Watergate Industries stockholders hear farcical growth forecast
At a Washington courthouse meeting chair Sherlock Springbinder touts 2 billion windfall profit and predicts Watergate across divisions will yield 30 million in legal income, 100 million from book deals, and big movie and TV ventures amid a mocked impeachment context. He cites 670000 potential book authors and 345,890 expected White House aides, with gibes at President Nixon and media figures. The room gives applause amid a controversial remark denying female involvement.
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Watergate Industries
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John Dean
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Robert Redford
Springbinder
Senate
Howard Cosell
Frank Gifford
Richard Nixon
Gordon Liddy
Maurice Stans
House Judiciary Committee
Los Angeles Times
William F Buckley on Boston obscenity accommodation
Buckley critiques Boston's plan to zone an area for X rated cinemas adult bookstores and strip clubs arguing it trades one exploitation for another. He fears conflicts with bookstores and movie houses and questions zoning versus First Amendment rights while urging restraint and silence on the Boston solution.
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Ford Gains Ground Among Ohio Voters in Poll
The Ohio Poll shows Ford at 40 percent for President, Kennedy ahead at 47 percent if election held today, with 13 percent undecided. When matched against Henry M. Jackson, Ford leads 41 to 36 with 23 percent undecided, eight months after Agnew's resignation.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Michigan
Gerald Ford
United States
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Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Ohio Poll Finds Kennedy Leading Ford Across Demographics
The statewide Ohio Poll of 625 adults shows Kennedy with strong labor, Black, Catholic, and Jewish support, notably 86 percent among Black voters and 59 percent in labor unions. Ford leads among Protestants and whites, with 49 percent Protestant and 44 percent white support for Ford versus Kennedy.
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Ford
Ohio elderly transit plan fails to win full support
A plan for free mass transit for Ohio residents over 65 fell short of passage as the Legislature adjourned. About 17 000 petitions were signed but most seniors did not respond. officials warned costs could reach 10 to 12 million dollars annually if the program expanded.
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Ohio
Statehouse
John J. Gilligan
Oliver Ocasek
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Akron
Ocasek
Senate Finance Committee
J. Phillip Richley
Department of Transportation
Ridley
West Virginia
Gilligan
Richley
Pennsylvania
Today in History June 20 1974 highlights and birthdays
June 20 marks moments from 1789 start of the French Revolution to 1963 hot line pact between the United States and the Soviet Union. Birthdays include Don Juan the pretender and playwright Lillian Hellman. a Homer quote closes the item.
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Lord Baltimore
Victoria
England
William IV
West Virginia
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Guam
Chicago
William Howard Taft
Ohio
Soviet Union
Washington
Moscow
Don Juan
Lillian Hellman
Homer
Americans Tired of High Costs and Big Oil
Letter writer James Hill denounces federal speed limits and oil company practices as robbing motorists. He laments rising taxes, inflation, and government overreach, urging readers to resist perceived ripoffs and costly policies while recalling past service standards.
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the Messenger
James Hill
Nelson
Interest Rates Up Hurt Mortgages Across Thrift Sector
The AP reports higher interest rates squeeze the home mortgage market. Savings withdrawals at mutual savings banks topped $800 million in April and May, and savings and loan associations had $1.5 billion less to lend than a year earlier, shrinking thrift industry lending.
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Mutual Savings Banks
Savings and Loan Associations
Life insurers shift mortgage money from homes to income properties
The piece notes life insurers have ramped up lending for multifamily and commercial properties while cutting four unit or less home loans. With insurers unconstrained by depositor obligations, profits from large properties attract more funds, potentially easing or delaying single family housing access as higher returns draw capital away from residential mortgages.
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Institute of Life Insurance
Athens Messenger Publishing Rates and Mail Details
Athens Messenger lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions including single-copy, carrier, and mail subscriptions. Rates vary by delivery method and destination with Ohio and West Virginia options, national mail options, and post office filing details.
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