Stans Linked to Penn Central Finance Amid Rail Aid
Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans held about 38,000 shares in Great Southwest Corp, a Penn Central subsidiary, during federal efforts to aid the railroad. Records show his stake valued around $318,000 in 1970, while Stans says he disqualified himself from related meetings and did not participate in financing decisions.
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H.L. Schwartz
Washington
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Penn Central
Great Southwest Corp
Stans
Congress
Nixon
Associated Press
Pennsy
Paul A. Gorman
Secretary of the Treasury
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
Federal Bankup
Penn Central Management
Great Southwest
Glore Forgan-Wm. R. Staats & Co
Senate Commerce Committee
Bayard Roberts
James Lynn
Department of Commerce
U S Air Force Guard kidnapped by Turkish extremists in Ankara
At least three armed Turks abducted Aiman J C Jimmy Finley a 25 year old U S Air Force enlisted man from a base near Ankara where he was on guard duty. The abductors fled in a pickup after firing on guards. the abandoned truck was found ten miles from the city with no trace of Finley.
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Ankara
Air Force
U.S
Aiman J.C
Jimmy Finley
Fort Worth
Tex
Finley
Turkey
North
Atlan
Soviets Allow Emigration of Six Jews to Israel and Others
The Soviet government grants exit visas for six dissident Jews to Israel and permits Leonid Rigerman and his mother to move to the United States. among those leaving are Yosif Kazakov and Krayna Shur, sister of Giles Sour, with families joining them. Observers view the move as reducing Jewish leadership tension by expelling militant members.
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Moscow
Israel
Leonid Rigerman
United States
Yosif Kazakov
Krayna Shur
Giles Sour
Leningrad
Kazakov
U.N
New York
Rachel Fedoseyev
Viktor
David Drabkin
Edward Gurevich
Sara
Vadym Barshavsky
Temptation Resists You Say It May Never Return
A wry quip notes that resisting temptation can feel pointless if the temptation never recurs, suggesting humor about self control and chance.
Four Dozen Endurance Test On Year 2000 Scenario
In Louisville an office building experiment pitted 36 of 48 volunteers aged 12 to mid-30s against four cramped rooms, no food, and constant noise for 4 days to simulate future overpopulation and pollution. Organizers warned of likely irreversible environmental damage within five to ten years if action isn’t taken.
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Louisville
Sam Biegelsen
Rosie Embry
Rosie
Ron
Senate Probes Navy Liquor Fund Corruption Claims
A Senate subcommittee and the Defense Department investigate alleged kickbacks by civilian vendors to win favors from Guam Navy liquor fund managers. Hearing focus includes corruption across Southeast Asia bases and ties between vendors and procurement officers, as funds buy beer and liquor for American troops separate from the PX system.
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Washington
Senate
Defense Department
Guam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Pentagon
Faoe
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Warm Front Melts Weekend Snow in Miami Valley
A warm front moves into the Miami Valley melting weekend snow. Highs rise to the 40s tomorrow after a low in the mid 20s tonight. Yesterday's high reached 26 and this morning's low was 22.
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Miami Valley
Blind Doctor 80 Keeps Small Town Practice Open
In Darrrington Washington Dr Norwood C Riddle aged 80 and blind continues his 42 year medical service from a roll top desk in a town of 1070 residents. He supports his practice with his wife who jokes she is nine years younger. His street is named for him and he still treats elderly patients weekly few symptoms.
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Darrington
Wash
Norwood C. Riddle
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Riddle
Riddle Street
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Kennedy
Volpe
Gorman
the Treasury
David Kennedy
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John Volpe
Stuart T. Saunders
Glore Forgan
Lynn
Maurice Stans
U.S. Base
Ann Landers
Charles Aylworth
Aylworth
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