Government Witness Berated By Bailey
San Francisco UPI The Hearst trial saw government psychiatric witness Dr. Joel Fort attacked by defense lawyer F Lee Bailey who accused him of trying to settle the case out of court and questioned his ties to U S Attorney Browning Fort denied such actions but admitted discussing possible out of court settlements with Hearst family and Browning amid a heated cross examination Fort defended his methods and stated he sought a moral approach to handling the case while detailing his background in kidnapping victim interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Hearst
U.S. District Court
San Francisco
Joe Fort
F. Lee Bailey
Miss Hearst
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Joel Fort
Fort
Randolph
Catherine Hearst
Bailey
U.S
James L Browning Jr
Bailey Fort
Charles Manson
Hearsts
Browning
Hibernia
Edison Power Plant Closed For Repairs
Edison Power Plant in Fort Mohave area shut down for planned repairs. Gregg Fraser of Southern California Edison says about 1,200 Southern Nevada union workers are hired for the project with a $7 million payroll. The $245 million coal plant covers unit one overhaul unit two work and canal inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg Fraser
Southern California Edison Co
Fort Mohave
Nevada
Freaser
Colorado River
California
U.S. Proposes UN Anti-Bribery Pact Amid Lockheed Probe
Deputy Secretary of State Robert Ingersoll outlined a two part plan to deter and punish overseas corporate bribes. The United States will seek a multilateral UN framework and establish bilateral information exchanges with foreign law enforcement. He warned disclosure of officials involved in Lockheed payoffs would take six months or more and not be shared until investigations progress. Proxmire supported delaying names until investigations and further disclosures occur. The Senate panel also reviewed closed hearings on alleged Lockheed payments to West German officials tied to the F104 Starfighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United States
Lockheed
Robert Ingersoll
Japan
Netherlands
Ingersoll
Congress
United Nations
U.S
William Proxmire
D-Wis
U.N. Permanent Commission On Transnational Corporations
Lima
Peru
Senate
Subcommittee
Securities and Exchange Commission
Department of State
State Department
Holland
EPA and Clark County clash over late notice meeting
Clark County Sanitation District complains EPA delays in responding to a wastewater study for the Las Vegas area. EPA invites a March 5 1976 meeting in Carson City with 208 agencies. district says the notice was too short to attend and telegraphed a decline.
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Clark County
U.S Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Las Vegas
Carson City
Paul de Falco, Jr
Carson
Officials Got Illegal Payments
Nevada officials in Lander County allegedly received illegal extra salary benefits totaling 30686 dollars from Sept 1970 to Feb 1976. The state auditor found improper transactions and false retirement reports tied to these payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CY Ryan
Carson City
UPI
Lander County
Earl Oliver
Oliver
Louis Lemaire
T. David Horton
Horton
Battle Mountain
Nevada
Public Employee
Mike O'Callaghan
Robert Lisi
Nevada Legislative Commission
State Public Employes Retirement Board
Faw
Vernon Bennett
Slain Salesman William Silvermann Linked to Felony Past
Detectives probing the murder of 49 year old William Silvermann in a downtown Las Vegas hotel room disclosed he was a convicted felon with a 1971 interstate transportation of stolen checks conviction. They named aliases Billy The Kid and believed he operated in Las Vegas and Reno over 15 years, seeking tips from the public.
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William Silvermann
Silvermann
Villa Inn
Las Vegas B
William Mann
Angelo Novello
William J. Carroll
Billy the Kid
Las Vegas
Reno
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