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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1976

Page

4

Kennebunkport Officials Seek Cooperation Over SAD 71 Lawsuit

Ab Bott Pendergast and Charles Day praise their reversal on pushing for SAD 71 dissolution while pursuing a state funding law challenge. Voters rejected dissolution June 8 454 to 370, ending debate as the suit targets the state not the local board.

Kennebunkport Abbott Pendergast Reyue Charles Day Gulliver Lilliput

Ticket Splitting in 1976 Elections Prompts Voter Rebellio

A PAUL HARVEY column argues sex scandals in Congress and FBI probes erode party loyalty. Voters may split tickets this November, ousting incumbents like Ford as Republicans highlight a broader House cleaning. Carter’s image as “Mister Clean” further shifts political dynamics. The piece notes Democratic scandals and calls for heightened accountability.

J. Edgar Hoover Congress FBI Capitol Hill Jenk Jones Ford Southern Baptist Meeting Norfolk Jimmy Carter Carter Mister Clean Wari White Howe Hays Gravel Senate House Washington, D.C

Who controls Hughes fortune and other Washington turmoil

The piece reports that Chester C. Davis, a brash attorney and Summa Corp. director, may have steered Howard Hughes fortune while Hughes died in Acapulco. Treasury aims IRS review to protect government claims, while Davis and Hughes cousin William Lummis act to control the estate. It also covers Armendaris OMBE probe, Byington HEW party shakedown, Satiacum gambling case, and Wayne Hays VOA scrutiny.

Jack Anderson Ith Les Whitten Washington Howard Hughes Chester C. Davis Davis Hughes Summa Corp Acapulco Princess Hotel Victor Montemayor Treasury William Simon Internal Revenue Service Simon Chester Davis Robert Maheu Las Vegas Dominion Maheu Delaware William Lummis Summa Lummis Securities and Exchange Commission Alex Armendaris Dallas Office of Minority Business Enterprise OMBE Justice Dept Armendaris Commerce Dept Public Integrity Division Cens Robert Satiacum Sr Puyallup Fish

Republicans and sex life in politics questioned

Writer critiques sensationalism around the Washington sex scandal while defending Rep Allen Howe of Utah and challenging the moral outrage over Wayne Hays. The piece argues police decoys and press reporting distort accountability and highlights questions about ethics, primaries, and press methods in covering lawmakers' private conduct.

Tom Wicker New York Times Washington Allen T. Howe Utah Howe Salt Lake City Eeene Wayne Hays Ohio John Young Texas Mr. Howe Wayne Hays Deseret News House of Representatives Hays Carlg Mers John Rhodes House Wayne Hayses Congress New York Magazine Washington Post Elizabeth Ray Miss Ray Rudy Maxa

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