Probe reveals possible oil overcharges across six ports
Customs and FEA investigators probe 30 importers with about 90 agents on fuel purchases. Potential overcharges range from 250 to 500 million dollars, with grand jury options pending as probes touch Los Angeles water department buys and other major contracts. The oil industry group disputes broad conspiracy claims while acknowledging possible violations.
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Customs Service
Customs
FEA
John L. Murphy
Government Regulations Section
Justice Department
Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power
John Russell
Associated Press
Russell
Department of Oil
Department
Peru
Cirillo Bros. Co
New York
Houston
Lugano
Switzerland
Petrolea Ltd
Bahamas
Quincy
Mass
Florida
Jacksonville
Harry Shorstein
Jacksonville Electric Authority
JEA
Ven-Fuel
Symington says U S Embassy Directed Cambodian Air Strikes
Senator Stuart Symington alleges the U S Embassy in Phnom Penh directed air strikes in Cambodia within the last year and says the arrangement breached the Paris accords. He also says CIA chief Colby discussed but did not carry out plans to assassinate foreign leaders.
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Washington
UPI
Stuart Symington
D.o
U.S
Cambodia
Congress
Symington
CIA
William E. Colby
ABCTV
South Vietnam
ABC
Steve Bell
Phnom Penh
United States
Southeast Asia
Senate Foreign Relations and
Armed Services
Senate
Saigon
Neak Luong
Mekong
Sihanouk
Tokyo
Sean Flynn
Errol Flynn
Kissinger given new Israel ideas on Egyptian pact
Israeli officials presented new ideas to Henry Kissinger on a second stage Egypt peace accord. Kissinger met Rabin and top aides for four hours and planned travel to Aswan to relay Israeli positions. He then returned to the region to brief Arab leaders including King Hussein and President Assad before resuming talks.
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Fight Kissinger
Israel
Jerusalem
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Yitzhak Rabin
Kissinger
Sinai
Aswan
Rabin
Yigal Allon
Anwar Sadat
Jordan
Hussein
Defense and Foreign Affairs
Mitla
Gidi
Sadat
Syria
Hafez Assad
Golan Heights
Jordan River
Wider CIA probe expands to consider assassination plots
The Rockefeller Commission and White House officials discussed broadening the CIA inquiry beyond domestic spying to include alleged plots to assassinate foreign leaders. No decision was made, but aides noted potential extension of the commission’s life if the scope widens.
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Washington
Rockefeller Commission
White House
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
New York Times
Nelson Rockefeller
Ron Nessen
Senate Intelligence Committee
the Times
Commission
United States
FBI Coercion and Threats Tied to Civil Rights Groups
The FBI under Edgar Hoover allegedly used coercive letters and forged defense committee ties to intimidate Kenyatta and disrupt civil rights activity. Lawyers from the ACLU say the COINTELPRO program aimed to disrupt, expose, or neutralize domestic political groups beginning in 1956 and ending after 1971 following a break in.
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John H.F. Shattuck
ACLU
New York
Cointelpro
FBI
South
Hoover
Media
Temblor Shakes Fontana and Nearby Communities
An earthquake centered five miles north of Fontana jolted Fontana, San Bernardino, and Riverside at 5:13 p.m. The temblor registered 3.4 on the Richter scale per Caltech seismology lab. no injuries or damage were reported.
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Fontana
UPI
Here
San Bernardino
Riverside
P.m
Seismological Laboratory
Caltech
Shadow over Ireland dampens St Patrick's Day spirit
In Dublin and Northern Ireland the holiday mood is marred by threats of letter bombs and seven suspected devices. Police warn citizens to remain vigilant as inflation and high prices reduce overseas Irish travel for the celebration.
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Dublin
UPI
Ireland
Northern Ireland
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Ford
Edgar Hoover
Kenyatta
Cointerpro
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