American Firms Making Payoffs Bribery Global Scandal
Bribery by major U S firms for foreign government business surfaces as a multimillion-dollar scandal. Lockheed board chair and chief operating officer resign after under-the-table payments stir Netherlands politics and inform investigations in West Germany and Japan. SEC probes Boeing amid alleged illegal payments. Alliances strain in Italy as Premier Moro reshuffles to sideline Luigi Gui amid Lockheed links. Payments span officers and officials from small gifts to multi-million sums.
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Netherlands
Italy
Lockheed Corp
West Germany
Japan
Boeing Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
Lockheed
Prince Bernhard
Juliana
Aldo Moro
Luigi Gui
Defense
Terior
U S
Global bribery scandal ties multiple firms to political payments
The report details admitted bribes by Gulf Oil, Northrop, Exxon, Ashland, Merck and others in a web of payments across Honduras, South Korea, Gabon, Saudi Arabia, Italy and more. It cites figures from 1.25 million to 46 million, names Adnan Khashoggi and General Stehlin, and notes political and corporate fallout including Lockheed and Japan cancelling orders.
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Japan
Gulf Oil Corp
Northrop Corp. Grumman Aerospace Corp
United Brands Corp
Ashland Oil Co
Exxon Co
Merck & Co
Middle East
Latin America
Africa
Asia
Europe
First
United Brands
Honduras
Gulf
South Korea
Rene Barrientos
Dominican Republic
Barrientos
Exxon
Italy
Communist Party
Ashland Oil
Gabon
Northrop
Adnan Khashoggi
Stratton moves to cite CBS reporter over secret intelligence leak
Rep. Samuel Stratton said he will move in Congress to cite CBS correspondent Daniel Schorr for contempt for arranging publication of a secret House intelligence committee report. Schorr confirmed his role to the Village Voice. White House counsel Buden noted possible national security impact but no grand jury decision yet.
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Albany
N.Y
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
Congress
CBS
Daniel Schorr
House Intelligence Committee
Stratton
Schorr
Village Voice
White House
Phillip Buden
House Select Committee On Intelligence
Nigeria's Muhammed Killed in Coup. Obasanjo Succeeds
Nigeria entered a week of mourning after the assassination of chief of state Murtala Muhammed by dissident troops. Defense chief Lt. Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo replaced him as leader. the uprising was led by Lt. Col. Musa Dimka. Muhammed was shot en route to the Dodan Barracks in Lagos and burial set for Kano.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Black Africa
Murtala Muhammed
Supreme Military Council
Muhammed
Olusegun Obasanjo
King Juan Carlos Tours Catalonia Amid Calls for Unity
Madrid reports King Juan Carlos and Premier Arias Navarro will spend a week visiting Catalonia to address regional autonomy demands. Catalan leaders warn real concessions are needed as demonstrations for autonomy intensify. officials stress direct talks to learn local problems.
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Madrid
Spain
Juan Carlos
Theovernment
Reclona
Francisco Franco
Carlos Arias Navarro
Franco
Talan
Bus seats burn risk noted in Cincinnati bus fire test
Cincinnati fire tests found new buses’ seats highly flammable. J M Dabrowski of Flexible Co says seat material may not meet all customer requirements though it fits specs. Fire Chief Burt Lugananni urges calm while acknowledging need for future standards and further testing.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Cincinnati Fire Division
Burt Lugananni
Edward Scott
J.M. Dabrowski
Flexible Co
Loudonville
Queen City Metro
Dabrowski
Sciences Co
Lugananni
Salute covers US history in fast moving staged routines
Glance inside 38 quick scenes in Star Spangled Salute to be shown at Finkelman auditorium this week. The creator says compiling two hours of US history was challenging but doable for the performance.
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United States
Finkelman Auditorium
Ford staking political career on his budget declares
Federal budget chief James T. Lynn told Lincoln Day attendees in Van Wert Ohio that the budget and economy are the key issue in the election year. He said Ford would stake his political career on his budget proposals and pledged that the federal budget would be balanced in three years. He warned without spending cuts the nation could face high inflation and deficits similar to those seen in England and New York City.
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Ford
Lynn
Weather Outlook With Showers and Warm Weekend Rain Risk
The forecast calls for showers or thundershowers today with highs in the upper 50s. Tonight will see lows around the 30s climbing into the 50s tomorrow with more rain possible.
Massillon Restaurant Explosion Murder Charges Filed
A 56 year old Canton man Ferdinand Delasandro faces three counts of aggravated murder and three counts of complicity for the deaths of Massillon firefighters Frank Irwin Don Roseman and Kenneth Arnold in a November explosion at La Cuisina restaurant. Delasandro to be arraigned in Common Pleas Court Tuesday.
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Canton
Massillon
Stark County
Ferdinand
Fred” Dela
Sandro
George Papa
Frank Irwin
Don Roseman
Kenneth
Arnold
la Cuisina
Delasandro
Common Pleas Court
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