Meese Faces Questions Over Wedtech Fairchild Ties
A federal grand jury probes Attorney General Edwin Meese II for links to Wedtech and Fairchild Industries. Meese, after a two hour session, declined to comment. Questions focus on government contracts and potential conflicts of interest involving Fairchilds Air Force aided contracts and Wedtech lobbying.
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Washington
Edwin Meese II
Wedtech Corp
White House
Aim
Nolziger
Meese
Fairchild Industries Inc
Chantilly, Va
Nathan Lewin
Nofziger
Fairchild
Air Force
James McKay
Wedtech
Wall Street Journal
McKay
Defense Department
Campfire blamed for Pebble Beach disaster
Investigators traced the Pebble Beach fire to a campfire started by teenagers in a metal bin near a field used for parties. Winds up to 40 mph swept flames across 140 acres, destroying $1 million homes and damaging six more, with 975 firefighters battling the blaze and no serious injuries. Gov. Deukmejian declared a Monterey County state of emergency as residents awaited permission to return.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Don Stacy
Forestry Department
California
Santa Cruz Mountains
Carmel
Wes Stoddard
17 Mile
Spyglass
Cypress Point
Sharon Torrence
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
George Deukmejian
Monterey County
No remorse for mayor killer says he would get a better gun
Ralph Orin Davis testified that he felt no shame or regret after killing Mount Pleasant mayor Edward King and wounding two council members over a sewer damage dispute. He said his only regret was not having a better gun and faces first degree murder charges with two counts of attempted murder.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ralph Orin Davis
Mount Pleasant
Davis
Edward King
Ronald Dupree
Joann Sankey
Former Teamsters Leader Says Mafia Tied to Union
Roy L. Williams, former Teamsters president, testified via videotape that Mafia boss Nick Civella controlled him and that Mafia ties crossed into the union long before his time. He stated Civella pressured him to cooperate and run for president, and that Jackie Presser knew of Mafia connections. Williams, serving a 10 year sentence, linked extortion to fund Las Vegas casino loans and noted ongoing ties to Civella and the Mafia in a Manhattan racketeering case.
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New York
Roy L. Williams
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Manhattan
Williams
Teamster
Jackie Presser
Teamsters' Union
Springfield
Mary Johnson Lowe
Federal District Court
Mark R. Hellerer
The
Teamsters
Nick Civella
Nick
Civella
Mafia
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Joan
Willams
Presser
Cleveland
May Emergency drive raises PTL funds amid probes
PTL head Rev. Jerry Falwell claims the two week May Emergency fund drive raised at least seven million dollars, with counting continuing on thirty three thousand mail pieces. He notes PTL owes about seventy million and faced investigations by IRS and others, while Justice Department opens a preliminary inquiry into possible criminal activity and taxes.
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Columbia, S.C
PTL
TV Ministry
Jerry Falwell
U.S. Justice Department
Washington
Falwell
Jim Bakker
Internal Revenue Service
Justice Department
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Army
Nofaiger
New York City
James Jenkins
Deys
Percale
Vehee
King
Springmaid
Fieldcrest
Marlex
TS Enande Atdeys
Cele
Huckleberry Hill
California Department of Forestry
Red Cross
Bill Bruno
John Panetta
Anne
Usee Builders
New York Times News Service
Lynchburg, Va
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