Irving and wife indicted in Hughes manuscript case
Federal and county grand juries charged Clifford Irving and his wife with conspiracy mail fraud and related counts in connection with Irving's disputed Howard Hughes autobiography. Suspect Richard Suskind and Irving’s researcher face additional perjury and grand larceny counts while a separate indictment accuses all three of 25 counts of grand larceny and conspiracy.
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New York
Clifford Irving
Irving
Howard Hughes
Irvings
Richard Suskind
Suskind
Switzerland
Time Inc
McGraw-Hill
MeGray -Hill
Los Angeles
Hughes
Rosemont
Nina van Pallandt
Mexico
Ann Baxter
Bahamas
Miss Baxter
Meadville Woman Indicted for Bank Embezzlement
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh indicted 22 year old Mary T. Tedesco of Meadville on embezzling more than 13000 from the Meadville office of Pennsylvania Bank & Trust. The case cites four offenses in 1970 and 1971 and involves FDIC insured funds with FBI and Meadville Police aiding.
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Meadville
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Bank & Trust Company
Mary T. Tedesco
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
John Holt
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Kleindienst Cast in Controversy Over ITT Settlement
Washington AP columnists accuse Richard Kleindienst of unfitness for attorney general citing his role in ITT antitrust settlements. Jack Anderson alleges a cover up tied to ITT contributions to the Nixon campaign while Kleindienst denies White House involvement and individual participation beyond a meeting with ITT director Felix Rohatyn.
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Washington
Jack Anderson
Senate
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kleindienst
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Anderson
Judiciary Committee
ITT
Justice Department
Richard Kleindienst
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Beard
Denver
Mitchell
Nixon
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Richard McLaren
Antitrust Division
Felix Rohatyn
White House
Rohatyn
ITT Size And Reach Shown In Global Ventures
International Telephone and Telegraph, a giant holding company, operates in about 80 countries with some 250 divisions and has diversified from a communications utility to industries ranging from hotels to baking and car rentals. In 1971 ITT posted 6.5 billion in sales with profits of 337 million, driven by a broad portfolio including Hartford Fire Insurance after a major merger in 1970.
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New York
International Telephone & Telegraph Crop
Tunisia
ITT
Mexico City
Greece
Jack Anderson
Justice Department
Victor Zorza
Soviet Union
Sheraton Hotels
Continental Bakin
Wonder Bread
Avis Rental Cars
Levitt Housing
ITT Telephone Company
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Hartford
Erie Man Charged After Route 8 Crash
An Erie man, Gordon Budd, was remanded to Erie County Jail after being charged with leaving the scene of an accident on Route 8 four miles south of Union City at 11:40 p.m. The hit vehicle was a camper pulled by a truck driven by Lawrence Munsee of Union City. Damages were listed at 100 for each vehicle.
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Erie
Erie County
Union City
Gordon Budd
Corry
Budd
Lawrence Munsee
R.D. 1
Scotts Crossing
David Stine
Columbus
Dale Edwards
East Main Street
Stino
Edwards
TWA Reported Making Deal With Bombers
New York AP report says TWA officials were negotiating with extortionists who planted bombs on two jetliners and demanded 2 million dollars in ransom. Police noted a private jet delivered the ransom but no turnover occurred as airline security heightened nationwide.
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NEW York
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Las Vegas
Kennedy Airport
New York Daily News
Atlanta
Charles C. Tillinghast Jr
Democrats Propose Own State Tax Relief Plan in Pa
Senate Democrats unveiled a tax relief bill aiming to offset a Republican drive for cuts. The proposal would exempt combat soldiers from personal income tax and bar tax considerations on profits from mergers. An added provision would return a prorated surplus to taxpaying citizens, while rivals urge faster, broader cuts.
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Harrisburg
Senate Democrats
Senate Finance Committee
Henry J. Clare Fromt
Philadelphia
Edwin G. Holl
Montgomery
Holl
Uiler Hall
Senate
Sianfrani
FBI Spy Testimony Shapes Kissinger Kidnap Case
Harrisburg AP report on former informer Boyd F. Douglas Jr describing Philip Berrigan as pessimistic about a 1970 plan to kidnap Henry Kissinger to spark protests. Trial includes questions on entrapment and consistency as defense pits credibility against government witnesses amid codefendants. Daniel Berrigan visits, parolee brother to testify as defense expected.
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Harrisburg
FBI
Boyd F. Douglas, Jr
Philip Berrigan
White House
Henry Kissinger
Berrigan
Kissinger
Paul O'Dwyer
Douglas
Washington, D.C
Catholic Left Peace Movement
Lewisburg
Pearl
Retailers Set Upcoming Event and Easter Closures
Members of the Retail Division of the Chamber of Commerce met this week to plan events. The annual egg hunt will be in City Park on Palm Sunday March 26. Details will follow as firmed up. The committee also urged merchants to close three hours during the Good Friday church service, or at least one hour to mark the day.
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Chamber of Commerce
Three Face Trial In Car Theft Here
Three men bound over to county court and a fourth waived a hearing on larceny of an automobile charges stemming from a theft last week. Douglas Higby and Raymond Wendt, both 18, were bound over by District Justice Porter Auer. William Barr, 18, waived his hearing. A 14 year old local boy is being cited to juvenile court. The stolen 1969 car owned by James Beck was left running in a municipal lot on Park Street and later found wrecked on Sunback Road near Spartansburg as a total loss valued at $2,000.
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Bucknell University
Douglas
FBI
O'Dwyer
Bucknell
Grand Jury
Berrigan
Daniel
Dauphin County
Daniel Berrigan
Danbury
Conn
Porter Auer
Douglas M. Higby
Ast
Irving Street
Raymond H. Wendt
West Church Street
William C. Barr
Auer
James E. Beck
RD. 1
Bear Lake
Park Street
Beck
Atolen
Sunback Road
Spartansburg
Death Sentence Changed To Life For 1964 Rape Slaying
Robert Pruett, 33, formerly sentenced to die for raping and killing 17 year old Conneaut girl in 1964, was resentenced to life in prison by Ashtabula County Common Pleas Court Judge Roland Pontius. He will also serve 10 years of solitary confinement each September 15, the anniversary of the crime, under the order.
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Jefferson, Ohio
Robert Pruett
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Dita D. Beard
Charles Wyre
McCarran
Tve
Municipal Air
Kansas
City
Dems
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