Ex Vesco captain recalls threat on pilot amid Vesco case
Former Vesco yacht captain Jay P. Cook told a Senate panel he overheard Vesco family members discuss “a deal he won’t be able to refuse” for a pilot who cooperated with the U.S. government. He said Vesco employs about 30 bodyguards, has armed vessels and sophisticated gear aboard a 54 foot yacht, and fears for his life after leaving Costa Rica. He recalled a discussion about a pilot sold out for $15,000 and threats to “take care of him,” with references to Sicily. Vesco faces a $250,000 Nixon campaign contribution link and ongoing SEC probes. others involved invoked the 5th Amendment.
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Vasea
Costa Rica
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Vesco
U.S
Jackson
Sicily
Sin
Richard M. Nixon
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Werbell
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Meat packer fined in union bribe plot
New York AP report says the world’s largest beef processing company was fined seven thousand dollars for a one million dollar conspiracy to bribe union and supermarket officials to enter the New York boxed meat market. A top executive was convicted but not penalized.
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New York
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Byrd Open to 1976 National Ticket Spot
Senate Democratic Leader Robert Byrd indicated he may seek a place on the 1976 Democratic ticket. In a Public Broadcasting System interview he said he would not rule out a national ticket spot and that there is time to observe developments while stressing it is only a thin possibility.
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Washington
IAP
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia Democrat
Japan seeks U S explanation on A ship disclosure
Tokyo demanded clarification from the United States after reports that retired Rear Admiral Gene Larocque testified before a congressional committee that American warships armed with nuclear weapons regularly visited Japanese ports, challenging Japan’s stance against nuclear arms and fueling a domestic political dispute as the Mutsu ship faces reactor issues and port refusals.
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Washington
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USS Oklahoma
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Japan
Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Tanaka
Susumu Nikaido
Jong
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Mutsu
Arms sale of century delayed by four nations
Brussels reports that a $20-billion plus warplane deal, billed as the arms sale of the century, is postponed for at least two more months. Defense ministers of Belgium, Holland, Norway and Denmark will delay their decision to December, after American, French and Swedish manufacturers raced to win the contract to replace aging F-104 Starfighters.
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