Military meal perks cost taxpayers in elite messes
UPI finds nearly 2 million dollars yearly in tax funding supports 23 Pentagon dining rooms where generals and admirals dine for bargain prices. Overhead and labor costs, not food, drive expenses, with meals ranging from 1.25 to 2.30 dollars in various services.
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Comet Kohoutek May Hold Clues To Solar System Origins
UPI reports NASA scientists say comet Kohoutek contains methylcyanide, a complex molecule that could reveal where the solar system began. The event may still dazzle as a nighttime sight, but it is expected to be dimmer than hoped with brighter viewing limited to early January.
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Indictment Targets Howard Hughes Over Airwest Deal
A UPI report says Howard Hughes and four former aides were indicted on conspiracy and stock manipulation related to Hughes Airwest. Hughes, 68, has not appeared in public for two decades and recently moved from London to the Bahamas. The case centers on Hughes Tool Co.’s 1968 purchase of Airwest for 130 million dollars and alleged stock-price maneuvers.
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Convicted assassin Ray sues for $500000 in federal suit
James Earl Ray, jailed for the 1968 King murder, files a $500000 damage suit in federal court claiming wrongful confinement and seeking removal from solitary, reopening his case due to alleged attorney mishandling and a move to general population. He maintains he did not shoot King.
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