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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1972

Page

6

FBI chief calls for battle on hostage bank robberies

FBI director J Edgar Hoover urged tighter security to end hostage bank robberies. He pressed continuous, coordinated action, expanded use of cameras, flexible banking routines, and home safety measures. He called for simple alert systems and rapid law enforcement notification to protect hostages and bank staff.

FBI Washington J. Edgar Hoover Hoover TBI Hoaver

Lockheed denies British order lost

Lockheed Aircraft Corp says it remains hopeful BEA and BOAC will buy its $15 million TriStar jets. A London report that BEA rejected the offer is denied, with a request for an extension under consideration. Chairman D J Haughton returned from London after meetings with BEA BOAC and the British Airways Board.

Lockheed Aircraft Corp British European Airways British Overseas Airways Corp William Wilson Los Angeles London BEA Lockheed Wilson D. J. Haughton BOAC British Airways Board

Pay Board Denied Small-Firm Wage Hikes Citing Hearings Gap

AFL CIO economist Rudolph Oswald says the Pay Board denies raises in smaller contracts under 1,000 workers without hearings while larger agreements receive full hearings. He notes aerospace unions challenge the board in federal court as price controls compare unfavorably to wage restraints.

Washington Afl-Cio Rudolph Oswald Pay Board Oswald Aerospace Workers United Auto Workers Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

Finance firm to end bias in lending practices

The nations largest consumer finance company agreed to a court order to provide equal borrowing opportunities to minorities and to hire more women and non whites. Attorney General John N. Mitchell announced the consent decree filed with the Justice Department in Chicago in a discrimination suit against Household Finance Corp. in U.S. District Court.

Washington Justice Department Atty John N. Mitchell Household Finance Corp U.S Chicago

No kickback clearance ordered in mortgage closings

The largest supplier of money to the home mortgage market, FNMA known as Fannie Mae, will require lenders to certify that no kickbacks or illegal fees were collected during real estate closings. The move aligns with Housing and Urban Development Department actions to write rules on closing costs, with sellers also needing to certify that itemized closing cost statements were provided before closing.

Tington i Fedoral National Mortgage Association Housing and Urban Development Department FNMA Fannie Mac

Utility rate boosts draw Sen Metcalf comment to Price Commission

Washington Senator Lee Metcalf D Mont told the Price Commission on Tuesday that some electric utility rate requests should become rate decreases. He cited federal taxation of electric utilities falling from 14.7 percent of revenue to 7 percent over 15 years in his letter to commission Chairman C Jackson Grayson.

Washington API Lee Metcalf D-Mont The Price Commission Metcalf Commission C. Jackson Grayson

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