Ashland Oil fined for political donations in 1970 and 72
Ashland Oil Corp faces a 25000 dollar penalty after pleading guilty to five misdemeanor counts for unlawful political contributions in 1970 and 1972. One payment allegedly went to Robert L. Strauss, then Democratic national chairman. Judge George L. Hart imposed the maximum five thousand dollars per count.
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Ashland Oil Corp
Robert L. Strauss
Watergate
U.S
George L. Hart
Three CIA officials resign amid spying controversy
Three top CIA counterintelligence officials plan to resign as part of a shake up over alleged domestic spying and policy disputes with CIA Director Colby. Angleton and aides Rocca Miler and Hood depart, signaling a wide restructuring of the division before month’s end.
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CIA
Counterintelligence
James J. Angleton
William E. Colby
Soviet Union
Colby
Angleton
Ober
National Security Council
Raymond Rocca
Newton S. Miler
William J. Hood
Rocca
Miler
Hood
Plutonium Theft Sparks Call for Five Year Ban on Recycling
Rep. Les Aspin urged a five year ban on plutonium recycling to prevent theft and misuse in home made atomic weapons. He warned of risks from unaccounted plutonium and urged safeguards as government audits reveal missing nuclear materials at several plants.
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Washington
Les Aspin
Aspin
Wisconsin Democrat
New York Times
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Times
AEC
Waldheim warns of real chance of Mid-East war
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim said a new Middle East war was a very real possibility unless there is a spring breakthrough toward an Arab Israeli political settlement. He cited expired UN Sinai and Syria disengagement mandates and noted renewal would require Israel Egypt and Syria consent. Waldheim urged progress by spring to avoid war.
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Colo
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
Congress
Nessen
United Nations, N.Y
Kurt Waldheim
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Waldheim
U.N
Sinai
Farewell to Jack Benny draws stars and tears
Entertainment notables from vaudeville to TV gathered for the funeral of Jack Benny in Hillside Memorial Park Chapel Culver City California. Bob Hope cried while delivering a tribute calling Benny a national treasure and noting his famous penny pinching joke. Geoge Burns and Benny's close circle attended as widow Mary Livingstone and family joined the 350 mourners.
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Calif
Jack Benny
Bob Hope
Benny
Hope
Geoge Burns
Hillside Memorial Park Chapel
Mary
Mary Livingstone
Joan
Mills vows to stay in Congress amid alcoholism illness
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas announced he will remain in the U S Congress despite an acute alcoholism diagnosis. He spoke from Bethesda Naval Hospital after earlier incidents in Boston and Washington, saying abstinence is the answer and he will continue his work on the Ways and Means Committee.
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London
Aston Martin Company
Buckinghamshire
Washington
Wilbur Mills
Congress
Arkansas Democrat
Mills
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Boston
Annabel Battistella
Tidal Basin
House
Ways and Means
Researchers aim to turn coal into petroleum underground
Researchers at New Mexico Tech study converting bituminous coal into oil in situ to avoid surface reactors and mining hazards. Led by Dr. Stirling A. Colgate, the project using an $80,160 state grant analyzes underground pressure and coal dissolution rates with hopes for federal funding and large-scale tests later.
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N.M
New Mexico Tech
Stirling A. Colgate
Tech
Colgate
New Mexico
Freidrich Bergius
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