Hoffa vanish act linked to Nixon probe witness
A former Teamsters official in Nashville says James R Hoffa disappeared to dodge testifying on union dealings with the Nixon administration. Dallas associate Don Vestal, once a local leader, expects Hoffa to surface soon with a dramatic return.
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Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Jimmy
Don Vestal
Nashville
Tenn
National Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Vestal
Hoffa
Kissinger denies Reds' deal on Solzhenitsyn exile
Secretary of State Kissinger says he urged the Soviet Union to allow Alexander Solzhenitsyn to leave Russia before his exile last year and denies any U S Russia deal that blocked President Ford from meeting the Nobel laureate. He rejects a White House aide's account and says no agreement existed while Ford vacationed in Colorado.
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West
Kissinger
Ford
Vail
Washington
White House
Solzhenitsyn
Russia
Warren Rustand
Rustand
Scottsdale, Ariz
Progress
Inger
Ussr
Richard M. Nixon
Kidnapers demand 4.5 million ransom for Bronfman heir
In Yorktown Heights New York kidnappers claim a 4.5 million ransom for Samuel Bronfman 2nd and say he is buried with a 10 day air and water supply. Family spokesmen confirm receipt of a letter and say they are negotiating independently of authorities. Edgar Bronfman Sr flew to New York from Westchester to respond to the demands.
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Yorktown Heights
N.Y
Samuel Bronfman
Bronfman
U.S
New York Daily News
Westchester County
New York City
Barbara Jane Mackle
Edgar M. Bronfman
Seagram Co. Ltd
Montreal
U S Attorneys Urged to Expand Tax Case Load
The Justice Department asks U S attorneys to handle more tax prosecutions to cut an 800 case backlog and free top officials for major cases. About 130 prosecutors and assistants have been trained this year across three seminars as part of the push to move trials from Washington to local offices.
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Justice Department
U.S
Department
Cono R. Namorato
Namorato
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Department For
Namurato
Grand jury to probe Hoffa disappearance in Detroit
A federal prosecutor said a grand jury will hear Hoffa disappearance cases with several witnesses likely to invoke the Fifth Amendment. U S Attorney Ralph Guy noted hundreds of FBI interviews reviewed before subpoenas, while Hoffa’s fate remains unsolved after his July 30 disappearance in Bloomfield Township. Names tied to the case include Anthony Giacalone Tony Pro Provenzano and Leonard Schultz as potential subpoena targets.
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Detroit
Teamsters Union
Jimmy Hoffa
U.S
Ralph Guy
Hoffa
Guy
FBI
Bloomfield Township
James P. Hoffa
Giacalone
Teamster
Anthony
Tony Pro
Provenzano
Union City
N.J
Leonard Schultz
Manson seeks appeal from San Quentin interview
Former cult leader Charles Manson, 40, pushes for appeal of his mass murder conviction but says freedom is unlikely. In a KTVU interview from San Quentin he says he is not a threat and would struggle with the Manson name if freed. He notes his inmate problems, lack of resources, and his duties toward three imprisoned followers while pursuing motions.
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Oakland
Calif
Charles Manson
Manson
San Quentin Prison
Los Angeles
KTVU
Sharon Tate
Stan Atkinson
Kidney patient prospers after stopping dialysis
In San Bernardino California Chuck McCracken, 36, unplugged from a life sustaining kidney dialysis machine on July 22 after doctors gave him a 30 percent chance of living a year. Weeks later his spirits are high and he chats with friends on ham radio despite paralysis blindness and diabetes. A friend notes doctors are amazed he has lasted this long.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Chuck McCracken
McCracken
Jim Conley
Jesus
Banner grape harvest seen in California
California expects a bumper grape harvest this year, with 3.85 million tons and a record 1.35 million tons of wine varieties. Industry experts say grape prices may fall only slightly, as wine price pressures come from other costs. cheaper European wines could drop more. The Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes a harvest about 1% larger than 1974 but 1% below 1973, with the 1965 record at 3.97 million tons.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
France
Italy
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Briscoe vows no new taxes as term nears end
Governor Dolph Briscoe says he will push to balance Texas finances without additional taxes in the next biennium. He dodges a third term decision while noting tax relief remains the priority amid forecasts of a sizable post–current period bill. Briscoe plans to announce new utilities commission members and expand the Pardons and Paroles board soon.
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Houston
Bob Bullock
West
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Bullock
Austin
Peter LaValle
Galveston
Texas Research League
Briscoe
Reagan Brown
State Utilities Commission
Board of Pardons and Paroles
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Gil Johnson
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Fla
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Stinson
Georgia
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