Louisville mayor admits private indiscretions with aide
Mayor William B. Stansbury acknowledged private indiscretions with aide Mary Ellen Farmer and said he would resist calls to resign. He admitted traveling to New Orleans with her during a five day firefighter strike, lying about his whereabouts, and expressed remorse especially to his wife and Mrs. Farmer. He pledged to continue serving as city chief executive after meetings with the Board of Aldermen.
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William B. Stansbury
Stansbury
New Orleans
Mary Ellen Farmer
Tam
Atlanta
City Board of Aldermen
Audit seeks to verify oil firms under federal price rules
Ten teams from Alexander Grant & Co. audit 14 major oil companies for $8.5 million to determine violations of federal petroleum price regulations. The 383,000 man hours span May 1973 to December 1976 over 18 months, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and directed by Larry Jobe in Dallas.
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Chicago
UPI
Willim R. Mette Jr
Alexander Grant & Co
U.S. Department of Energy
Texas
Larry A. Jobe
Dallas
Jews sue police over rally rules in Chicago
Nine Jewish men and women filed a 225000 damage suit in federal court alleging police officials illegally barred them from entering Marquette Park to peacefully oppose a neo Nazi rally. The suit names Chicago police Superintendent James O Grady Deputy Superintendent Samuel Nolan and Deputy Chief Charles Pepp as defendants.
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Chicago
UPI
Marquette Park
U.S. District Court
James O'Grady
Samuel Nolan
Charles Pepp
Postman in Colorado Defies National Postal Strike
Ray Mitchell a 60 year old Colorado mail carrier with two 70 mile routes near Arapahoe says he will not strike. He credits the Postal Service for good pay and a farm subsidized by his job. The nationwide strike threat grows as union leadership rejects a proposed contract offering about 19.5 percent raises over three years. Balloting across unions continues with possible early action if votes approve.
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Deborah Frazier
United Press International
Ray Mitchell
Arapahoe
Colo
Mitchell
Colorado
Kansas
Washington
Big City
Florida seeks 25 percent of Spanish galleon treasure
UPI reports federal judge Mehrtens planned to decide if Florida holds jurisdiction and 25 percent of gold and silver recovered from the 356 year old Spanish galleon sunk off Key West Treasure Salvors Inc argues the find occurred in international waters while Assistant Attorney General Bernard McLendon argues the ship lay within Florida waters. The treasure includes gold coins bars and artifacts with potential retail value between 100 and 400 million dollars.
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Miami
UPI
Bernard McLendon
Mehrtens
Florida
David Paul Horan
Nuestr
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