GSA bars firms yet finds other contracts awarded
The General Services Administration barred several firms over fraud suspicions but other federal agencies continued awarding new contracts. Midwest Engine Inc. faced charges for inflated prices and time card fraud after a GSA suspension, while the Defense Department issued multiple contracts to the firm despite GSA concerns. A Senate subcommittee will probe the fragmented suspension system and cross agency oversight.
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Washington Star Service
General Services Administration
GSA
Defense Department
Carl Levin
D-Mich
William Cohen
Maine
Senate
Cohen
Levin
Environmental Protection Agency
Midwest Engine Inc
Salt Lake City
Gerald P. Finnerty
Mid
West Engine
Air Force
Midwest Engine
Finnerty
Finnco Sales
Fianco
Midwest
Franco
Defense
Pentagon
Justice Department
Utah
Mt. Vernon faces arson risk after Dobbs blaze
Fire officials say a Saturday fire at Dobbs Bargain Town in Mount Vernon started when boxes in a trash bin were ignited. Lab tests confirm ignition of boxes and two similar fires reported in the city. Authorities warn of an arsonist or vandals, with damage to the 40,000 square foot store potentially exceeding $3 million.
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Associated Press
Mount Vernon
Jefferson
David House
Dobbs Bargain Town
House
Mardi Gras Draws Million Revelers in New Orleans
A million partygoers celebrated Fat Tuesday across New Orleans with ornate parades and warm 70 degree weather. The event featured heavy masking and families in costumes while police investigated a shooting injuring two young men. St Augustine High School band withdrew from Rex parade after an officer was suspended for discharging a weapon. Rex parade king toasted former hostages and Mayor Morial as crowds surged along the route.
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New Orleans
Iran
J.R. Ewing
Ray Johnson
St. Augustine
John Barker
Plaquemines
John Walters
St. Augustine Oe
Edwin Hampton
Rex
Ernest Morial
Thompson taps Illinois farmer as new agriculture director
Larry A. Werries, a 40 year old central Illinois hog and grain farmer operating a 2000 acre ChapinMorgan County farm producing 6500 hogs annually, was appointed director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture by Gov. James R. Thompson. The post pays 43000 annually and awaits Senate confirmation.
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Thompson
Illinois
Mike Briggs
Springfield
Larry A. Werries
Central Illinois
State Department of Agriculture Today
James R. Thompson
Chapin
Morgan County
Werries
Illinois Pork Producers Association
University of Illinois College of Agriculture Alumni Association
The
Illinois Farm Bureau
Senate
Moderate 4.1 quake rocks San Francisco Bay area
A 4.1 magnitude quake struck near Fremont at 4:45 a.m. causing bottle topple, minor rockslide and several storefront window breaks. No injuries or major damage reported as aftershocks followed, felt 100 miles along the coast from Monterey to Marin. Local officials evacuated or cleared debris and authorities urged caution.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
Fremont
Oakland
Robert Uhrhammer
University of California Seismology
Obituary Notice for Earvel Wilson at Sparta Manor
Earvel Wilson, 62, of the Sparta Senior Manor, died Sunday, March 1, 1981. Visitation is after 6 p.m. today at McDaniel Funeral Home in Sparta. Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Earvel Wilson
Sparta Senior Manor
McDaniel
Sparta
Funeral
Microwave exposure linked to death of NYC relay worker
Samuel Yannon a New York Telephone supervisor who tested microwave relay gear at the Empire State Building was ruled by the state Workers' Compensation Board to have died from abnormal premature aging caused by long term microwave exposure. The 1974 death at 58 followed eight years on the 87th floor.
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New York
Empire State Building
State Workers’ Compensation Board
Samuel Yannon
Staten Island
New York Telephone Co
Milton Zaret
New York University Medical School
Yannon
New York Telephone
Vannon
Zaret
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Larry Foster
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Carbondale
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
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Alexander, Smith, Milliken
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