Witness says Gurney gave only "do a splendid job" instruction
In Tampa, former Federal Housing Authority official William Pelski testified that the sole instruction from ex-Senator Edward Gurney was to "do a splendid job." He admitted exchanging mortgage commitments for cash, keeping $70,000 in kickbacks, and hiding funds before turning them over to the FBI. The trial also covered other defendants tied to alleged kickbacks aimed at steering housing aid.
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Tampa
Fla
Edward Gurney
Gurney
William Pelski
Federal Housing Authority
Miami
C. Harris Dittmar
Pelski
Dittmar
FBI
Florida
Larry Williams
Williams
George Anderson
GOP
Earl M. “Duke” Crittenden
Dit~tmar
Sen. Gurney
$48 Million Sought For College For Bureaucrats Site
Washington AP reports the government seeks a 20 year lease at Charlottesville Virginia for the Feder al Executive Institute to train top level federal officials. Virginia plans include a pool gym auditorium and a 410 seat library amid debates over cost and scale.
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Washington
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Senate
Robert Morgan
D-N.c
Senate Public Works
Midtown Manhattan
San Francisco
General Services Administration
The
Civil Service Commission
Federal Executive Institute
Chester Newland
Newland
Cen
Ter
Morgan
Lou Shipp
Civil Service
U.S
Economic Espionage Suspect Held In Basel
Basel state prosecutor says a former Hoffmann La Roche executive is in custody on suspicion of economic espionage. Stanley Adams, a Maltese-born British national, is accused of transmitting secret documents to European Common Market officials amid a probe into cartel law violations.
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Basel
Switzerland
Hoffmann- la Roche
Hoffman-La Roche
Britain
Karl Wunderlin
European Common Market
Brussels
Wunderlin
Stanley Adams
Adams
Return of the Buzzards at Hinckley Ohio Roosting Birds
Residents of Hinckley Ohio await the annual buzzard arrival from the Great Smoky Mountains. The event echoes the Capistrano swallows, drawing crowds as slow flying birds of prey roost near the rural community.
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San Juan Capistrano
Hinckley
Ohio
Great Smokey Mountains
Capistrano
Festival changes as SIU takes over Mississippi River Festival
Edwardsville Ill AP Southern Illinois University will assume control of the Mississippi River Festival for six to seven weeks starting mid June. The St Louis Symphony will perform and the festival continues under the existing board. Organized as a non profit in 1968 by the symphony and university to broaden culture in two-state area and provide a summer home for the orchestra. A drop in attendance last season prompted the organizational change.
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Edwardsville, Ill
Southern Illinois University
St. Louis Symphony
The
Symphony
University
Two-State
Hair Dye Safety Controversy Sparks Debate
A Berkeley study led by Dr. Bruce N. Ames raises concerns that 156 of 169 hair dyes mutate Salmonella typhimurium, implying possible carcinogenic risk. The Cosmetic, Toiletry & Fragrance Association counters with extensive animal tests showing no unsafe effects, noting ongoing NIH health studies and decades of cancer data showing no increased malignancies in likely target organs.
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New York
University of California At Berkeley
Cosmetic, Toiletry & Fragrance Association
Berkeley Laboratory
Bruce N. Ames
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Dr. Ames
John F. Corbett
The
Cosmetic, Toiletry & Fragrance Associ
Ation
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Nro
Durham
Burlington
N.C
Rocky Mount BC
High Point
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Lyechburg
EARL
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FORD
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Downtown
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