Connally Bribery Trial Deliberations Face Final Instructions
Federal jury in Washington weighs whether former Treasury Secretary John Connally took two $5,000 bribes to press milk price supports in 1971. After weeks of testimony, jurors hear rival arguments on credibility as Connally faces two charges plus related counts.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Jake Jacobsen
Connally
U.S. District Court
George L. Hart
Edward Bennett Williams
Jacobsen
Texas Savings and Loan
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Richard M. Nixon
Beef petition filed against American Beef Packers
A receivership petition was filed in federal bankruptcy court against American Beef Packers Inc as the company moved to present a plan to pay about 8,000 creditors. ABP seeks relief while Swift Fresh Meats offers 18 million to buy ABP’s Dumas Texas plant amid questions of solvency and management. Federal Judge David Crawford set May 2 for a hearing on the receivership petition.
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Omaha, Neb
American Beef Packers, Inc
Swift Fresh Meats, Inc
ABP
Dumas, Tex
American Beef
Dumas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Iowa
Nebraska
David Crawford
Nebraska Atty
Paul Douglas
West
South Dakota
Atty
William Janklow
Frank R. West
Eit
Power shortages looming from canceled plants warn of heatless 1978
Washington AP reports federal officials warn that cancellations of power plant construction may trigger shortages nationwide by 1978. The National Electric Reliability Council and Frank G. Zarb of the FEA foresee rationing or curtailment with serious economic and lifestyle impacts. Regions vary in risk with Illinois Wisconsin Missouri likely tightest. Officials say shortages could be estimated in three to five months.
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Washington
National Electric Reliability Council
Frank G. Zarb
U.S
Illinois
Wisconsin
Missouri
Zark
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
Associated Press
FEA
Labor
John T. Dunlop
Zarb
Returns Revealed by IRS Disclosures to federal agencies noted
IRS data show 8,210 tax returns were provided to other agencies in 1974. Commissioner Donald C. Alexander cited regulatory access, while Meade Whitaker said disclosures occurred as routine practice. Agencies often lacked documented reasons, prompting calls to tighten confidentiality rules amid debate on public record provisions.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Donald C. Alexander
Meade Whitaker
Whitaker
Alexander
Joseph M. Montoya
D-N.m
Crocker trial continues in Houston court
Jurors in State Dist. Judge J.D. McMaster's court resume deliberations in the case of Kerry Andrus Crocker 44 charged with assault to disfigure and castrate his 14 year old son. The state argues the earlier assault with intent to murder charge was too broad and risks a hung jury.
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Houston
APA
Court of State Dist
J.D. McMaster
Kerry Andrus Crocker
Asst. Dist
Mike Hinton
Crocker
Hinton
McMaster
Michael Kirk Crocker
Kirk
United States
Jimmy James
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