General Tire paid foreign officials from secret funds
General Tire and Hubber Co. disclosed to the SEC that it secretly held more than $1 million overseas, using much of it for “consultants” in Arab states and behind the Iron Curtain. The company cited possible improper payments to foreign government employees and questioned political contributions by executives. Community Broadcasting had alleged bribes tied to a Moroccan plant expansion and entry blocking by Goodyear Tire.
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Washington
General Tire and Hubber Co
Akron
Ohio
United States
General Tire
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Messagud
Community Broadcasting
Ford to aid Japanese in Lockheed probe
President Ford pledges cooperation with Prime Minister Miki in the Japanese inquiry into Lockheed payoffs. He proposes officials from both governments meet promptly to arrange confidential access to relevant information while the SEC withholds public materials until the investigation concludes.
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Toryuap
Ford
Takeo Miki
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Miki
Foreign Ministry
Japan
U.S
Securities and Exchange Commission
Wilson survives confidence vote in troubled London government
Prime Minister Harvid Wilson’s Labor government survives a Commons confidence vote by 17, amid a left-wing crack and Conservative abstentions on 80 billion pounds in spending cuts. Three sick Labour rebels were ferried to vote. a resignation would have followed a loss. In a second item, Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf becomes engaged to German commoner Silvia Sommerlath.
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London
Harvid Wilson
House of Commons
Wilson
Stockholm
Sweden
Carl XVI Gustaf
Silvia Sommerlath
World War special elections test Labour and Tory lines
The report notes increased majorities in special parliamentary elections with Conservatives winning, but the 635 seat House of Commons remains unchanged for the lineup. Labour stands at 317 seats while the vote of confidence on Wilson's rule and policies fell 297 to 280, driven by a 37 member left wing Labour revolt on Wednesday.
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Labor
House of Commons
Wilson
Wednes
Soviet Cuban limits on Africa intervention eyed by analysts
Analysts in Johannesburg say after Angola's victory Cuban and Soviet forces may seek to consolidate gains and avoid a larger regional clash. MPLA and Cuban troops hold roughly 125 to 175 miles north of the South West Africa border, with SWAPO attacks halted since February. Reports note reduced Soviet arms shipments to Angola and possible withdrawal talks involving South Africa and Angola.
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South Africa
Africa
Angola
Soviet Union
Cuba
South-West Africa
Namibia
South West Africa
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Marxist Popular Movement
MPLA
South West Africa People's Organization
SWAPO
Calueque
Portugal
Rhodesia
Mozambique
Maputo
East Africa
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