European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Poge 4 the stars and stripes Penthouse links 23 Copley press employees to Cia Washington putt Penthouse Magazine charged Friday that 23 employ is of Copley news service had worked simultaneously for the Cia and that the service Tor years was operated in significant part As an Arm of the Central Intelli gence the charges were made in an article in the August Issue of the Magazine written by Joe an Hunsuc Cessil Candy Date last year in a primary race or con Gress As a California and Dave a former san Diege they quoted Gene a former editor of the san Diego Union the Copley flagship newspaper them that the Copley news service was never run to make Money it was an ego thing for Jim Copley and the Cia wanted a Cia spokesman said he had not yet seen the full Penthouse article and any sort it a response at this time would he superfluous i Lychard Capon Copley press senior vice president of denied the we have been assured by the highest Levels within the Cia that no employees of Copley newspapers or cons have been employees of the he the claim that the authors have made Are old allegations that Copley newspapers have repeatedly denied Over the past two one of the Joe has printed most of these claims in a mimeographed news let san Diego and they have been repeatedly denied by Charles editor and general Man Ager of said 1 have been with Copley news service for 13 years As for eign executive editor and editor general during that time there this been to my knowledge absolutely no connection Between Copley news service and Central intelligence William latin american editor of who was described by the article As a con ral figure in the Cia opera said in another statement that before joining Copley he had worked for United press and once formally applied to the Cia fur a position that never Penthouse said that 6s charges were denied by Victor a former Marine corps lieutenant who retired from he Copley organization in but the visa Ane said Krulac qualified his by stating that he could not speak for individuals or after a yearlong a fun House news release Maga Zine Learned that 23 of the Copley Alws service cons had worked for the Cia simultaneously that the cons published articles on its wire services to enlist Public support for Cia activities hat cons provided information to the Cia about latin american activities and that the late James publisher and sate owner of the Copley press acted on behalf of the Cia in a number of serious efforts to influence foreign govern Penthouse said it Learned from Copley press reporters and photographers together with Frank his ran a system of for the Fri in san the Magazine said the relationship be tween Copley and the government was inspired by a meeting Between Copley and president Dwight Eisenhower for the purpose of supplementing Cia spokesman at Copley san Diego Headquarters said he had not seen the Penthouse article but was aware it would be during his Trento charged a relationship existed Between Copley and the called me about a month Ohl its a rehash of the same old business of somebody making charges that Copley press had ties with the Mcferring to trentes charges last Ohl we issued pretty much of a Blanket to never have had any connection with the Ohl said Giandoni had written the Cia in i960 volunteering his services while ing As a reporter in Giandoni told up i got a form letter Back telling me they had nothing Avail and thai was a Cia spokesman declined citing the Agency 18monthold policy against using any full Lime or Par Lima employees of news the spokesman said All such relation Shi Shadi been terminated As of the be ginning of this the Cia has refused not Only were these Day Camp partly were Frozen by fasl shatter Speed to identify any reporters or news organize pants cooled As they hit the Waters of to form a kind still life sculpt real Lions it used in the Wilnet Park in Balw hands and jul Laos a race bios Case to sue Village for fund return water Relief Washington up the Treasury department said Friday it will take the first Legal action Ever to recover Federal Revenue sharing funds from a North Caro Lina town which refined to provide a Black family water Treasury officiate said no population b30 has received about in Revenue sharing since the pro Gram began in they said department attorneys Are pre paring a Case against dare dirt for Alleg edly refusing on racial grounds to provide water services 16 property jointly owned by 13 members of a Black Claremont has not denied refusing to provide the water services to the shut Ord said Priscilla Crane of Treasur is Revenue sharing she said the Shuford consisting of a two married couples and eight is the Only Claremont property owner without water officials said located hear contend the Shuford property in the action was disclosed on a Day when billion in Revenue sharing checks were mailed to nearly state and local gov Treasury officials said units of local government would not receive h 2 million in payments due them because they failed to file required reports about the use of Revenue sharing Money in although the government is moving to recover funds Given Claremont in the no Legal ruling has been made yet and the Case will not prevent the town from receiving its second quarterly Revenue sharing payment this Crane said the Treasury in fugitive Mother surrenders to Fri Washington api a Texas jail Escapee surrendered to the Fri in washing ton accompanied by the 9yearold daughter who earlier had spent her Sav Ings to ask president Carter for an Fri spokesman said Patricia Gale Boake surrendered about 11 at Fri accompanied by three o her one of the daughters was Sandy Chan who in Early june made the fruitless trek to the White two weeks after Sandy allem Ted to see the Boake escaped from the Furt Worth correctional a minimum Security facility the Fri spokesman said Boake called earlier and told the Fri to expect Boake was to be taken to the District of Columbia jail and handed Over to Federal the spokesman he said the daughters probably would accompany their Mother to the Boake last october began serving a three year sentence for Bon jumping in Sandy withdrew her savings and came to saying she wanted president Carters help in getting her Mother out of but it was All a she said at the the Only person t did not see was the he was too Busy Ulavine f a formal complaint to be filed flu ask an administrative Law judge to Rwy that cure ont discriminated be Shuford the department has been working on the Issue for two years without poll u will be the first action Ever taken by the Treasury department to prevent a local government from receiving its Feder Al payment under the Revenue sharing pro r Revenue started during the Nixon is designed Federal involvement in local ii pro Vides Money for towns and even Indian tribes to use at win on Public the Money is supposed to return to a local jurisdiction part of i relax dollars paid to the Federal Treasury by italian cd Farr approves new equipment for police Rome up the government of pre Mier Giulio and realty has approved a bul that would allocate million to pro vide the police with new equipment Kab Interior minister Francesco Corsiga Tom reporters the measure called Forl tier Sel defense devices for onto Thal crowd control methods and rated systems for the fight terrorism and common
