USDA Officials Quizzed In Probe of Korean Bribes
Federal investigators questioned Agriculture Department officials amid an expanding probe into alleged bribes by South Korean interests to influence U.S. lawmakers regarding rice export programs. The inquiry centers on Rep. Otto Passman and Rep. Robert Leggett and ties to Park Tong Sun, known as Tongsun Park, with potential connections to Bribe schemes via shipping and charter contracts under the Food for Peace program.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Justice Department
United States
Otto Passman
Louisiana
Robert Leggett
California
Passman
Park Tong Sun
Tongsun Park
Leggett
South Korea
Park
Office of Investigation
House Appropriations Committee
Subcommittee On
Foreign Operations
Egypt
Grover Connell
Connell Rice & Sugar Co
Westfield, N.J
Haggard Cancels Club Engagement in Reno Nevada
Merle Haggard canceled a 10 day engagement at Harrah's Reno after failing to appear at a Denver concert and a Salt Lake City show. Police in Utah and other agencies were alerted as efforts to locate the country singer continued. A friend cited pressure and a possible vacation as factors.
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Reno
Nev
Merle Haggard
Haggard
Denver
Salt Lake City
Utah Highway Patrol
Bakersfield
Calif
Bill Woods
Merle
Rosenbaum calls Ford Gerald Fraud at rally
New York Republican state Chairman Richard Rosenbaum introduced Ford and, joking about the president’s slips, claimed his name was Gerald Fraud. The crowd laughed as Ford led the response and Rosenbaum blushed at the gag.
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Hauppague
N.Y
UPI
New York
Richard Rosenbaum
Ford
Rosenbaum
Gerald Fraud
Teng Hsiao Ping Named To Radical Probe Unit
Hong Kong posters claim Teng Hsiao ping former vice premier and political heir to Chou En Lai was named to a five member panel investigating radicals crimes. Ming Pao reported the south China claim naming Peng Chen Yeh Chien ying Wang Tung hsin and Chen Hsi lien as other members.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Teng Hsiaoping
Chou En-lai
Ming Pao
South China
Peng Chen
Peking
Yeh Chien-ying
Wang Tung-hsin
Mao Tse-tung
Chen Hsi-lien
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Toronto
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Mike
Congress
Leo Maile
Treas
Gerald Who
Teng
Chou
Mao
Chiang Ching
Hua Kuo-feng
Hua
Harrisburg
Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
Shapp
Dial
Ent
66Th General Assembly
Horn
Commission On Aging
Department of Health
Board of Regents
Office of Planning
Iown
Wally Horn
Elza
Bud'’ Yates
Betty L. Yates
Ba Scheib
General Electric
Ee Gest Auto Painters
Reeds Eee
America
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2Nd Ave
10Th
2Nd Ave. S.E
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Des Moines
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