Loophole Protects Donor Identity Under New Election Law
A broad new election law takes effect Friday, limiting campaign spending while leaving a loophole that allows anonymous donations to presidential, senate, and congressional campaigns through dummy committees. The measure excludes pre enactment contributions, and politicians such as McGovern Muskie Humphrey Lindsay and Wallace have publicly named backers or vowed to.
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New Hampshire
George S. McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Hubert H. Humphrey
John V. Lindsay
New York
Henry Jackson
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
John Gardner
Citizens Lobby
Senate
House
U.S. Senate
Skipper Denies Barge Hit Pier in Explosion Inquiry
Ohio River towboat pilot Quentin Styres denied that a gasoline barge struck the Parkersburg pier of the Baltimore and Ohio bridge triggering the blast that killed two and damaged the mainline. Marine surveyor George Hale cited fresh rubbing marks on the pier and a barge crease, while Coast Guard officials noted the bridge remains a hazard. The hearing slated a ruling within two months as officials reviewed bridge history and river conditions.
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Huntington
W. Va
Parkersburg
Quentin Styres
Martin
Coast Guard
Baltimore & Ohio
George Hale
Hale
B&o
Belpre
Ohio
Bobby G. Burns
Burns
Secretary of the
Tax Equalization Moves Out Of Committee
The Ways and Means Committee reported a bill to gradually equalize property tax assessments across the state over six years. The Senate counterpart also reported a similar measure on Tuesday. The actions aim to balance the effects of a re in property taxation.
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Russell Hemenway
National Committee For An Effective Congress
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Ohio Supreme Court
Alan Norris
Westerville
Ohio Senate Elections and Retirement Committee
U.S
House
State Government Committee
OU Student Injured In Car Crash
An Ohio University student was taken to Hudson Health Center after a Route 50 crash east of Athens. Driver William McLaughlin 21 Cleveland suffered a head laceration when his car left the wet road, struck a guardrail and fell an embankment. Two cars on Route 144 north of Route 50 involved Yvonne R Jenkins 17 Cutler Route 2 and Herman P Fickison 36 Coolville. Fickisen jailed on DWI charge.
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Ohio University
Hudson Health Center
Athens
State Highway Patrol
William McLaughlin
Cleveland
Yvonne R. Jenkins
Cutler
Herman P. Fickison
Coolville
Fickisen
Doris Miller
Bryan Harris
Reedsville
Sylvia
Robert Foreman
Columbus
Joe Foreman
George McClintock
Point Pleasant
Gordon Wolfe
Madison Powell
Mason
W. Va
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
Jane T
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