Tenneco Admits Illegal Political Payments Across Years
United States investors learn Tenneco acknowledged payments deemed illegal to public officials and candidates from 1970 to 1975. The firm reported about 12 million dollars paid overseas to lawyers advisers and agents and noted limited direct payments to foreign government employees. Internal Revenue Service review to follow.
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Bribery cases and disclosures span continents and nations
The article surveys bribery in global business from the Middle East to Africa and the Orient, notes bribes in Lebanon and U S grain trade, cites Watergate era illegal political donations, and reports on a CBS reporter’s possession of a committee report copy amid questions of contempt and press freedom.
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CBS
China Unrest Deepens Over Leftist Policies
China watchers in Hong Kong see a radical campaign expanding beyond education and science to other national issues. Teng's power base in the provinces shields him from immediate purge, though his influence remains politically precarious after a Cultural Revolution fall and 1973 rehabilitation to high party roles.
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Rumsfeld predicts Congress will switch on next aid issue
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Congress will likely adopt a different stance when faced with a similar aid question. He cited anticipated shifts in public opinion and a desire to avoid militarily inferior positions to the Soviet Union. He noted President Ford’s harsh criticism of Congress over Angola covert aid and avoided predicting Soviet reactions to U.S. actions.
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Winton M. Blount
Elmer T. Klaseen
Ford greets crowd at St Petersburg airport amid protests
At St Petersburg's airport President Ford walked past a cheering crowd of about 600, children on shoulders. In a park rally a police estimate put the crowd at 15,000 as placards waved for Bob Canney. A woman with a toy pistol was questioned by Secret Service and released.
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Soviet Backed Troops Advance in Angola Amid Claims
The Associated Press reports Soviet backed troops and Cuban soldiers advancing deep into southern Angola with little resistance. MPLA claims capture of key towns as UNITA forces retreat and shift to guerrilla tactics. An MPLA radio broadcast from Johannesburg cited UNITA commander Samual Chiwale killed on the Liumbale Alto road, but no independent confirmation exists.
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Nigeria names new leader as Muḥammed slain in uprising
Nigeria's Muḥammed is killed in an abortive coup, Lt Gen Olusegun Obasanjo named as acting leader with Musa-Yar'adua set to become defense chief. Seven days of national mourning ordered. flags to half mast. Witnesses report gunfire and bodies in the streets near Dodan Barracks in Lagos.
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