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...third contractor in the Cabinet, Walter Hickel (Interior), put his private holdings, worth an estimated $14 million, into trusteeship after being elected Governor of Alaska in 1966. Even if Cabinet salaries are not increased, Hickel stands to get a raise; the Governor of Alaska receives $27,500. But he must give up his free mansion in Juneau. Michigan pays its Governor $40,000, so George Romney (Housing and Urban Development) will be taking a $5,000 cut. Romney's personal holdings are estimated at $1,500,000, and have been in trust since he left American Motors to enter...
Getting the Word. He chose the wrong mark. Mackle, co-owner with his two brothers of the $65 million Deltona Corp., is acquainted with some of the most influential political figures in the U.S. The FBI agents received orders directly from J. Edgar Hoover, while Florida state police were getting the word from Democratic Senator George Smathers. And Barbara Jane was visited last week by family friend Richard Nixon, who urged her to write a book about the ordeal...
...perhaps the single most audacious military exploit in their already spectacular history, Israeli forces swept down in helicopters on Beirut's busy international airport, through which thousands of Arab and Western tourists and businessmen pass each day. In 45 minutes, the attackers wreaked an Israeli-estimated $100 million in damage. A dozen Lebanese civilian planes were destroyed or heavily damaged, hangars and fuel dumps set afire, all apparently without loss of life to either side. It was a swift, surgical and devastating raid, carried out in the most unlikely of places-and it once again raised the stakes...
...under their supervision. The Biafrans reject such terms because they fear foul play by the federals. The U.S. has been distressed by the Biafrans' plight, but it wants to see Nigeria survive as a unified nation; so Washington has hung back from overt aid. U.S. Government relief-$17 million to date-has been channeled through private and religious organizations...
...recent weeks Washington's attitude has altered. Alarmed by the possibility of a vast famine that could kill thousands of Biafra's 7,000,000 people in the next three months, the Administration has decided on a more active role, one that may funnel $20 million more in relief into Biafra by the end of the fiscal year...