No Trial For Laetrile Smuggling Suspects
Fifteen of the nineteen defendants indicted in May 1976 on smuggling laetrile into the United States from Mexico and Canada may not face trial. Four have been tried and convicted. key figure Andrew R. L. McNaughton, a British subject, could affect prosecutions if deported, while several Mexican companies and individuals may be immune unless apprehended in the U.S. The INS has not set a deportation hearing.
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San Diego
UPS
United States
Mexico
Canada
U.S
Herbert Hoffman
Gustavo Torres del Rio
Hoffman
Andrew R.L. McNaughton
McNaughton
Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
Donna Grace Schuster
Rochester
Minnesota
Jorge and
Sergio del Rio
Tijuana
Ernesto Contreras
Appeals Court Keeps VW Antitrust Award In Force
A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld a $5 million antitrust award against Volkswagen entities for forcing dealers to buy VW air conditioners via contracts tied to stock parts. Heatransfer Corp. went out of business in 1974. the ruling affirmed triple damages and attorneys fees. Dealers testified VW units were inferior and hard to install, and the court found VW compelled purchase of unwanted AC units to obtain necessary parts.
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New Orleans
Circuit Court of Appeals
Volkswagen
Ransfer Corp
Federal Net
Carl O. Bue
San Antonio
Tex
Heatransfer
Germany
Volkswagen of
Tris exposure reported at GM Fisher Body Plant No. 2
About 100 workers at GM Fisher Body Plant No. 2 in Grand Rapids were exposed to the cancer-causing Tris for 18 months as Typar seat cover fabric containing Tris was used. Federal investigators found Tris in the air but said it is not a motorist hazard. NIOSH urged cessation of Tris in Typar and said long term worker effects remain unclear.
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Grand Rapids. Mich
UPI
General Motors
Grand Rapids Press
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
Typar
Fisher Body
Chevrolet
Institute
Chrysler admits overseas payments to officials and unions
Chrysler Corp disclosed that subsidiaries paid about 450000 dollars annually to foreign government officials and union leaders over 1971 to 1976 to facilitate business. Some sums, including 21000 dollars to a high level official, were described as facilitating payments. The firm noted no illegal US payments and reported steps to ensure ethical compliance.
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Detroit
UPI
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
United States
Security and Exchange Commission
General Motors
Suspected Spy Reported Executed in Uganda
The Nation newspaper in Kenya quoted an anonymous caller claiming Bob Scanlon was shot in Kampala and his body burned though Uganda’s information ministry denied the report saying no death has occurred and no communication with Britain about Scanlon. Radio Uganda earlier said he faced a military tribunal for espionage with possible execution by week’s end.
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Nairobs
Kenya
UPI
Uganda
Kampala
Bob Scanlon
Information Ministry
Britain
Scanlon
Radio Uganda
Idi Amin
Gloria
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Redwood City
John A. Richardson
Orinda
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el Cerrito
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Hammond
Ind
Donald E. Hanson
Cuted
Guido Orlandi Sr
Burlington, Vt
Blaze
U Phfoto
Los Angeles
Angeles City
Appeals Court
SEC
Dallas/Ft. Worth
Delta
Dallas/Ft.Worth
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Charlotte
Deltamatic
Mgm Grand
Riviera
American Express
Dallas
Las Vegas
Ft.Worth
Dallas Ft. Worth
Royal Service
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