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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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