Bribes by U S Firms Tap Trujillo Wealth and Yacht Life
Senator John J Williams alleges American companies paid bribes to Rafael Trujillo’s regime to win Dominican contracts. He cites a $50,000 monthly allowance for Trujillo’s son and $900,000 in deductions to taxpayers. Records show $1.8 million moved via Lockjoint Pipe Co. through bids and kickbacks, with payments routed to a British official in the Dominican Republic.
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Angelita
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Lockjoint Pipe’ Co
East Orange
N. J
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Lockjoint
Rogers
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New York City
Jet Hits Carrier Pilot Dies On Flight Deck Crash
SAN DIEGO AP Four crewmen aboard the carrier Bon Homme Richard were seriously burned when a jet fighter crashed on the flight deck. The pilot, Lt. Comdr. Richard M. Hopfinger, was killed. Injured were Charles E. Ziehler Escondido Derald M. Lawrence Grant's Pass Ore Lorenzo Palacios Rubio Round Rock Tex and Mation Edward Fuller Fort Valley Ga.
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Bon Homme Richard
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Pacific Fleet Air Force
Comadr
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China Lake
Oakland Naval Hospital
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Escondido
Derald M. Lawrence
Grant's Pass
Ore Lorenzo Palacios Rubio
Round Rock
Russians Demonstrate at U.S. Embassy in Moscow
A Moscow demonstration outside the U S embassy escalated as banners waved and protesters marched in columns. Security boarded windows and Russian staff took a day off while U S officials condemned the protest as staged amid rising international tension after anti Soviet actions in New York Copenhagen and Bonn.
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U.N
New York
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U. S. State Department
Copenhagen
Bonn
Harbor Aide Faces Tax Probe In Los Angeles Hearing
Los Angeles Harbor Commission president Lloyd Menveg was ordered to appear July 3 before an Assembly committee investigating harbor oil leases with his income tax returns since 1953. The probe centers on influence peddling and a lease the panel says the city paused despite a recommendation to Standard Oil of California.
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UPI
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Los Angeles Harbor Commission
Assembly Committee
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Los Gatos
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California
Norris Poulson
Zsa Zsa Plans Farewell Party for General Trujillo Jr
Zsa Zsa Gabor announced a farewell party for General Rafael Trujillo Jr to be held July 8 at 2:30 PM in the Beverly Hilton Hotel Escortier room. Invitations were mailed to about 150 Hollywood party-goers after shifting from Trujillo’s warship in the harbor due to transportation issues.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor
Rafael Truro Jr
Beverly Hilton
Trujillo
Hollywood
Rafael Trujillo Jr
Za’ Zsa
Ysa Zsa
Major Oil Firm Drops Plans to Buy Hancock
The article notes a major oil firm stepping back from plans to acquire Hancock, with context about market conditions and potential implications for the deal and stakeholders. Details are fragmented, but the focus remains on the halted acquisition and its immediate business impact.
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Hancock
Ex SEC Chief and Arm strong clash in SEC probe hearing
Washington AP reports House investigators clash with former Securities and Exchange Commission chair J Sinclair Armstrong now Navy assistant secretary as subpoenaed witness John Fox is set to testify. Armstrong accuses critics of muting SEC while sparring with Harris Bennett Moss and Williams over actions on Bernard Goldfine case.
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Eva ‘Sion
J. Sinclair Armstrong
SEC
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Armstrong
Subcommittee
Oren . Harris
D-Ark
Boston
Bernard Galdfine
Williams
Moss
Goldfine
Congress
John Fox
Boston” Post
Fox
Freicht
Defame
Hancock Oil sale negotiations fall through after talks
Hancock Oil Co controlling stockholders say major eastern oil company ended discussions on May 27 1958 with no offer. They note talks may resume if an equitable offer is made and all stockholders would share equally. Industry sources indicate at least two other firms are still interested while Hancock’s Signal Till refinery was hit by an $8 million fire last month. About 3900 shares traded and the stock closed at 54 a share up 32 percent. The news came after market close and is slated for Page A3 continuation.
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Hancock Oil Co
Eastern Oil Company
Hancock
Pacific Coast Exchange
GE Plans 10-Ton Rocket Engine For Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL AP The General Electric Co announced it is developing a radically new rocket engine capable of launching a satellite weighing as much as 10 tons The engine would produce about 500 000 pounds of thrust and is being developed at GE plants in Evendale and Malta It will be powered by liquid fuels and test results are expected to define its weight and components and potential uses against Russia’s large Nik rocket program
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Russia
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