Hughes indicted in stocks deal in Western airline purchase
Howard Hughes faces a nine count federal indictment for conspiring to depress Air West stock to force its sale to Hughes. He is alleged to have backed pressure on directors and threatened lawsuits. News says Hughes, possibly in the Bahamas, has not commented. An arraignment is anticipated in Las Vegas within two weeks.
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Howard Hughes
Hughes
Bahamas
Richard Hannah
Los Angeles
Air West Airlines
London
Robert L. Vesco
United States
U. S
Las Vegas
Third Antitrust Dairy Suit Targets Mid-America Dairymen
A federal suit filed in Kansas City targets Mid-American Dairymen Inc as a major dairy cooperative accused of limiting competition across ten states. The action follows similar suits against Associated Milk Producers and Dairymen Inc, with allegations tying campaign donations to milk price subsidies. The complaint says the cooperative has restrained competition in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and parts of Illinois and other states for five years.
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Washington
Mid-American Dairymen, Inc
Kansas City
Mid America
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
Dairymen, Inc
Nixon
Mid-America
Missouri
Kansas
Neraska
Iowa
Linois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Jackson Threatened by Arab Terrorists Over Israel Support
Sen. Henry M. Jackson disclosed threats from Arab terrorists after voicing strong backing for Israel. A Seattle FBI spokesman declined to comment while confirming an investigation. An aide warned staff to watch for suspicious mail and letter bombs amid the Arab oil embargo crisis.
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Henry M. Jackson
Israel
Washington Democrat
Seattle
FBI
Jackson
Death Toll Nears 200 In El Jambeli Ferry Sinking
In Guayaquil Bay, the Christ mas Eve sinking of the El Jambeli left 191 bodies recovered with 142 survivors by Thursday. The 20 year old ferry, licensed for 150, carried about 400 aboard and 600 drums of tallow. Frogmen searched the sunken vessel as toll rose.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Guayaquil Bay
Canton to Reinstate Historic Plant Whistle on Jan 2
Canton will hear the International Harvester plant whistle again starting January 2. Plant manager Robert W Nelson said the whistle, in use since 1912, will resume blowing to satisfy resident demand after the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency received noise complaints. About 7,000 petition signatures supported bringing back the whistle.
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Robert W.nelson
Illinoois
GE to pay Edison 18 million for Illinois unit disputes
Commonwealth Edison will receive 18 million dollars from General Electric to settle contract disputes tied to construction of four nuclear power units in Illinois. GE agreed to the settlement Thursday, addressing costs for added work at Dresden near Morris and Quad Cities at Cordova on the Mississippi.
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Dresden
Morris
Quad-Cities
Cordova
Missisippi River
Chicago
Commonwealth Edison Co
General Electric Co
Illinois
Commonwealth Edison
Four found as search widens for more bodies in Florida grove
In Titusville area investigators probe an orange grove strip for more graves after four female victims aged 12 to 20 have been found since Thanksgiving. Infrared photos by Air Force and NASA teams join Brevard County detectives to locate additional burial sites along the eight mile by one mile strip. Authorities identified two of the four victims as Paula Hamric and Nancy Gerry of Titusville, with Carolyn Bennett of Mims among the others. The four deaths are described as brutal murders with bound hands and partial clothing removal.
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Air Force
Pine
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Brevard
Leigh Wilson
Indian River
Cape Canaveral
Wilson
Carolyn Jan Bennett
Mims
S.R. DeWitt
Paula Hamric
Titusville
Nancy Gerry
Miss Bennett
DeWitt
Railways and Transport Dominate SA Employment
The government controlled South African Railways, including the national airline and road services, is the largest employer in the country with about 225,000 workers and annual salaries totaling roughly 500 to 745 million Rand.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
South African Railways
Canada eyes oil export tax hike to 6.50 a barrel
Canada proposes raising the export tax on crude oil to six dollars and fifty cents per barrel, up from 1.90, by February 1 unless a new arrangement is made at a January conference. Energy Minister Donald MacDonald warns of possible U.S. retaliation, while the industry notes Canada is a major supplier to the United States.
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Energy
Donald MacDonald
Canada
United States
John Poyen
Canadian Petroleum Association
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Kerner
Titusville, Fla
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Neil Diamond
Hank Williams
James Gang
Osmond Bros
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Big
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Creedence Clearwater
Roy Clark
Sinatra
Johnny Cash
Seals and Croft
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Carbondale
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Joe Walsh
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