Crackdown on Secret Swiss Accounts Aimed at U.S. Abuses
Washington AP reports Justice Department sources say talks with Switzerland on tax evasion and market abuse will continue under the incoming Nixon administration. House Banking Committee outlines uses of numbered accounts by gangsters, casino operators, salesmen, and insiders. Patman plans legislation to criminalize dealing with foreign banks not under U.S. inspection and to supervise foreign banks in the United States.
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Switzerland
Justice Department
Nixon
House Banking Committee
U.S
Wright Patman
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Patman
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission
Prison Class With Heart Surgeon At Rikers Island
New York AP reports Pr Christian Barnard a heart transplant surgeon led a science class at Rikers Island. Inmates debated life after death as Barnard explained the brain as the seat of the soul and discussed possible brain to body transplant scenarios.
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New York
APY
Christian Hernard
Riker's Island
Barnard
William Lawrie
The
Cardiac Association
Board of Correction
Tropic of Cancer to Become Movie
Joseph Strick will produce and direct the film adaptation of Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer. He previously directed Ulysses and co wrote Tropic of Cancer screenplay with Fred Haines. Filming starts next June in Paris Dijon and Lavalre.
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New York
Joseph Strick
Henry Miller
United States
Strick
James Joyce
Fred Haines
Paris
Dijon
Letlavre
Son Replaces Dad In Ohio Court
Retiring Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul M. Herbert, 79, will use the family Bible Wednesday to swear in his son Thomas M. Herbert, 41, as his successor. The younger Herbert was elected to the seat on November 5 and now serves as a Franklin County Court of Appeals judge.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Paul M. Herbert
Thomas M. Herbert
Herbert
Franklin County Court of Appeals
Author Receives Freedom Award From Freedom House
Moran Djilas former Yugoslav vice president released from prison in January received the 1969 Freedom Award at Freedom House’s 29th annual dinner. Bill Moyers presented the bronze plaque as Djilas defended the urge for freedom and noted his ban on publishing while secretly releasing a new book. He praised democratic processes resisting Soviet occupation in Czechoslovakia and recalled past winners Churchill Monnet and Truman.
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Moran Djilas
Yugoslavia
Europe
Djilas
Freedom House
Bill Moyers
Johson
Newsday
Winston Churchill
Jean Monnet
Harry S., Truman
Meany Attacks “Unemployment Nonsense” Aiming at Nixon Aides
AFL-CIO President George Meany denounces "a little unemployment" as nonsense and calls for full employment to meet minority job demands. He urged expanding the economy and creating jobs for all who cannot find work, in a statement tied to UN Human Rights Day. He also targeted President elect Nixon's advisers Paul McCracken and Herbert Stein, arguing inflation fears should not justify unemployment.
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Aflcio
George Meany
Meany
Labor Federation
United Nations
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Paul W. McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
Herbert Stein
McCracken
Washington Post
Stein
U.S
Employment Trends Slow Inflation But Jobs Dip Briefly
A brief note suggests that while curbing inflation may slow growth, a short uptick in unemployment could accompany the effort. The commentary highlights the tension between price control and labor markets.
Social Improvements Left Unbuilt Says Official
He warned that many planned social improvements will never come into being, unless efforts are intensified and resources secured. The remark reflects concern over unfinished reforms and the persistence of gaps in public services.
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