Chicago Rat Bounty Sparks Urban War Led by Alderman
Chicago’s West Side fights a rat surge with a $1 bounty as Alderman Frank Stemberk leads a “Great Rat War.” He distributed traps, raised $720 in a week, and seeks federal aid to curb rats that resist usual poisons. He recalls a woman who killed 25 rats, then a live rat prompted another payout.
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Frank Steinberk
Chicago
West Side
Frank Stemberk
Stemberk
Steinberk
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Environmental Protection Agency
Tome
Utah
Exxon accused of Italy bribes in SEC filing
The SEC accuses Exxon Corp of failing to disclose bribes totaling 85.2 million to Italian officials and parties and 1.3 million in other countries. Exxon's former Italian subsidiary head Vincenzo Cazzaniga is named in the complaint, which seeks a permanent injunction and cites overseas payments as potentially illegal abroad.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Exxon Corp
Excxon
United States
Exxon
Lockheed Corp
Vincenzo Cazzaniga
Cazzaniga
Esso Italiana
Cataniga
Italy
SEC
Law protects farmers against default losses
SACRAMENTO AP Farmers gain stronger protection when dealing with processors and dealers says Richard Rominger head of the Department of Food and Agriculture A new law effective Tuesday replaces cash bonds with a 125 annual payment into the Farm Products Trust Fund Each licensed processor or dealer may be liable for up to 50 percent of a farmer's loss capped at 325 000 against a single licensee
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Sacramento
Richard Rominger
Department of Food and Agriculture
Rominger
Assemblyman
Carmen
Perino
Stockton
Farm ‘Products Trust Fund
Roininger
Murder Robbery Rates Fall Across US Crime Slightly Up
FBI data show murders down 8 percent and robberies down 10 percent, easing violent crime by about 4 percent while overall serious offenses rise slightly. In 1976 there were 18,780 murders, two thirds by firearms, robberies dropped 10 percent to 196 per 100000. burglary fell 5 percent to 3,089,900. Larceny theft rose 5 percent, car thefts 42 percent of property thefts, and overall losses exceeded $4 billion.
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Washington
FBI
Griffin B. Bell
San Francisco Crime Jump Ties to FBI Figures
FBI data show San Francisco crime rose over 19 percent from 1975 to 1976 amid statewide shifts. City totals indicate 778 serious offenses in the later year, with burglaries and larceny contributing to overall gains, while murders declined slightly.
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FBI
Uc - California
San Jose
Oakland
Fresno
Sacramento
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