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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1977

Page

4

HEW Official Fired In Favoritism Probe Over On-Line Deals

The investigation centers on Edwin Parker III a HEW official tied to On-Line Systems and a $800 slush fund used for favors. Jill DeJohn links the fund to Parker and the COLC contract history amid inquiries into free contracts and alleged probing by a federal grand jury.

Washington UPI Pittsburgh Edwin Parker III Department of Health, Education and Welfare On-Line Systems, Inc HEW U.S. Senate Jill DeJohn Michael Stanley Greenfield COLC Parker Office of Education DeJohn Pay Board the Price Commission Green Beret Vietnam

Exile Bomb Misses Venezuelan DC9 at Miami Airport

Cuban exile group the Luis Boitel Commandos threw a bomb over a fence at Miami International Airport missing the Venezuelan Air Force DC9. FBI joined the probe as police searched for leads after a 12:10 am explosion that rocked nearby buildings but left no injuries. A later threat urged freeing exile leader Orlando Bosch and warned of further attacks on commercial flights.

Miami UPI Miami International Airport FBI Carter United Press International Luis Boitel DC9 Orlando Bosch Caracas Luis Boite Miami International Bosch Gurillas America Bosch United States Bostel Group Mackey International Airlines Fort Lauderdale Cuba

Fed Board Margin List May Hinder Lance Stock Sale

The Federal Reserve Board placed Budget Director Bert Lances National Bank of Georgia on its margin list, restricting bank stock collateral to 50 percent of market value. The move could slow or complicate the sale of Lances substantial stake, currently about 20 percent, with buyers needing large cash down payments and possible asset mortgaging to meet asking prices around the mid teens per share.

Washington UPS Bert Lance National Bank of Georgia Federal Reserve Board Lance First National Bank of Chicago The Georgia Bank Chicago Senate Banking Committee G.K. Rakes University of Virginia Federal Reserve Rakes

Carter Faces Probe Doubtful on Impeachable Proprieties

Carter said he would step aside if any improprieties were proven though none have been found. He described his administration as delivering some economic gains but with inflation a disappointment. He cited slow progress in foreign affairs yet pledged to push gains in southern Africa the Middle East and SALT talks with the Soviet Union.

Jack Roseman Computer Sciences Corp General Services Administration DeJohn GSA Computer Sciences Roseman Carter Africa Middle East Soviet Union

Marble Cone Fire Threatens Ranches in California

The Marble Cone blaze expanded to breach a bulldozer-wide line near Carmel Valley and threatened Bruce Ranch and Trout Farm Ranch as winds pushed it over Chews Ridge. Firefighters fought 12,000 plus acres of growth over the weekend while 5,400 men ringed the fire and residents awaited possible evacuations.

United Press International California Carmel Valley North Central Section Bruce Ranch Trout Farm Ranch Ventana Los Padres National Forest Scenic Big Sur Carmel-Monterey Chews Ridge National Forest Service King City Jim Rice Rice Carmel Valley Road

Spell Bound Woman and Pal Charged in Shotgun Killing

Emma Edwards 38 and Joseph Baldwin 20, both of North Babylon, charged with second degree murder in the shotgun slayings of Isaac Dinkins 57 and his daughter Cheryl Bogen 34 in a parked maroon Mercedes in Wyandanch. Edwards said she believed a spell held Dinkins. The couple arrested Sunday. a shotgun was recovered. Albert, the 5 year old grandson, was in the back seat.

Northem N.Y UPI Emma Edwards Isaac Dinkins Joseph M. Baldwin Dinkins Suffolk County Baldwin Cheryl Lavern Bogen Wyand Anch Albert

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