Cedar Rapids Exporters Debate Bribes in Foreign Trade
Cedar Rapids area firms dominate Iowa exports surpassing 200 million dollars with one fifth of local manufacturing jobs tied to foreign trade. Executives from Collins Radio Amana Refrigeration FMC and Cedar Rapids Engineering deny paying bribes while saying distributors and agents handle dealings. industry officials acknowledge payoffs may occur but insist companies avoid them and adhere to strict policies.
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And
World Report
Fennell
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Collins Radio
C. I. Rice
Eldon Pugh
Amana Refrigeration
Amana
Burali- Forti
Cedar Rapids Firms Ramp Up Foreign Exports
Cedar Rapids area firms have expanded exports dramatically over the last 15 years according to the data presented. The growth highlights the region's increasing role in international trade and the expanding reach of local businesses into overseas markets.
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Cedar Rapids
Panel renews Nixon revenue sharing plan in House debate
A House subcommittee advances a renewed revenue sharing program nearly identical to the Nixon era plan, with little change from 1972 rules. Chairman Jack Brooks lacks votes to end it, while Ford’s 1977 funding request is tentatively approved at $7.4 billion, split to state and local governments, and the next program is shortened to 3½ years.
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Washington
House
House Government Operations Subcommittee On
Committee
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
Brooks
Ford Administration
House Budget Committee
Memorial service for Sabich attended by Claudine Longet
Singer Claudine Longet attended a brief memorial service Saturday at Aspen mountain Colorado for pro skier Vladimir Spider Sabich the man she lived with for two years and allegedly shot to death last Sunday.
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Claudine Longet
Aspen Mountain
Colorado
Vladimir
Spider'’ Sabich
Linn legislators clash with taxpayers group at Marion meeting
About 50 people hear a petition from the Linn County Property Taxpayers Assn demanding tax relief and announcing a campaign against lawmakers who oppose it. Legislators defend their positions amid heated exchanges as they discuss fixes and potential stopgap measures.
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Linn County Property Taxpayers Assn
Marion City
Paul Huber
Marion Farmer and Association
Huber
Cloyd Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Joan Lipsky
Dave Brunius
Property Taxpayers Group
Ed Sears
Sears
Day Care Association
Steve Severn
Marion
Lipsky
State Social Services
Social Services
Senate
Ford Named Richardson to Head Foreign Sales Bribes Probe
President Ford announced a cabinet level commission to investigate bribes paid by U.S. firms abroad to win foreign contracts. Commerce Secretary Elliot Richardson will head the panel as Ford vows to uphold laws and fair competition. He noted revelations of millions paid to officials in other countries and said the probe must be solved.
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Ford
la Crosse
United States
Washington
California
Ronald Reagan
Frayed Lift Cable Blamed for Colorado Ski Fatalities
Colorado safety board chair said a frayed cable caused the Vail mountain tramway derailment that killed three and injured nine. He described wheel misalignment at a tower, a grounded first car, and a cascading crash involving multiple gondolas. Witnesses offered differing accounts of the sequence.
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Vail
Colo
Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board
Vail Mountain
Safety Board
Steve Bradley
Bradley
Steve Neali
Wayland
Mass
Denver
St. Anthony Hospital
Bob Parker
Vail Associates
Rocky Mountain
Ford
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Dale Kueter
Gordon Fennell
Gordon Fennell Co
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Andrew Burali-Forti
FMC
Construction Equipment International Department
Xyz
Tom Parks
Cedar Rapids Engineering
Parks
Nixon
UPI Telephoto
Linn
Taxpayers Association
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Joe Rinas
James Redmond
James Jordan
Richardson
Gazette
Reagan
New York
NBC
CBS
ABC
Lyn Nofziger
Nofziger
Federal Communications Commission
Henry Jack
Cedar Rapids Community Center
University of Iowa
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