Word: probe
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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WASHINGTON--Investigators in the Pentagon bribery probe videotaped meetings in which Defense Department officials allegedly took payoffs from consultants, sources, close to the two-year investigation said yesterday...
...panel will probe six actions, including Wright's pocketing of $55,000 in royalties for a book published by a printer who did $300,000 of work for the Speaker's last re-election campaign, and his use of an aide to help produce the book during office hours. Wright quickly released a 23-page refutation of the charges. He accused the 72 Republican Congressmen who demanded the inquiry of political motivations, ignoring the fact that Common Cause also had urged...
Leaders of the Group of Seven industrial nations will issue a predictable declaration containing vague pledges of cooperation and general prescriptions for economic ills. TIME offers an alternative version with concrete measures designed to ensure world prosperity. -- Northrop faces a probe of an alleged payoff in Korea to help sell the F- 20. -- The biggest S and L liquidation ever...
Under the innovative leadership of Chairman Donald Petersen, Ford is not simply coasting with its established models. Last month it introduced the Probe, a sporty two-door hatchback that may turn out to be nearly as successful as the Taurus. For a base price of $10,459, the Probe offers front- wheel drive, a zippy but economical four-cylinder engine and the sleek, aerodynamic look of a European or Japanese import. That should not be surprising, because Ford designed and developed the Probe in a joint project with Mazda, the Japanese company in which Ford owns a 25% interest. Mazda...
...compact called the Mercury Tracer, appeared in March 1987 and was followed two months later by the two-door Festiva subcompact ($5,900). Last year cars that Mazda helped develop accounted for 3% of Ford's sales, and that percentage will rise substantially with the introduction of the Probe...