Indictments target Orange County officials and aides
The grand jury indicted seven Hinshaw officials and aides on 10 criminal counts tied to misuse of county funds, bribery involving Tandy Corp and Radio Shack, and campaign contributions. Hinshaw faces charges while seeking reelection. Vallerga and Buxton are named in related counts with in office misconduct. More indictments expected as inquiry continues.
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Orange County
Hinshaw
Dist
Cecil Hicks
Vallerga
Hicks
Tandy Corp
Texas
Radio Shack
Tandy
James Buxton
Buxton
Grand Jury
Congress
Aerosol abuse blamed for 125 deaths yearly
The U S Consumer Product Safety Commission says aerosols kill about 125 Americans annually, mostly youths who inhale sprays for a high. The estimate, based on death certificates, is to guide talks with industry on possible federal action and concerns over ozone harming fluorocarbon propellants.
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Washington
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Khmer Rouge congress and Phnom Penh chaos unfold affair
The Khmer Rouge held a national congress in Phnom Penh from April 25 to 27 chaired by Khieu Samphan as de facto top leader. As refugees stream out, foreigners report a city under siege with Red Cross zones emptied by troops and civilians fleeing amid fires, looting, and uncertain survival prospects.
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Phnom Penh
Khieu Samphan
Cambodia
le Phnom
Red Cross
France
United Nations
China
Farm prices drive wholesale index jump as foods surge
Wholesale prices rose 1.5 percent in April led by farm and food costs after four straight monthly declines. Industrial commodities inched up 0.1 percent. White House press secretary Ron Nessen noted inflation not yet controlled and Ford stressed the need to curb rising prices.
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White House
Ron Nessem
Nessen
Ford
Return funds for Viets eyed for homeland resettlement
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield called in a Senate speech for expanding the refugee bill to include funds to send home refugees who wish to return to South Vietnam. He suggested using uncommitted federal funds to start a resettlement and rehabilitation program in their homeland as Ford sought 507 million dollars for Indochina refugees in the United States.
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Washington
UPD
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
South Vietnam
Ford
Congress
United States
House rejects flexible S and L rate restriction
The House voted 291 to 104 to bar federal savings and loan institutions from offering variable rate mortgages. The bill would block a Federal Home Loan Bank Board move to permit such loans as early as May 15 and follows a defeated substitute by Rep. Rees that would allow only in states with state chartered lenders, with caps and a fixed option for borrowers. Rep. St Germain called variable rates a consumer ripoff.
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Washington
UPI
House
Federal Savings and Loan Institutions
Senate
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Thomas Rees
Dcalif
Rees
Fernand J. St. Germain
D-R.i
Quotas on oil imports added to energy bill
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively advanced an energy tax bill amid oil import quotas aimed at cutting dependence on foreign oil. The panel approved a 6 to 6.5 million barrel daily quota path with flexibility to adjust to emergencies, projecting fuel savings and reduced imports by 1980s.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways and Means Committee
America
Ullman
Conable
Tax rebate checks begin arriving to aid economy
The first of the 1974 tax rebate checks, worth up to 200 dollars, are in mailboxes this week. About 13.7 million checks go out in the first week with a total estimated 8 billion dollars in rebates planned to be sent by June 15.
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Washington
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The
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