FBI official sentenced for corruption in plea deal
John P Dunphy, an FBI section chief and 14 year veteran, pleaded guilty to converting government property to his own use by stealing lumber from the FBI. He faces up to one year in prison and a $1000 fine as part of a broader corruption probe. Dunphy was fired after resignation was accepted following an internal FBI investigation.
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FBI
John P Dunphy
Justice Department
Dunphy
Bureau
PBI
Noel Coward
Douglass
Elizabeth
Bruce
Richard
Wallace
England
Babylon
Rorick Amos
Bob Noland
Salvation Army
Art Comstock
Rorick
Elton John Wins Optic Man of the Year at MSG
Rock star Elton John receives the Optic Man of the Year award from the Optical Manufacturers' Association in a Madison Square Garden dressing room during a New York engagement. He reportedly owns about 200 pairs of glasses.
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Optical Manufacturers’ Association
New York
Madison Square Garden
Two Legionnaires cases linked to Philadelphia hotel
Two attendees of Philadelphia's Eucharistic Congress, a 54 year old Spokane priest and a 38 year old Danbury musician, show fever and pneumonia signs linked to Legionnaires disease. Health officials say cases are tentative and warn public panic risk. The Bellevue Stratford Hotel, headquarters for the American Legion convention, faced canceled Giants reservations as detectives pursue the outbreak.
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UPI
Lewis Polk
Spokane
Wash
Danbury
Polk
San Francisco Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Bellevue Stratford Hotel
American Legion
Pennsylvania
Leonard Bachman
Bride to wed in helicopter at St Michael's Church
Janice L Jessop plans a Providence wedding arriving by helicopter at St Michael's Church tomorrow. Groom Stephen J O Connell of Cranston will join her for a reception flight after the ceremony. She says the stunt will cost 120 dollars and the groom did not want any part of it.
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Providence, R.1
Upl
Janice L. Jessop
St Michael's Church
Providence
Miss. Jessop
Ford Wins Platform Fight as Republican Nominating Surge Looms
President Ford clinched the GOP platform battle but faces a new test over his vice presidential pick as Reagan supporters pressure for an advance VP announcement. UPI delegate tallies show Ford near the 1,130 needed for nomination with 1,123 votes on first ballot while Reagan trails at 1,036 and 100 remain uncommitted. Ford aides claim West Virginia uncommitted delegates could tilt the outcome. Maine delegates threaten defection if John B. Connally is chosen.
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UPI
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Ronald Reagan
Hunter James Baker
Reagan
John Sears
California
West Virginia
Henry Kissinger
Taiwan
Sears
Maine
John B. Connally
Texas
Lebanon urged to partition country
A key Christian leader Pierre Gemayel urged a federal Lebanon with separately administered Muslim and Christian zones to avoid formal partition. He warned Christians need their own territories for freedom and security as civil war rages 16 months, with 35,000 killed and 250,000 homeless after Tal Zaatar fell. Leftists call for extended conflict and revolutionary action amid looming partition fears.
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Lebanon
UPI
Pierre Gemayel
Phalangist
Gemayel
Tal Zaatar
Speed Reading Course Offered in Elyria by Reading Lab
United States Reading Lab will run a four week speed reading course for a limited Elyria area cohort. The program promises major gains in speed and comprehension, with weekly classes and an optional advanced tape program. Free orientation lectures explain procedures and tuition discounts. Sessions listed for Lorain and Elyria at Holiday Inn with multiple date and time options.
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United Staes Reading Lab
Elyria
Lorain and
Holiday Inn
FBI probes Roselli death after Castro claim
The FBI will investigate the murder of underworld figure John Roselli to see if his killing silences testimony or aims to obstruct congressional proceedings. Roselli was found in a 55 gallon drum in a Miami Bay after vanishing July 28 near his sister’s home. authorities will work with Dade County police on the case.
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UPI
FBI
John Roselli
Senate Intelligence Committee
Fidel Castro
CIA
Edward Levi
Roselli
Miami
Justice Department
Robert Havel
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Daniel K. Inoue
D-Hawaii
Levi
Havel
Dade County Police
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