Tape Reveals Bell Use Of Fees For Political Contributions
An AP report describes a sworn transcript where Southwestern Bell executive John Whitcomb discusses inflating architects' fees to funnel illegal contributions to a Midland Texas bond drive. The recording relates to an antitrust suit by San Antonio Telephone Co. against Bell and others. The amount is rumored around $18,000 to $20,000. Whitcomb, retiring March 1, declined further comment.
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Bell
U.S. District Court
John Woods
Southwestern Bell
San Antonio Telephone Co
Whitcomb
Lubbock
James H. Ashley
Texas
Ashley
Midland
Tex
Solons Urge CIA To Follow New Law
Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged the CIA to promptly comply with a new law restricting covert abroad operations amid concerns over domestic spying. Sen. Sparkman said the panel likely won’t pursue a domestic CIA probe, citing lack of jurisdiction, while noting aims to review CIA programs for necessary reporting. The White House defended the Ford commission as it weighed allegations of internal surveillance.
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Ashington
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Sparkman
United States
CIA
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
William E. Colby
Colby
House
Senate Committees On Foreign Affairs
Ford
White House
Special Commission
Silkwood Case Seen as Conspiratorial AEC Says
AEC spokesman Jan Strasma said evidence points to contrivance or an attempt to appear contrived in the Silkwood plutonium contamination case. The probe found no firm plot by individuals, though removal of plutonium from Kerr-McGee Cimarron facility was indicated. Kerr-McGee President J J Kelly noted only a tiny plutonium amount found in Silkwood's apartment.
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Klahoma City
Okla
Atomic Energy Commission
Jan Strasma
AEC
Chicago
Karen Silkwood
Kerr-McGee Corp
Miss Silkwood
Kerr- McGee
Cimarron
Crescent
Oklo
New York Times
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
Kerr-McGee
Silkwood
Strasma
J.J. Kelly
TULSA
Fort Smith
Spiro Agnew
Oklahoma
Sam Sexton Jr
Rees Mining Co
The
Tulsa Tribune
Agnew
Sexton
Walter J. Dilbeck
Official Calls For Sacrifice In Energy Plan
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon says President Ford will announce a new energy conservation program requiring a degree of personal sacrifice from all Americans. He added the energy economic strategy will be tough, comprehensive and effective and hinted at tax cuts and aid for the unemployed. Greenspan warned the recession will persist for months with little relief from unemployment this year.
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Washington
Treasury
William E. Simon
Ford
Simon
Alan Greenspan
Oklahoma grocery tax cut proposal draws support
Oklahoma City state Rep. Terry Campbell argues a bill to remove the grocery sales tax would save individuals about 10.80 yearly and 43.20 for a family of four, noting higher food prices raise tax costs.
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Oklahoma City
Terry Campbell
Bethany
Campbell
Space Junk to Reenter Earth From Skylab, 1970s Spaceflight
Officials warned Friday that over 83,000 pounds of space debris from the Saturn V rocket stage could reenter and scatter across a 250000 square mile zone. Up to 50 fragments might reach Earth with a 70 percent chance of landing in the Atlantic Ocean while pieces from a 6000-pound rocket bulkhead and 3000-pound engines pose the highest survival risk. No injuries linked to debris have been reported.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Agency
United States
Europe
South America
Africa
Far East
Atlantic Ocean
Earth
Kansas
Homestead Exemption Increase Sought in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City AP reports Rep. Tom Bamberger D Oklahoma City pre filed a bill to raise the homestead exemption from 1000 to 2000 dollars in the State House. Last year lawmakers allowed an extra 1000 for low income elderly and disabled with income limits.
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Oklahoma City
House of Representatives
Tom Bamberger
Medicare stay gaps by region in hospital data
Medicare records indicate the average length of stay in northeastern states runs about fifty percent longer than in western states. The finding highlights significant regional differences in hospital utilization and patient care patterns.
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Comb
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Rockefeller
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
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Set
Sun
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Sunday Constitution
Lowton Publishing Co., Inc
Sed & A Ave
Lowton
Othc
Sundey Comat Press
Aei
Fort Sill
Cansituhon Press
Sundey Press
Corsten
Fort Sal
Canstmon Press
Coast Constitution
Storming Press
Yeor
APO
McCord
Sheridan
WN. Sheridan
Ron Fannin
Bill Gaither
Alleluia
Brad Alien
Faron Young
Bill Beasley
Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Young
State Corporation Commission
Oklahoma Gas
Commission
Panhandle
Fredrick Hamilton Wishon
Edmond
Joe Cannon
Wishon
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Tommy Lee Mantooth
Wencam
National Bank
House of Half Dollars
Lawton, Okla
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