Dowdy Convicted in $25 Bribery Scheme in Congress
Rep. John V. Dowdy, a 10 term Democrat from Texas, convicted on charges including two counts of conspiring to accept a bribe and five counts of lying to a grand jury. The case centers on bribery tied to an Interstate Commerce inquiry into Cohen's Maryland home improvements firm. Dowdy faces up to 60 years in prison and $40,000 in fines. sentencing postponed to pursue potential new trial. Dowdy's wife and two children accompanied him from the court as witnesses and immunity spared Cohen from prosecution.
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Texas
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Neda’ i Cohen
Justice Department
Cohen
Maryland
U.S
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Congress
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John V. Dowdy Jr
Arlington
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Kidnappers Held in $2 Million Rheincase
Essen Germany AP two men involved in the abduction of supermarket magnate Theo Albrecht were taken into custody one in Essen and the other in Mexico City They allegedly held him for 18 days and received a ransom of 7 million marks Kron 39 an ex convict confessed to the crime and named Ollenburg 47 a Düsseldorf attorney The two men were identified by Albrecht during captivity and Kron signed a statement admitting the crime Immigration officials said Ollenburg denied involvement and arrived in Mexico City with 19 year old Angela Poeck awaiting extradition requests from Germany
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Mexico City
Paul Kron
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Heinz Joachim
Jaime Gutierrez
Ollenburg
Dusseldorf
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Theo Albrecht
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Mexico ‘City
Angela Poeck
Mexico
Rose Bowl Hassle Antiw ar Show Planned by Band
Michigan Athletic Director Don Canham says the university will not permit an antiwar halftime show at the Rose Bowl, despite a suit by the ACLU seeking to block band officials from censoring the Student Government Council approved performance. The 215-member band voted to perform its regular program with no antiwar segment.
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Don Canham
Robert A. Wenke
American Civil Liberties Union
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Los Angeles Court
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A.L. Wirin
ACLU
George Cavender
Thant bids U.N. farewell with hopeful note
Secretary General U Thant, haggard yet smiling, leaves U.N. headquarters for the last time. He tells reporters he is an optimist and hopes for a stronger United Nations, noting progress like China’s admission while lamenting the absence of divided nations. He plans rest and an autobiography after a 10 year term marked by crises and international strain.
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U Thant
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Thant
China
Transit Strike Looms Over Manhattan Amid Talks
New York AP reports transit negotiations for 40,000 bus and subway workers race to avert a New Year strike as a TBTA walkout was postponed after negotiators agreed to fact finding. City officials press for a settlement before midnight contract expiry.
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Thant’s long UN tenure ends with retirement note
The decade began on Nov 3 1961 when U N secretary general Thant followed Hamarskjold after a plane crash in Africa. He served longer than Hammarskjold or Trygve Lie and retires on a pension of 31250 dollars, half his annual salary. Kurt Waldheim, his Austrian successor, is taking a brief vacatio n.
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Hammarskjold
Tryve Lie
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
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