Ford II denies kickbacks in high profile suit
Henry Ford II called a rarity news conference in Dearborn to rebut a $50 million New York suit accusing him of taking $750,000 in kickbacks and misusing corporate assets. He called the claims untrue and said he may file a counter suit while defending his 33 years as Ford Motor Co. chief executive.
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Dearborn
Mich
UPI
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
New York
Ford
Canteen Corp
London
Pasquale DiCicco
DiCicco
U.S
Walter B. Ford II
Kidnapped Teen Escape Tells of Fiery 80 Hour Ordeal
Jodie Gaines an 18 year old daughter of a furniture maker recounted to UPI how kidnappers posing as police captured her after leaving a country club. She described 80 hours handcuffed in a rural cabin with threats of killing her as two suspects David Wilson and Andrew Dickson were arrested in Paris Tennessee. A third man known as Jo Jo was being sought and a $250000 ransom was placed under a bridge but recovered after arrests.
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David Michael Wilson
Andrew Dickson
Paris
Tenn
Jodie
UPI
Memphis
Country Club
Ben Gaines
John R. Owens
Big Sandy
Wallace Hudson
Hudson
Hayakawa plans Africa trip to Rhodesia Zambia Botswana
Sen. S. I. Hayakawa of California outlines a 10 day journey to Rhodesia Zambia and Botswana funded by a Senate committee. He prefers Agriculture over Foreign Relations due to seniority and aims to be well informed for future policies while traveling with at most one colleague.
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Steve Gerstel
Washington
UPI
Sen
S. I. Hayakawa
California
Africa
Hayakawa
Rhodesia
Zambia
Bostwana
Human _ Resources
Agriculture Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Asia
Europe
South America
Circuit clerk charged with indecency in Illinois
Gary Mike Garrison Centralia Marion County circuit clerk and state House candidate was charged with public indecency for exposing himself eight times from behind a screen door to Centralia High School girls aged 16 to 18. Class A misdemeanor carries up to $1000 fine or one year in jail. Garrison declined comment. attorney unavailable.
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Salem, Ill
UPI
Gary
Mike
Garrison
Centralia
Marion County
Scott Wilzbach
Wilzbach
Centralia Police Department
New Command Tone at the White House
President Carter adopt a firmer, assertive tone at a news conference while defending civil service reform and tax plans. The shift follows rising public disapproval, recent wins on Panama Canal treaties and a natural gas deregulation deal, signaling a possible effort to restore public confidence.
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New ‘Command Tone
White House
Arnold Sawislak
Washington
UPI
Carter
Civil Service
Congress
Israel
Jimmy Carter
Paul
Camp David
Gallup
House
Senate
Pioneer Venus mission set for May to August launch window
Mountain View California UPI reports NASA plans two Pioneer Venus spacecraft launches between May 20 and August 7 to survey Venus atmosphere and weather. One mission uses eight million miles of detaching probes to five craft, each descending to the surface and crashing. The second mission, an orbiter, will circle Venus for at least eight months and dip to 9 miles altitude.
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Mountain View
Calif
UPI
Venus
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