Ransom payments for East German prisoners exposed
West German officials estimate a secret program has freed about 1,200 prisoners from East Germany in 1975 at roughly $16,000 per person. The scheme, begun after the 1961 wall, involves barter-like settlements in goods or credits and remains tightly secret amid Western efforts to ease East West travel.
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Berlin
West Germany
East Germany
Born
Egon Franke
Lamy
Someeone
Franke
Bonn
Texaco chief forecasts gas at a dollar per gallon
DETROIT UPI Maurice Granville Texaco chief foresees Americans paying one dollar a gallon for gasoline though unsure of timing He urges end to federal price controls and argues industry needs capital for exploration He says decontrol could prompt higher profits but profits would fund oil and gas searches While stressing imports and investment needs Granville cautions at least a start is possible even with current constraints
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Detroit
UPI
Texaco
Maurice Granville
Granville
Economic Club of
FMS
IRS to continue probe of secret Bahamian bank accounts
US IRS chief says investigations into more than 400 Americans whose secret Bahamian bank deposits were found in a bank official’s briefcase will proceed. He stressed the probe will target all on the list, regardless of who they are, if information was legally obtained. The hearing reviewed Operation Tradewinds and questions on how the data was obtained and whether it could be used in tax enforcement.
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Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
Miami
Alexander
IRS
Florida
Bahamas
Meade Whitaker
Nassau
Eyeglass ruling end in sight
The FDA ordered an end to exemptions for shatterproof eyeglass and sunglass lenses with evidence all noncompliant units have been or will be removed by early this year. Physicians may waive impact resistance if not suitable for a patient. The FDA also issued insulin syringe warnings to prevent errors from dead space when mixing insulin products and stressed using consistent techniques and doses.
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Food and Drug Administration
Monuay
FDA
Federal Register
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A-Mark Cain Co
Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills
A-Mark Financial Corporation
American Coin Co
Ventura Blvd
Studio City
Bateman, Eichler, Hill, Richards, Inc
South Spring Street
Los Angeles
Camino Coin TV
37Th Avenue
San Mateo
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Hilton Hotel Center
South
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Golden State
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Great American Coin Corporation
Beverly Drive
Hornblower & Weeks
Hemphill Noyes, Inc
Loeb, Rhoades & Co
South Flower St
Monex International
Birch Street
Newport Beach
California
Numismatics Ltd
Precious Metals Inc
Hollywood Blvd
A-Mark. Financial Corporation
Shearson
Hayden Stane, Inc
South Olive Street
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7Th Street
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Sepulveda
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Olympic Blvd
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