Suits Filed Against 21 Miami Motel Firms Over Mafia Ties
Civil actions filed in Dade County Circuit Court target 21 businesses in the Miami Beach area including 19 motel hotels and a restaurant and a wrecking service. Attorney General Earl Faircloth says the suits use a new law to challenge firms with alleged underworld influence, aiming to curb Mafia tied operations. Supporters call it a bold anticrime move, while defendants deny any wrongdoing and urge court exposure of the facts.
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Miami
Florida
Earl Faircloth
Shevin
Faircloth
Dade County
George Goodman
Ed Lion Motor Inn
Robert Shevin
Desert Inn Motel
First Republic Corp
New York
J&b Auto Wrecking Co
General Cole Recalled in Graft Senate Probe
Washington AP Army recalls Brig. Gen Earl F. Cole from Europe to Washington amid Senate hearings on alleged irregularities in noncommissioned officers clubs. Investigators probe Cole’s Vietnam tour and possible ties to William Crum of Sarl Electronics linked to slot machines.
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Washington
Europe
Pentagon
Senate
Army
Earl F. Cole
Cole
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
NCQ
Carl C. Turner
Vietnam
Subcommittee
William Crum
Sarl Electronics
Dilemma Over Hijackers Sparks Policy Clash
The Nixon administration backs returning hijackers to their takeoff country while supporting refuge for escapees from Communist regimes. A West Berlin hijack to Tegel by East Germans shows the conflict, as U N and ICAO action unfolds and allied powers seek a workable stance.
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Washington
West Berlin
East Berlin
Culpeper Soldier Named Leader in Nonhostile Vietnam Deaths
The Defense Department identified Virginia serviceman Army Spec. 4 William E. Finchman of Culpeper as head of nonhostile causes in Vietnam. The report lists Finchman among those who died from noncombat causes during the war era.
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Washington
Defense Department
Virginia
Vietnam
Army
William E. Finchman
Culpeper
Three men arrested in theft of cigarettes from Norfolk terminal
FBI rounded up Larry Larue Wright and Larry Sidney Haywood of Chesapeake and Andrew Keith Emminizer of Virginia Beach on theft from interstate shipment charges after a $120000 cigarette heist at Norfolk International Terminals on October 10. A fourth suspect is sought as hearings proceed. The export shipment from Phillip Morris Co. was routed via Old Dominion Freight Lines.
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Norfolk
FBI
Norfolk International Terminals
Larry Larue Wright
Larry Sidney Haywood
Chesapeake
Andrew Keith Emminizer
Virginia Beach
U.S
Gilbert R. Swink
Swink
Joseph E. Smith
Wright
NIT
New York
Smith
Phillip Morris Co
Richmond
Old Dominion Freight Lines
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Charley
Columbus
Ohio
Brian McKnight
Brian
Shenandoah Viationa
L Alley Bank
Viet
Winchester
Evening Star
Howard Johnson's
Howard
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Texaco
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