IRS Agents Accused Of Illegal Acts In Major Reports
Washington AP four IRS internal audit reports reveal agents involved in extortion sale of stolen property fraudulent schemes and an undercover gambling and illegal liquor operation leading to arrest. Twelve cases of unauthorized electronic surveillance surfaced while intelligence gathering calls jumped from 28 to 53. IRS Commissioner Alexander said disciplinary action occurred and the system was suspended pending new guidelines. Rosenthal and Drinan urged broader reforms and elimination of undercover ops. Retread tires section follows with standards update from Tire Retread Information Bureau.
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IRS
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Robert F. Drinan
Dmass
Friedan Urges Vigilance In Women's Rights Advance
Betty Friedan told 5,000 delegates at the International Women's Conference in Mexico City that progress for women in the last decade is real but not assured. She cited gains in professional education and politics, noted continued male dominance, and urged ongoing pressure to expand rights including reproductive autonomy. She criticized the host’s election of Mexico’s attorney general as conference leader as a pitiful insult to women worldwide. Britain, Tran and Iran pledged funds totaling over 4.5 million dollars for womens liberation and a U.N. institute on women’s status in Asia and the Pacific.
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Betty Friedan
Feminist Progress
National Organization
Ms. Friedan
Friedan
Mexico
Pedro Ojeda Paullada
Shirley Summerskill
Ashraf ‘Pahlevi
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Shah of
Iran
U.N. Institute On
Asia and the Pacific
Man Found Innocent In Kidnaping Case Connection
NEW BERN NC AP The court appointed attorney for Leroy Mason says Friday's innocent verdict in a Roanoke Rapids kidnaping case should not directly affect his murder conviction in Virginia. Mason, 36, was acquitted after jurors deliberated about an hour, while he faces an 80 year Virginia term for the Shay Jr. murders.
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Leroy Mason
Roanoke Rapids
Mason
Virginia
Durham
U.S
James William Shay Jr
Shays
Charles City
John Clark
Wilson
North Carolina
Clark
Gloria
Roanoke
Fair and Cooler Weekend Weather in the Carolinas
The forecast calls for fair to partly sunny conditions in North Carolina and South Carolina this weekend. North Carolina expects highs in the 80s, with mostly sunny today and Sunday and a fair night with 60s. South Carolina sees warm days with upper 80s to lower 90s, and mild nights in the 60s to 70s. precipitation chances remain around 0 to 0.1 percent.
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South Mountains
South Carolina
Storms and floods sweep Plains and West with evacuations
Thunderstorms drenched the Plains from the Dakotas to Texas while heat and humidity surged through the Midwest and East. More than 4,000 people fled floodwaters along Montana’s Sun River near Great Falls as storms spawned nine tornadoes across Nebraska, South Dakota, Illinois, Kansas and Texas. Helicopters ferried evacuees from Augusta on rising waters and a nearby dude ranch. Temperatures varied from 39 at Flagstaff to 84 at Corpus Christi as summer began and localized downpours persisted into the weekend.
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Nebraska
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Illinois
Kansas
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Augusta
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Corpus Christi
First American Cord Eliminated Running Boards
The 1937 Cord featured a bold design removing running boards and marked the first successful use of front wheel drive in an American car. This innovation underscored Cord’s departure from conventional automotive styling and propulsion.
Inflation Halved By Recession And Slowing Output
New York AP reports inflation cooled to 9.5 percent over 12 months as May prices rose 0.4 percent. Labor Dept notes consumer prices eased but industrial output fell a further .3 percent, housing starts up 14 percent, and personal income up 0.7 percent. Ford may oppose new oil tariff. Gulf Oil and Rockwell discuss joint ventures and needed capital.
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Labor Department
James L. Pate
Ford
House of Representatives
Senate
Gulf Oil Corp
Rockwell International
Rockwell
House Approves New Jobs Bill
Washington AP report states the House passed a bill restoring about half of prior job creating funds and sending it to the White House. It budgets over 2 billion for public service jobs, college work-study, Youth Conservation Corps, and rural water and sewer grants, with 1.6 billion for public service jobs the largest item. The Senate also approved 65 week unemployment compensation expansion and a tax credit proposal for new homes, while House leaders plan to override potential vetoes on home buyer incentives and mortgage protections.
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Washington
White House
House
Youth Conservation Corps
Ford
Senate
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Gurney acquittal refused in Florida bribery trial
U S District Court Judge Ben Krentzman denied motions for acquittal and ordered the defense to present its case Monday in the 17 week old trial of former Sen Edward J Gurney and three codefendants on seven felony charges amid claims of evidence and witness credibility disputes. The Florida Republican faces bribery charges and unlawful compensation including a condominium plus four counts of lying to a grand jury.
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Fla
Edward J. Gurney
U.S. District Court
Ben Krentzman
Florida Republican
Tria
Gurney
Larry Williams
U.S
Ralph Heikkinen
Williams
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