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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After lavish bribes for big deals, SEC transit gloria...
...federal civil Suit in Washington last week, the SEC accused ISC of getting some $750 million in orders over the past decade by making more than $23 million in "questionable and illicit" payments, and having "outstanding commitments" of $10 million for similar payments. Named as defendants were the company, deposed Chairman J. Thomas Kenneally, Senior Vice President Herman Frietsch, former General Counsel Raymond Hofker, former Treasurer Albert Angulo and Chief Engineer Harlan Stein. The SEC asked the court immediately to appoint an agent to take over the company's records and oversee its activities. Reason...
according to the SEC, the firm in recent weeks has begun "a massive shredding of corporate documents...
...gold medal running the 400-meter hurdles in a record 47.82 sec. at the Munich Olympics in '72. But that didn't matter in the hallucinogenic country that Uganda became under Idi Amin. For three years John Akii-bua, 29, was forbidden to leave the country again to participate in international meets. When the ban was finally lifted last summer in a typically perverse Amin decision, Wife Joyce and Akii-bua's three children were forced to remain in Kampala as hostages against his return. When Amin finally fell, the family escaped to West Germany. In friendlier...
Brock may have slowed down to a respectable 3.9 sec. from home to first -compared with the blur of 3.1 sec. in his early days-but he is still beating out so many hits that last week he was batting .368 and leading the league. Brock's explosive start is a key reason for the early-season sprint of the Cardinals, who last week were battling the equally surprising Montreal Expos for the lead of the National League East...