Sealed envelopes and cash linked to Gulf lobbyist
Former Gulf Oil lobbyist Claude Wild Jr ordered cross country trips over 14 years to deliver sealed envelopes to politicians and aides, with Myers saying some contained cash. Recipients included Sen. Fred Harris, Sen. Howard Cannon, Sen. Ed Mechem, Gov. William Avery, and others, with envelopes sometimes opened in front of recipients or aides.
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G. David Wallace
Associated Press
Washington
Gulf Oil Corp
Sa'she
Frederick A. Myers
Gulf
Claude C. Wild Jr
Capitol Hill
Myers
Securities and Exchange Commission
Fred Harris
Dokla
Howard W. Cannon
Anside
Cannon
Gulf Lawyers
Gulf Gil
Avery
Interior Department
Fred Myers
Harris
Oklahoma City
Mechem
Alexico Ranch
Roudebusk
Indianapolis
Roudebush
Albuquerque
Savannah
Hope for Long-Term Moderation in Housing Prices
Secretary Carla Hills of HUD told the U S League of Savings Associations that long term moderation in housing costs may follow a brief price decline in new and existing homes. She noted the median new home price around 38000 and existing homes at 35000, linked to less frills and more functional design. She urged urban reconditioning and city preservation to curb suburban migration and stressed smaller units suit aging and singles.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Carla A. Hills
Housing and Urban Development
U.S. League of Savings
Man Accused Of Burying Wife Alive With Dozer
Callahan Florida AP report says William Peter Wright Jr., 25, was arrested and charged with murder after police say he buried his wife Laura Wright alive with a bulldozer on a dairy farm. A relative found Wright in a pasture at about 1 am. efforts to dig up the body took about 30 minutes. autopsy pending. The slaying appears domestic in origin. Wright is the son of dairy farm owner William Wright Sr., a Callahan resident near Jacksonville.
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Roy Dorn
Nassau County State Attorney's Office
Wright
William Wright
Dorn
William Wright Sr
Callahan
Florida
Jacksonville
Conferees Poised to Approve Energy Price Compromise
Congressional conferees signal readiness to back a new oil price compromise acceptable to the Ford administration. The Cannon plan would let the president adjust crude oil prices and widen incentives for Alaskan oil, aiming to end a 10 month energy policy battle and renew discussions on price controls.
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Jim Luther
Associated Press
Washington
Ford Administration
Ford
White House
Congress
Harley
C. Staggers
Senate House Conference Committee
Howard Cannon
D-Ney
Staggers
House Conferces
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Cannon
Charleston
W.va
House
U.S
Former Judge Brooks Jr Dies in North Carolina
RALEIGH AP Robert W. Brooks Jr a former Garner Recorder's Court judge died Tuesday at 71 He served as a judge when the court organized in 1953 and was defeated in 1967 in a bid for district court judge The legislature abolished the recorder's court in 1967 Graveside services set for 11 am Thursday at Hayes Chapel Cemetery Garner
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Raleigh
Robert W. Brooks Jr
Garner
Recorder's Court
District Court
Recorders Court
Hayes Chapel
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