Gulf Oil chairman details foreign political contributions
Gulf Oil Corp. Chairman Bob R. Dorsey testified before the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee that starting in 1966 his company contributed about 5 million dollars to South Korean and Bolivian officials. He cited 4 million in 1966 and 1970 to South Korea and three Bolivian payments linked to Gen. Rene Barrientos.
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United States
Black power leader Malik hanged in Trinidad murder case
Michael Abdul Malik, a former London black power figure, was hanged at Royal Jail in Arima Trinidad for the murder of his cousin Joseph Skerritt. Skerritt and Gale Ann Benson were found hacked to death in Malik’s garden after disappearing in 1972.
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Ky plans Vietnamese village farm for refugees in California
Former South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky said he hopes to establish a large California farm as a Vietnamese village to house refugees who cannot or will not blend into the United States. He seeks federal aid to set up the pilot project and guide refugees toward self sufficiency while they adjust to life in the United States. He favors California for climate and plans to educate children into professions as they integrate.
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California Supreme Court Tightens Sex Offender Trials
The court ruled mentally disordered sex offenders must be tried under criminal law with a unanimous jury verdict, not civil standards. The decision, 4-3, emphasizes beyond a reasonable doubt proof and guards against confinement based on psychiatric opinion.
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10000 Teamsters to March on Capitol in Sacramento
More than 10 000 Teamsters Farmworkers will march on the Capitol in Sacramento Monday to protest the lack of legislative response to Teamster pleas for amendments to Governor Brown s farm labor bill James Easley coordinator of the Teamsters Farmworkers Task Force Organizing Committee called the bill a sweetheart bill the work of Governor Brown and Cesar Chavez The bill would invalidate current contracts as of Jan 1 1976 allow wage cuts to 2 per hour and halt benefits during a two year interim period while elections are certified Easley said the Teamsters object to the interim period and accused Brown of prejudice toward the UFW.
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Social security hike becomes official eight percent increase
The 8 percent monthly benefit rise for 35 million Social Security and SSI recipients takes effect in June with July checks. The move, prompted by the CPI, faced opposition from the Ford administration and Congress, which rejected a 5 percent cap and approved the budget without pay ceiling limits.
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Krogh joins Rep McCloskey staff as aide
Egil Bud Krogh Jr the former head of the White House plumbers is appointed as one of two legislative assistants to Rep Paul N McCloskey R Calif Krogh served five months of a six month sentence in 1974 for a burglary linked to White House investigative work during Watergate He will handle energy issues nuclear safety law of the sea conservation and some defense and intelligence matters on the staff
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Watergate
Jeb Stuart Magruder
John Dean
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Koh Tang battle reveals high cost and confusion in Mayaguez rescue
UPI reports the Koh Tang clash near Cambodia saw three of eleven landing helicopters go down as Marines fought on a beach while the Mayaguez crew were not on the island. Crewmembers were later found aboard a Thai fishing boat after a rapid naval operation and air strikes.
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