Huge bribe inquiry
(.X.Z P.A Reuter—Copyright) NEW YORK, May 30. ; The United States SecreI tary of Agriculture (Mr Earl Butz) is probing a grain (export scandal he suspects ■ involves millions of dollars (in bribes. ! He told a press conference I yesterday that he did not know positively how rtiuch I money was involved in illiclit payments to inspectors, (licensed by the department, Ito declare ships clean and fit I to take grain for export. ; Mr Butz said evidence of ' bribery in grain shipments ■ first came to light about 18 I months ago. Since then I some countries had rejected ! shipments because the grain I was not of the' quality they ■ ordered. These cor-' ' were partly due to the low ; quality of the United States crop last year.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33857, 31 May 1975, Page 15
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127Huge bribe inquiry Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33857, 31 May 1975, Page 15
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