Moonies Probe Prompt Local Warning Opinion
The Pioneer Opinion Page warns readers about Moonies followers and similar cults noting a national AP report portrays them as a lobbying effort. The piece stresses scrutiny of funds and how money is spent before donating to door solicitors.
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Moonies
Sun Myung Moon
Associated Press
Bemidji Church Group Warns About Unification Church
The Bemidji Ministerial Association warns members about The Unification Church led by Rev Sun Myung Moon. It cites solicitation drives, past donations, and says the group fixes flowers or candy for contributions while its programs are unclear.
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Bemidji Ministerial Association
Unification Church
Dear Brothers
Sun Myung Moon
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Unification
Bemidji
Bemidji Area
Steve Knudsen
Minnesota Governor Weighs Path to Higher Office
Gov. Wendell Anderson may back Walter Mondale for vice president to create a Senate vacancy and boost his own prospects. If Mondale wins the VP slot, Anderson could resign to let Rudy Perpich appoint a new senator, reshaping Minnesota’s political map and boosting GOP chances for the governor’s seat.
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Wendell Anderson
Hubert Humphrey
Walter Mondale
Mondale
US Senate
Anderson
Dflers
Minnesota
Carter
White House
Humphrey
DFL
Warren Spannaus
Don Fraser
Rudy Perpich
Senate
GOP
Pricing discipline and market stability in industry leaders
A private luncheon discussion among top executives in New York questioned price cutting in a basic industry. They argued for pricing discipline to maintain capacity, invest returns, and avoid market chaos, while noting concerns about oligarchic behavior and legal risk.
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New York
Moonies on Capitol Hill stir debate over religion and politics
Sun Myung Moon followers press Congress on Capitol Hill with gifts and discussions framed as spiritual witness. Critics allege lobbying for South Korea and a PR push for Moon, amid possible probes into tax status and foreign connections.
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Lynne Olson
Associated Press
Washington
Sun Myung Moon
Capitol Hill
Moonies
South Korea
Moon
Satan
U.S
Moonie
Susan Bergman
Carl Albert
Unification Church
Neil Salonen
United States
Robert Dole
House Subcommittee
Chung Hee Park
Congress
Moon Capitol Hill
House
CIA
Internal Revenue Service
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Senate
IRS
Ann Gordon
Miss Gordon
Europe
Miss Bergman
Albert
Joe Foote
Sen. Dole
Selonen
Korea
Capitol
Richard Mauzy
Maury
Networks plot political convention entertainment in 1976
Art Buchwald reports on network executives debating how to spackle four days of Democratic and Republican conventions with entertainment. They discuss interviews with noncandidates, peanut farm documentaries, historical speeches, Super Bowl highlights, and a plan to influence a Carter nomination through noncoverage of the first ballot.
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Washington
New York
Kansas City
Gerald Ford
New York City
Carter
Hubert Humphrey
Hubert
Jimmy Carter
David Brinkley
John Chancellor
Jerry Brown
Brown
Platform Committee
Cronkite
Reasoner
Los Angeles Times
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