near. It warns inflation remains high and unemployment should stay painful, urging governments to curb spending while boosting investment and consider income control policies.
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Basel
Switzerland
Bank For International Settlements
Center For Cooperation
Truce Breach Alleged as Syria Expands Grip in Lebanon
Palestinians and Lebanese leftists accuse Syria of renewed military action in southern Lebanon. Syrian forces push toward Sidon and Moslem hill towns while blocking food ships. They overrun two Palestinian bases near the Israeli border as Western observers question the move.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Sidon
Kamal Jumblatt
Tyre
Tripol
Musfem
Saiga Guerilla Organization
Alez Assad
Arkoub
Israel
Yasir Arafat
al Fatah
Fitzsimmons Denounces Teamsters Dissidents Ahead of Convention
LAS VEGAS AP Agency reports Teamsters President Frank Fitzsimmons blasting a small group he calls troublemakers and likening their aims to Communist efforts to infiltrate unions. He condemned PROD for issuing a sweeping report of alleged union corruption as the 21st constitutional convention neared.
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Las Vegas
Nev
APV
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Arkers
United States
PROD
Three Suspects Charged With DWI After Weekend Incidents
Cedar Rapids police charged Michael W. Kennedy 20 with drunken driving after a two car crash at Pineview drive and Forty second street NE. Jesus Saldivar 27 was cited for DWI after seen speeding near Eighth avenue and Fourth street SW. Kevin B. Callies 24 was arrested for drunken driving after failing to stop at a traffic check on F Avenue NW.
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Cedar Rapids
Michael W. Kennedy
E Avenue NW
Pineview Drive
Kennedy
Forty-second
Thomas P. Gibson
Weing Road
Jesus Saldivar
Seventh Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Fourth Street
Kevin B. Callies
Huxley Lane
F Avenue NW
Callies
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St. S.E
Dobson’s Fine Meats
42Nd St. NE
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International Bank
Syria
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