Richardson Lets Stand ITT Merger Settlement
Attorney General Elliott Richardson will not reopen the 1971 ITT Hartford Fire merger, saying public interest would be harmed. The decision follows a Justice Department review and was sent to Senator Tunney amid questions of election improprieties and possible perjury related to the deal.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
William D. Ruckelshaus
Tunney
Richardson
ITT
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Sheraton Corp. of America
San Diego
Calif
GOP National Committee
Miami
ITT Washington
Dita D. Beard
William R. Merriam
Harold S. Geneen
Judiciary Committee
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Cox
RCA plans failsafe warning system for Alaska pipeline
RCA chairman Robert Sarnoff outlined a 110 million failsafe satellite warning network to monitor an 800 mile Alaska oil pipeline. The system aims to warn of malfunctions, expand communications to remote villages, and support 24 hour phone and data services once approved and built by Congress.
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
RCA Board
Robert Sarnoff
Arctic
Sarroft
Sarnoff
Congress
RCA
Valdez
United States
Juneau
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York
Predawn Fire Kills Eleven at West Philadelphia Convalescent Home
A three alarm blaze at the Washington Hill convalescent home in West Philadelphia killed eleven elderly residents. Fire officials cited a faulty alarm system and lack of overhead sprinklers as factors, with about 30 residents rescued and Red Cross placing 39 women and 13 men across floors in shelters.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Joseph Rizzo
Washington Hill
Rizzo
Red Cross
St. Ignatius Nursing Home
Hopi Tribe to Press Court Over Joint-Use Land Dispute
The Hopi Tribe returns to U.S. District Court seeking to force the Navajo Tribe to vacate half of 1.8 million acres of jointly used land in northern Arizona. Hopi asks Judge James Walsh to require Navajo Chairman Peter MacDonald to inform Navajo residents and report actions to comply with last October's order.
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Tucson
UPI
Arizona
U.S. District Court
James Walsh
Peter MacDonald
Walsh
U.S. Supreme Court
Phoenix couple sues real estate firms over fixed 7 percent commission
A Phoenix pair led by Charles and Mrs. James filed a federal class action alleging real estate companies conspire to set a uniform 7 percent commission on sales. The suit claims rates rose from 6 to 7 percent on Sept 15 and seeks treble damages for about 50 000 Maricopa County home sellers over four years.
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Phoenix
UPI
Charles T. James
Maricopa County
Robert Fletcher
Phoenix Real Estate Road
Maryland grand jury reopens payoff probe
A federal grand jury reconvened at the Baltimore courthouse amid tight security for its first session in 15 days. U S Attorney George Beall cited grand jury secrecy while noting possible dual juries and ongoing inquiries into alleged kickbacks involving Maryland politicians and figures linked to Agnew successor N Dale Anderson.
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Baltimore
UPI
Maryland
Federal
Syrian Israeli air clash claims planes shot down near Tartus
United Press International reports a dogfight over a Palestinian guerrilla base near Al Mintar close to Tartus. Israel says 13 Syrian planes were shot down, while Arab sources cite two. one Israeli warplane and one Syrian plane were reported damaged or forced to bail out. Beirut closed its airport amid the exchanges.
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United Press International
Beirut
Tel Aviv
al Mintar
Tartus
Just a Country Lawyer Ervin Biography Planned
Indiana University Press will publish a biography titled Just a Country Lawyer about Sam Ervin D North Carolina. Authorized by Ervin before Watergate fame the book covers his boyhood in Morganton North Carolina and his relationships with parents and friends. Paul R. Clancy of the Washington Sette wrote it for the Charlotte Observer.
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Bloomington
Ind
UPI
Indiana University Press
Ervin
D-N.c
Senate
Paul R. Clancy
Washington
Charlotte
N.C
Morgantown
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Palo Alt
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Agnew
Elliot L. Richardson
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