Campaign financing mysteries behind Ravenel dinners
The article analyzes Charles D. Ravenel's fund raising and debt from his failed gubernatorial bid. It notes $100-a-plate dinners to fund his campaign debts, outlines three aims of the dinners, and compares potential debt outcomes if he had won. It discusses whether a governor could repay such debt with state subsidies and saved salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Charles D
Pug
Ravenel
Pug Ravenel
South Carolina
Charlestonian
Aiken Standard
John C. West
Wise Choice Of Next Justice Important By HOLMES ALEXANDER
Column discusses President Ford's potential Supreme Court pick as pivotal for crime policy and civil rights. It criticizes Warren Court era protections, praises Nixon era prosecutions, and argues Ford should appoint a Justice aligned with stronger law enforcement, even considering martial law if needed.
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Holmes Alexander
William O. Douglas
Ford
Supreme Court
Saxbe
Nixon
White House
Warren Court
Harper & Row
Leonard W. Levy
Claremont College
Warren
Burger
Blackmun
Rehnquist
Powell
Stewart
White
Levy
Nixon Court
Congress
Justice Department
Lawsuits Hike Your Medical Bills
The piece argues that malpractice lawsuits drive up medical costs and insurance, prompting obstetricians to quit. it cites rising premiums from under $200 to $25,000 and claims that excessive suits hinder care while legal reform by HEW faces congressional resistance. it condemns defensive medicine and calls for a legal right to sue with safeguards against fraud.
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Paul Harvey
HEW
Caspar Weinberger
Congress
Campaign To Legalize Marijuana By Ralph de Toledano
A two pronged drive seeks legalization while suppressing medical evidence about marijuana. Proponents claim safety, but Dr Nahas and Dr Davis warn chronic use impairs thought, weakens immune response, and risks hormonal, genetic and cancer effects. A broad review of clinical data is urged.
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Ralph de Toledano
Francis A. Davis
Journal of Socioeconomic Medicine
Gabriel G. Nahas
Nahas
Columbia University
United States
Boston
National Commission On Marijuana
Hahas
Bicentennial Tactics Rise With Patriot Image As PBC Moves
The article notes the People's Bicentennial Commission and Ralph Nader shaping a nationwide Continental Conference to mobilize support for economic reform. It warns the left may exploit Revolutionary rhetoric to critique business and government, aiming to replace power with a citizen controlled economy.
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Washington
Samuel Johnson
James Boswell
People’s Bicentennial Commission
PBC
Ralph Nader
Common Sense
Nader
Pbcs
Lexington
Concord
Massachusetts
America
PRC
Mars
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