Welfare Crime Wave Across Europe and Risks for Britain
A feature notes how welfare fraud spreads in France Spain and Algeria with a Romany man Antonio Giminez Moreno faking refugee status to claim relief and multiply children. It warns that welfare abuse fuels crime and politics, predicting welfare as a major issue in upcoming elections.
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France
Spain
Algeria
Antonio Giminez Moreno
Corsica
Great Britain
London
Noted payroll of deceit and staged paternity schemes abroad
The piece describes pay TV fraud and theft tied to paternity claim schemes, with Giminez allegedly proving paternity for 60 children. It notes similar deceptions in American cities, a Spanish police raid near Barcelona uncovering vehicles and thousands of welfare claims, and a French take exceeding $600,000. It warns of a growing numbers game challenging local chisellers.
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Giminez
Spain
Barcelona
France
A Bad Habit If Air Pollution Sparks Arrests
A satirical note warns that worsening city air pollution could lead to a man breathing polluted air being charged as a drug user. The piece critiques health and criminal policy in urban environments.
Anderson Raps UN Embargo Over Rhodesia Aid
Democratic Rep Bill Anderson denounces the UN Rhodesia embargo as harming American chrome industries. He cites Union Carbide and Foote Minerals with Rhodesian ore holdings, noting shortages threaten jet engines and nuclear subs, while the USSR raises prices and supplies much of U.S. demand.
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Bill Anderson
Tenn
Congress
State Department
Republic of Rhodesia
U.S
Union Carbide
Treasury Department
Foote Minerals
Exton Pa
Tennessee
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Washington State
Iowa
Anderson
Rhodesia
Foote
Russia
Ussr
Commerce Department
A.N. Lagovskiy
Strategia I Ekonomika
Lagovskiy
Nixon
A.C. Sutton
Hoover Institute of War, Revolution and Peace
Ferrous Industries
Vietnamization policy under fire as critics urge full U.S. pullout
Senate hearings hear senators from both parties challenging President Nixon's plan. Sen Goodell says 300000 troops would remain next year and urges complete withdrawal within 12 months. Sen McGovern calls the plan a political hoax risking 40000 lives and favors rapid U.S. exit with a viable Saigon government. Rhode Island's Pell backs withdrawal tied to a corrupt Saigon regime. Public support hinges on Vietnamization delivering clear results this year.
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Sen
George McGovern
McGovern
Southeast Asia
United States
Saigon
Thieu
Rhode Island
Claiborne Pell
Congress
Rep. Anderson
Rhodesia
Nixon
Senate
Eastland
Judiciary Committee
Aiken County Library Origins and Key Donors
The Aiken County Public Library began as a private memorial library founded by Henry M. Dibble. The current building, designed by Murray Hoffman, opened in 1926 with funds raised by a Will Rogers benefit show. Notable donors included Mrs. Josef Hofmann and Miss Marion Pellett, with librarians Mary Ravenel and Elberta Coleman in 1949.
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Aiken County
Opera House
Will Rogers
Rogers
Josef Hofmann
Mary Ravenel
Elberta Coleman
William B. S. Winans
C. B. Woolsey
Claudia Lea Phelps
Robert F. Swingle
W.O. Jones
E.S. Henderson
R. H. Wilds
Sermon on Sin and Fear in Modern Religion
A letter argues ministers should warn about sin and disease rather than use fear tactics. It cites Surgeon General data on venereal disease and tobacco risks, praising doctors for health warnings and asserting that righteous fear can deter sin and crime.
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Surgeon General
United States
American Medical Association
U.S
Christian Compassion
Vagrant Bailie Throws Teeth at Judge in Court Guilty Verdict
The article reports Janike Bailie a sensitive vagrant who, after deny ing being drunk, removed his top teeth and hurled them at the judge. Bailie was found guilty. The piece also includes a broad meditation on debt to society, Rhodesia policy debate, and a brief history of newspapers from ancient Egypt to 17th century Venice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janike Bailie
Bailie
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Berlin
Vietnam
Paul Harvey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J.W. Fulbright
White House
Charles Goodell
Sen. Goodell
Goodell
Gress
Aiken, S.C
Aiken
Samuel A. Cothran
Eugene J. Oyler
Aiken County Public Library
Dorothy K. Macdowell
C.E. Dallin
Marion Pellew
Monson Morris
Billy Graham
A.R
Rufus
Chrome Experts
Egyptology
Egypt
B.C
Acta Publica
Julius Caesar
Peking New
Venice
Italy
Europe
By Dave Gerard
Citizen Smith
the Register and Tribone Syndicate
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