Gulf oil consent decree over political gifts and slush fund
Gulf Oil Corp and former VP Claude Wild Jr agreed in U S District Court to stop using corporate funds for political contributions after the SEC alleged a 10.3 million slush fund used for illegal campaign gifts between 1960 and 1973. Both were previously convicted in 1973 for 125,000 in corporate contributions to Nixon Mills and Jackson. Chicago area highways top national jams with Dan Ryan Expressway most congested at 254,700 vehicles daily.
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UPI
Gulf Oil Corp
Guif
Securities and Exchange Commission
Gulf
Gull
Claude Wild Jr
U.S
Wild
Chicago
Los Angeles
Illinois Department of Transportation
Chicago Area
Santa Monica
SHA
United States
Dentist avoids prison for tax evasion in Boston
Dr. Melvin J. Hellinger 38 pleads guilty to evading 39000 in income taxes and receives a two year sentence as a prisonless option. He must perform free dental work five days weekly in a hospital and pay a 10000 dollar fine. Judge Andrew A. Caffrey states no prison needed.
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Boston
UPS
Melvin J. Hellinger
U.S. District Court
Andrew A. Caffrey
Hellinger
Caffrey
FTC Orders Plain English Labels On Cabinets For Radios And TVs
The Federal Trade Commission directs makers of radio and television sets to disclose cabinet materials clearly in labels and ads. Terms like simulated wood or carved effect are rejected. plain descriptions such as plastic or vinyl must be used.
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Washington
UPL
Federal Trade Commission
Ex-president Spinola blamed after Portugal paratroop uprising
In Lisbon left wing military voters blame former President Antonio de Spinola for a short lived paratroop revolt and urge the U S ambassador to depart. President Gomes condemns the counter revolution and accuses 16 officers of trying to sow civil war while Spinola and 18 officers fled by air to Spain seeking asylum in Brazil.
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UPI
Portugal
Antonio de Spinola
U. S
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Spinola
Spain
Brazil
CIA inquest set on agency assassination reports
Sen. Frank Church says the Senate Intelligence Committee will investigate reports the CIA aided plots to assassinate foreign leaders. He cited alleged talks about Fidel Castro, Patrice Lumumba, and Prince Sihanouk, stressing no U.S. government element is authorized to commit assassinations.
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UPI
Frank Church
Senate Intelligence Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
Church
D-Idaho
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Patrice Lumumba
Congo
Sihanouk
Cambodia
U. S
Sabes
Feminizing J touch marks new Vo-Tech administrator
Eleanor Susko becomes co ordinator of Vocational Education at Lawrence County Area Vo Tech as the first woman administrator in the district. She oversees 1100 students, including 330 girls, and works to expand programs, boost female enrollment, and mentor students while coordinating summer classes and shop areas. She emphasizes relating to high schoolers, organizing admissions and curricula, and supporting teachers.
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Dennis Boya
Wester Loval
Eleanor Susko
Lawrence County Area Vocational-Technical School Board
Vo-Tech
Shenango Township
Howard Matthews
Yo-Tech
Neshannock Township
Susko
Vo-T'eeh
Aulo Mechanics
Zarone
Jobless rate in state climbs to 8.4 percent
Harrisburg based reports show Pennsylvania February unemployment rising to 8.4 percent, the highest in four years, with 461000 people on the rolls and a February surge of 30,000 from January. Secretary Paul Smith cites drastic rise yet fewer claims for benefits than January. He cautions it may be too soon to signal a sustained drop.
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UPI
Pennsylvania
Labor and Industry
Paul Smith
Smith
Welfare Department
General Assistante
Congress
Michigan
New York State
Illinois
High unemployment rates hit Pennsylvania regions in February
Harrisburg reports show New Castle area with high jobless rate, about 10 percent of the workforce. State Insurance Dept suspends Amherst Insurance Co license amid a 472000 deficit, while welfare rolls are projected to rise as federal benefit extensions end in May.
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Harrisburg
UPI
State Labor and Industry Department
New Castle
State Bureau of Employment Security
UPH
State Insurance Department
Amherst Insurance Co
South Park
Cambria County
Shapp budget signals potential tax hike in 1976
Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp proposes an $8.6 billion hard times budget with a 9.3 percent overall increase that heavily tilts toward welfare. The plan includes a three month extension of the fiscal year to begin Oct 1 1976 and may force higher taxes if welfare costs rise.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
Jack Seltzer
Lebanon
Senate
GOP
Richard Frame
Ft Venango
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