Bomb threats target U.S. firms with letter bombs from Texas
FBI says extortionists mailed more than 10 letter bombs to executives at major firms nationwide. One device exploded at Merrill Lynch in New York injuring four. others were defused or failed to detonate. Authorities warn for bulky 8 by 11 inch manila envelopes postmarked Texas as the investigation broadens.
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New York
FBI
East Texas
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith
Mileta Philips
New York City
Texas
Washington
Clarence Kelley
Kelley
Gallo Wine Corp
Ofidental Petroleum Corp
Los Angeles
Knifing Victim Attacked Outside Las Vegas Bus Station
Ronald Ray Hardwick, 21, was stabbed and slashed by two men outside a Las Vegas bus station. He was chased to Third and Ogden streets where witnesses watched the attack. The assailants fled before police arrived. the motive reportedly followed verbal slurs.
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Ronald Ray Hardwick
Dowtown
Las Vegas
Hardwick
Third
Ogden Streets
Virginia Senator Denies Seduction Report
UPI report quotes a Virginia woman saying she had sexual relations with Len Byrd Jr. after seeking his help on a personal problem. The Virginia Independent was not immediately available for comment but was cited in Jack Anderson's syndicated column.
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Washington
UPI
Jack Anderson
Virginia
Len Harry F. Byrd Jr
Ind
Virginia Independent
Anderson
Byrd
Raleigh
N.C
News and Observer
Elmo Zumwalt
Colonnade
Where I Stand by Hank Greenspun
The column argues federal crime fighting costs are rising and may crowd other budgets. It cites IRS prosecutions, including Senator Floyd Lamb’s tax case, and accuses the IRS of entrapment. It also references a Raleigh News and Observer column about Senator Byrd and a Virginia constituent.
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IRS
Floyd Lamb
Anonymous Gift Aids Sun Summer Camp Fund in Las Vegas
A note accompanies a donation to the Sun Summer Camp Fund in Las Vegas Nevada 89106 expressing a wish to right a past wrong. Recent donors include Ann and Jim Santini F C Bradshaw Dorothy Pecchinenda Bob Vernetti Mace Sickle Marcy Lind Margaret Hoover Ray Drew Merritt Walker Marie Veelik Merlin Smith each giving amounts from 5 to 50 dollars.
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SUN Summer Camp Fund
South Highland
Las Vegas
Nevada
Ann
Jim Santini
F. C. Bradshaw
John R. Segretti
Tom Hickey
Dorothy A. Pecchinenda
Bob & Beulah Vernetti
Boulder City
Mace
Reggie Sickle
Marcy Lind
Margaret Hoover
Ray Drew
Merritt D. Walker
Marie Veelik
Merlin Smith
White House Poison Plot Reported Panthers Suspected Plan
FBI informant report cited by J Edgar Hoover in 1969 as basis for wiretapping Panther HQ. The document, read in court during a $47.7 million damages suit over the Dec 4 1969 raid that left Hampton and Clark dead, notes Hampton allegedly discussed poisoning up to 600 White House staff and guests.
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Chicago
UPI
FBI
Black Panther Party
White House
J. Edgar Hoover
Panther
Hoover
U.S. District Court
Fred Hampton
Mark Clark
Hampton
Clark
Jeffrey Haas
Joseph Sam Perry
James W. Gerblick
Panthers
County Legislators Eye Special Meet
Clark County legislators voted to urge Gov. O Callaghan to call a special session to resolve the seven member Clark County Commission legality. The group aims to have Frank Daykin draft a new law by Friday and meet again to review before July 6 for new districts ahead of the July 21 filing deadline.
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Sharon Spigelmyer
SUN
Clark County
Mike O'Callaghan
Frank Daykin
Gene Echols
Robert Robinson
Thomas Hickey
Floyd Lamb
Helen Herr
Norman Hilbrecht
Asemblyman
John Vergiels
Charles Thompson
Daykin
Jack Petttti
Plete
O'Callaghan
Aaron Williams
Robert Broadbent
Mahlon Brown
Joe Neal
Syrian Armor Nears Border
Syrian armored columns pressed toward the Israeli border in southern Lebanon halting within two and a half miles, extending occupation as western journalists reported from the area.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Teamster Executives Vote 25 Percent Pay Raise in Las Vegas
Delegates at the Teamsters convention in Las Vegas approved a 25 percent raise for more than 60 top union officials and a substantial dues hike. International President Frank Fitzsimmons will see his salary rise from 125000 to 156250 effective July 1, with all general officer expenses paid by the union. The measure, endorsed by 2300 delegates, faced dissent from rank and file member Peter Camarata who urged a salary ceiling and greater accountability.
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Teamster
Las Vegas
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
United States
The
International Union
Peter Camarata
Detroit
Camarata
Teamsters For A Democratic Union
Fitzsimmons
Ed Lawson
International Teamsters
Teamsters
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Hank Greenspun
Justice Department
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Roger Foley
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Paul Price
Johannes Steel
Dr. Thosteson
Ann Landers
Edita Perez
Legislators Eye Special Meet
Commission
Las Vegas Valley Water District
Jean Ford
George Franklin
Senate
Assembly
Franklin
Penny Levin
Fremont
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