Mafia crime ring tied to banks in six western states
Investigators say more than 100 banks were rigged by a nationwide Mafia directed scheme. Detectives from six states allege organized crime infiltrated banks, with Phoenix and possibly Denver banks seized, and suspects say Gambino associates may have funded the operation through Las Vegas accountants. Other crime figures from Las Vegas, Miami, St. Louis and beyond are said to participate in the land fraud and economic-crime plot.
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Ues Tees
Phoenix
Denver
Lonzo McCracken
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Las Vegas
Inveatiinators
Miami
St. Louis
Joan Sharking
Carter picks ex judge Bell for U S attorney general
President-elect Jimmy Carter plans to name Griffin B. Bell of Atlanta as U S attorney general and offer Juanita Kreps a high level post. Bell, 58, served 15 years on the 5th Circuit and led a Georgia firm. Kreps, 55, Duke University vice president, is eyed for commerce or labor posts.
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Atlanta
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bell
Georgia
Ernest Vandiver
Dr. Kreps
Duke University
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Labor
Lockheed figure counters Japanese bribery claim in manuscript
Kotchian asserts in a manuscript that contrary to popular belief last winter and spring, Lockheed did not offer money in Japan. He says requests came from Lockheed’s consultant Yosnin Kodama and Marubeni officials, with Kodama a top power broker.
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Lockheed
Tristar
Lockheed’s
Yoshin Kodama
Marabeni Trading Company
Exclusive Lockheed agent Kotchian defends bribes as admission
Kotchian, a sales agent who resigned from Lockheed, calls bribes admission to a ball game and says without payment you were not qualified to participate or have your product considered. He describes the payments as a defensive strategy in international trade.
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Kotchian
Officials arrive for probe as toll rises in tanker blast
Coast Guard and coroner officials press a probe into Friday's Sansinena disaster in Los Angeles where four Italian crewmen were confirmed dead and as many as eight others remain missing. Divers comb the pier area as fire crews fight residual flames and officials note possible human error in the explosion.
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Sanday
Los Angeles
Harri
Los Angeles City
Earthquakes Hit Yellowstone Park In Mammoth Hot Springs
Two earthquakes struck the northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park on Sunday, recorded at about 4.5 and 4.3 on the Richter scale. The Mammoth Hot Springs area was the center of both quakes, felt across the Wyoming Montana border region with no damage reported. A stronger tremor of 5.0 had been felt there two weeks earlier, the first since June 1975.
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Washington
Yellowstone National Park
U.S. Geological Survey
Wyoming-Montana
Park
Mammoth Hot Springs
Atlantic oil spill grows near Georges Bank
The Argo Merchant spill threatens Georges Bank fishing grounds with up to 1.4 million gallons of oil. Coast Guard teams work to unload heavy oil, forecasting a possible monthlong operation amid rough seas and high winds. As much as 20 percent of the 7.6 million barrels loaded may have escaped. Unloading cannot begin until stabilization and heating of the oil.
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Boston
Georges
Coast Guard
Lynn Hein
Brown vows relief to Cal taxpayers in open letter
Sacramento AP report says Governor Brown pledged prompt but honest property tax relief in an open letter to California taxpayers. He argued against raising sales or income taxes to fund property tax relief, replying to criticism from Assembly Speaker Jee McCarthy and Sen. Albert Rodda who favored a statewide tax increase without naming specifics.
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California
Brown
Assembly
Jee McCarthy
San Francisco
Albert Rodda
Senate Finance Committee
McCarthy
Rodda
Brown's Open Letter on California Property Taxes
Brown addresses California taxpayers in an open letter arguing against raising sales or income taxes to ease property taxes. He outlines four reform principles including legal restraints on fiscal excess, removing mandates, splitting the tax roll by amendment to shift business share, and targeted relief for homeowners most in need.
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California
Sacramento
Mystery shooting kills man in North Long Beach stand
A unidentified Mexican man aged A was shot in his car at a closed Golden Burger and Ice Cream stand on 380 North Long Beach Boulevard. Witnesses saw a man exit the vehicle from the passenger side and fire repeatedly before fleeing on foot. The car then crashed into a utility pole. the victim died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds with no motive established.
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Long Beach
Long Beach Blvd
Cowardly Bandit Hits 20 Banks Across City
A shadowy robber dubbed cowardly struck twenty banks, leaving investigators seeking leads and security agencies reassessing countermeasures. Treasury Secretary designate Blumenthal seeks business backing for Carter policy, while William Simon argues spending cuts require tax relief to balance the books.
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W. Michael Blumenthal
Jimmy Carter
William Simon
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