Libertarian sues DA over campaign reporting coverup
A Libertarian candidate for assembly district four filed suit in District Court against District Attorney George Holt alleging a coverup of campaign reporting violations. The suit claims Holt refused to prosecute violators listed by the secretary of state and seeks court delivery of all evidence to the state attorney general for prosecution. The case notes an active investigation and discusses who must file reports and the public’s right to know.
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Assembly District Four
Dist. Atty
George Holt
David Addis
Holt
Secretary of State
Addis
Teamsters Fund Faces Major Reorganization
The Teamsters Central States $1.4 billion pension fund announced a major reorganization dropping 11 trustees. Daniel J. Shannon, named executive director in 1975, said pension and health and welfare funds will be reshaped with 10 pension trustees and six on the health and welfare board, split evenly between union and employer appointees.
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Chicago
UPI
Teamsters Central States
Daniel J. Shannon
Pension Fund Board
Health and Welfare Board
Pension Board
Teamsters Union
Health
Towell Attacks Cannon Over Ethics and Debates
Nevada Senate hopeful David Towell criticized Sen. Howard Cannon for not pursuing alleged campaign spending violations and for avoiding debates. Towell cited contributions from labor unions and fundraising support from the Republican National Committee and Booster Club while noting Cannon’s ties to the aviation industry and his campaign uphill odds.
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U.S. Senate
David Towell
Howard Cannon
Senate Ethics Committee
Towell
California
Ronald Reagan
Cannon
Gulf Oil Co
Nevada
Gardnerville
Publican National Committee
Republican Booster Club
James Santini
D-Nev
Jean Ford
Zel Lowman
Senate Dist
Reagan
Lowman
Ford
Kansas City
Reagan Attacks Carter on Labor and Health Proposals
Reagan claims Republicans favor unemployment solutions without harming workers and attack national health insurance as tied to Medicaid kickbacks. He cites a defense spending risk from a Democratic plan and accuses organized labor of buying elections with in kind contributions totaling about 100 million dollars as of September.
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Reagan
America
Ford
Carter
Labor
Jimmy
Hughes Institute Breaks Ties with CIA Front Firm
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Robert R. Mullen & Co., a Washington public relations firm, operated as a CIA front and lobbied the Treasury to relieve the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from a charitable tax payment. Bennett sought White House help in 1971, contacting John Dean III and Haldeman era advisers.
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Philadelphia
UPI
CIA
Treasury Department
Howard Hughes
Philadelphia Inquirer
Robert R. Mullen & Co
Washington
E. Howard Hunt
Robert F. Bennett
White House
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Rockefeller
Ford Foundations
Hughes Institute
Bennett
John Dean III
Richard Nixon
Charles Colson
Syria Could Shift Sides in Palestinian-Syrian Tension
Reports say Syria may switch sides to back the Palestinians against a Christian-Israeli alliance in southern Lebanon. Al Anwar cited Syrian troops guarding the Arkoub corridor aiding Palestinian defenses, while Israel warned against Palestinian border bases.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Syria
Damascus
Israel
al Anwar
Arafat Trail
Arkoub
Palestine Liberation Army
Rabin Wins No Confidence Vote Amid Corruption Probe
In Jerusalem the Knesset backed Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 57 to 38, defeating a Likud no confidence motion over corruption and leadership concerns. The dispute followed the arrest and later replacement of Bank of Israel nominee Asher Yadlin, tied to funds missing from labor movement real estate deals.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Yitzhak Rabin
Knesset
Rabin
Likud Bloc
Asher Yadlin
Bank of Israel
Simcha Ehrlich
Herut Party
Likud
Yadlin
Arnon Gafni
Finance Ministry
Labor Party
Labor Movement
Ehrlich
Cleland Attacks NLW Police In Plaque Acceptance Speech
Former North Las Vegas Mayor C R Bud Cleland, ousted by recall, lashed out at the city police during an acceptance of a Las Vegas convention plaque. He claimed cops control the city and warned officials to beware when dealing with law enforcement. Ray Davies, his successor on the board, sat impassively as Cleland spoke and then exited.
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North Las Vegas
C.R
Bud” Cleland
Las Vegas
Cleland
Public Authority Board
Davies
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