Payoffs in Arms Deals Mentioned in Hauser Diary
A diary by former Lockheed executive Hauser recounts gratuities linked to U.S. military aircraft sales. Entries name colonels and officers, including a West German general and NATO liaison Lt. Col. Loren Horney, describing varied attitudes toward gratuities and ongoing payoffs in the 1960s to 1980s.
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Lockheed
USAF
Loren Horney
U.S
Horney
NATO
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Divers suffer bends after Catalina dive near Avalon
Two scuba divers, Victor La Fountaine and Patrick Smith, developed decompression sickness after diving about a mile east of Avalon at a 90 foot shipwreck near Veliant. They underwent six hours of treatment at the USC Marine Center hyperbaric chamber on Catalina Island and were kept overnight for observation.
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USC Marine Center
Catalina Island
Victor la Fountaine
Sepulveda
Patrick Smith
Santa Monita
Avalon
la Fountaine
Smith
Caisson
Avalon Hatsbor
GAO finds 34 unreported Korea pacts
The General Accounting Office reports Congress was not notified of 84 U S South Korea agreements since August. It notes 34 became operating or agency level pacts not reported to the State Department. Senator James Abourezk calls for Senate Foreign Relations Committee action and possible penalties.
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Korea
Washington
General Accounting Office
Congress
United States
South Korea
State Department Office of Treaty Affairs
Sen
James Abourézk
Ds.d
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U S attorney among 20 arrested in fencing sting
Washington DC assistant U S attorney Donald Robinson Jr and 19 others were arrested in an undercover fencing operation run by PFF Inc a Washington DC warehouse tied to the DC Metropolitan Police and FBI. Silbert said 183 arrest warrants were issued for stolen goods dealers.
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Robert List
Robert Arscott
Washington, D.C
Metropolitan Police
AP Wireamnte
Washington
Donald Robinson Jr
U.S
District of Columbia
U.S. Alty
Earl J. Silbert
PFF, Inc
D.C
Silbert
PFF
Prince George's County
Robinson
Department of Fine and Urban Development
HUD
Nixon Returns Home After China Visit Amid Mixed Reactions
Nixon and Mrs Nixon were greeted by thousands at Amirens Air Force Base with Vice President Agnew leading crowds. Ford suggested the trip may hurt his New Hampshire primary bid as Nixon praised Sino-US friendship, while critics cited possible breaches of law over comments on China policy. The former president, in Canton earlier, spoke with reporters and waved to cheering crowds in a park.
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Spiro Agnew
United States
Ford
Nixon
New Hampshire
Ronald Reagan
Peking
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
U.S
China
Hua Kuofeng
Chow En-lai
People's Republic of China
Henry Kissinger
Ford Administration
Canton
Tsinghua
Nixons
Chung Mei Yu
Reclamation unit cited for costly accounting abuses
A House Government Operations Committee report accuses the Bureau of Reclamation of questionable accounting practices causing cost ceiling violations totaling 675 million dollars across 19 projects. The document says Congress empowered inflation adjustments that inflated federal outlays estimates, then raised them later.
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House
Government Operations Committee
Bureau of Reclamation
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Bureau
Congress
Japan launches 306-pound ionosphere satellite into orbit
Japan’s space agency reports a 306 pound ionosphere satellite was launched Sunday aboard a three stage Saturn rocket system and entered a circular orbit about 62 miles up. The power components for the rocket were built with technology from McDonnell Douglas.
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Japan
National ‘Space Development Agency
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Rees’s Death Reveals Gun Wielding Engineer Suspect
Connecticut medical examiner Marcus Cox said the death appeared self inflicted and personal in nature. The body of Rees was found on a couch in his study at 7:30 am with a .38 revolver clenched in his fist. His wife was in the home but did not hear the shot. A younger Rees described his father as recently low in spirits and aging. A neighbor recalled Rees as a thoughtful liberal and longtime friend with whom he shared politics and literature.
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Connecticut
Marcus Cox
Rees
Cox
Embarrassing Spy Report Prompts Secrecy
Rep Otis Pike chairman of the House intelligence panel says the final report on intelligence operations is embarrassing to some. He notes the Ford administration pushed to withhold it and says the U S spends about 10 billion yearly on intelligence with little return. He cites dysfunction and delays in the process and criticizes Kissinger while endorsing his abilities.
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Ford Administration
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Sadat accuses Syria and Jordan of plotting behind his back
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat warned in Kuwait that Syria and Jordan are planning moves against Egypt, amid reports of a new negotiation with Israel. He urged Cairo to reject such plans while praising a 100 percent success Gulf tour and indicating Saudi aid to stabilize Egypt’s economy. Israel approved expropriation of Arab land in Galilee and Negev, with parallel moves to seize Jewish properties for development projects.
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Syria
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Middle East
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Persian Gulf
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Galilee
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Israel
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Assad
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Golan
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Amman
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United Arab Emirates
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Oman
Bahrain
Abdel Muttaleb Kazemi
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