Hinshaw aides, four charged in county campaign scheme
Five assessor office employees pleaded guilty or were indicted in a case tied to Hinshaw’s late campaign work on county time. The former chief appraiser Hinshaw faces bribery charges. warrants were issued after a key subpoena dispute.
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Tial
Assessor's
Hinshaw
Congress
Builey
Smith
Bertolino
Don Thames
George Upton
Chris Baukidis
Abet
Reginald Dunlay
Fred Forbeck
John Montani
Assessment Standards Group
Hinshaw’s
Orange County Assessor
Mistrial in Evers tax case sparks defense challenge
Jackson Mississippi report says a mistrial was declared in Faywire Mayor Charles Evers tax evasion trial after IRS agent William Sykes hinted Evers might have hidden campaign contributions. Defense sought dismissal. judge declined and adjourned. Evidence summary showed asset growth from 38 457 to 222 013 in 1968 to 1970.
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Michael Faver
Russell
Fawer
Evers
Sykes
Controllers told to alert low planes
The FAA ordered air traffic controllers to alert pilots if their aircraft appear on radar screens to be flying dangerously low. The move, fast priority for controllers, follows an NTSB recommendation after two crashes. Previously pilots were responsible for altitude, with controllers ensuring separation.
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Washington
API
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
National Transportation Safety Board
Industrialist reports 1969 Castro assassination attempt
Toledo AP. Industrialist Edward Lamb said he witnessed a 1969 attempt on Fidel Castro while in Cuba to advise on agricultural projects. Lamb said Castro and he rode in a jeep past two Cuban soldiers. a would be CIA-connected assassin fired but missed as another soldier intervened. Vallejo later claimed the CIA financed the attack.
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Toledo, Ohio
Edward Lamb
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Lamb
Castro
Rene Vallejo
CIA
Cama- Kuay
Castco
Vallejo
Dhe
Rabin offers concessions if Egypt assures Suez passage
Prime Minister Rabin said Israel would concede to reach an interim peace only if Egypt matches concessions and guarantees Israeli ships access to the Suez Canal. He warned no progress without Egyptian changes and urged direct talks, noting Egypt has refused direct talks despite talks of peace. Washington wrap includes Kissinger comments on resuming Sinai talks and Ford’s silence.
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Rabin
Egypt
Suez
Washington
Trime
Yitzhak Rabin
Israel
Mideast
Suez Canal
Kissinger
Egpyt
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Sinai
Irael
Geneva
Trujillo Death Tied to CIA Aid in Dominican Plot
The report traces General Trujillo's assassination near San Cristobal to an indigenous Dominican group allegedly aided by CIA operatives. It notes uncertainty over authorization and whether any American involvement crossed into killings, while detailing post assassination detentions and Rockefeller Commission materials.
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Cuba
Trujillo
Jolur F. Kennedy
Dwight B. Eisenhower
Kennedy
San Cristobal
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Juan Thomas Diaz
CIA
Suis
Castro
Naminican
Fidel Castro
Rockefeller Commission
Department of Justice
White House
Atty
Edward H. Ley
Commission
National Security Council
State Department
Defense Department
House Intelligence panel splits over CIA probe and Nedzi
The panel rejects Nedzi’s subcommittee picks as it expands a sweeping CIA inquiry beyond the Rockefeller report. Colby refuses to leave classified docs, citing inadequate security while Nedzi contemplates resigning as chair after facing Democratic criticism.
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Colby
Subcommittee
Senate Inteligence
House
Rockefeller Commission
CIA
Stanton
CBS Morning News
Nedzi
CIA Oversight Committee
Neda
CTA
Integence Committee
Smith and Toft face fraud case over bank loans
C Arnholt Smith and Philip Toft pleaded no contest to three counts including conspiracy and misapplication of bank funds. Smith, 76, a Republican backer and Nixon ally, was fined 25 dollars and given a one year suspended sentence. Indictment lists 97 loans totaling 170 trillion dollars approved by Smith, with IRS liens noted.
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Philip Toft
Smith
Toft
Westgate
Republican Party
Richard M. Nixon
Taft
Smith Smith
Schnack
Internal Revenue Service
Car rental giants face price fixing charge by FTC
The FTC charged Hertz Avis and National with controlling 94 percent of airport rental markets, fixing prices and stifling competition since 1968. They allegedly bid alike for airport franchises and used auto maker subsidies to raise barriers, costing consumers higher rates. Hearings set for July 30.
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FTC
Washington
Hertz, Avis
National
Federal Trade Commission Antitrust
FIC
National Gar Rental
J.W. James
Hertz
Avis
Winston V. Morrow Jr
PTC
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
General Motors Corp
RCA Corp
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Household Finance Corp
James T. Halverson
Bure of Competition
Ford Cold
Tea Company
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