Georgetown Sting Highlights Fear of Congressional Corruption
An opinion piece urges swift ethics investigations into unnamed congressmen amid fears of bribery and a national disgrace. It defends FBI involvement and cautions against self policing while noting Congress salaries, the Watergate shadow, and the FBI's repair under Director William H. Webster.
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Scott Joplin
Georgetown
Shiek
Congress
House Ethics Committee
Senate Ethics Committee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
William H. Webster
Aiken Standard 1960 Publisher Staff Listing
The Aiken Standard shows staff credits for 1960 with Samuel A. Cothran as publisher Scott H. Hunter as managing editor A B Cubbedge as advertising director and Sue S Brown as production manager dated Monday February 18 1960.
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Scott 8. Hunter
Sue $. Brown
Carter and Kennedy Clash Over 1980 Election Outlook
In this political column, the author warns Carter cannot assume victory based on polls. It questions Carter's handling of the Iran hostage crisis, Afghanistan, inflation, and unemployment, and argues Kennedy must press hard questions to avoid ceding the middle ground to Carter. The piece notes Kennedy’s strategy and the risk to both parties as primaries approach.
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Carter
Iran
Afghanistan
Oval Office
Kennedy
Camelot
New Hampshire
Tehran
Cuba
Kabul
Kremlin
Gerald Ford
New England
HEW blamed for wasteful early grants by GAO findings
The General Accounting Office reports HEW excess advances totaling 250 million dollars to state and local governments universities and other recipients. These premature withdrawals cost taxpayers about 8.3 million yearly in interest and involved roughly 190 thousand grants loans and contracts. HEW says it is working on the problem.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
General Accounting Office
GAO
HEW
Department
Fire safety push urges mandatory sprinklers in public buildings
Letters argue that automatic sprinkler systems should be mandatory in high occupancy facilities including schools to prevent fire deaths. The writer warns that delays cost lives and urges public officials to price human safety accordingly.
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Windsor School
Lucian A. Mattes
Laurens St
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Edward Kennedy
Doonesbury
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Mike
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Hes
Usc-A
American Cancer Society
Aiken County
Lew Perkins
Doctors Vs Lawyers
Cancer Society
Lew
Randy Warrick
Larry Wall
Johanna Gibbs
ACS
USC
Alan George
Deerwood Court
Russia
Nixon
Betty P. Abney
Boundary
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Oakwood
Eustis Park School
Windsor
Frank Mizel
Vernon Munday
John Morgan
Aiken County Association of Retarded Citizens
T. B. Willis
L. L. Willis
John Bradley
William Gallman
Todd Gallman
E.R.A
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U. S. Army Support Command
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