Accolade for Casey Highlights State Audit Savings
In praise of State Auditor General Robert P. Casey, noting his audit program saved over 90 million dollars across 1972 to 1974. The piece cites large recoveries like Allegheny County Port Authority debt payments and smaller recoveries such as Luzerne County equipment rental duplicates, plus a college caterer overpayment repaid to the state.
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Robert P. Casey
Casey
Allegheny County
Luzerne
Debates Loom Over Ford Energy Plan and Economy
New York AP reports rising questions about Ford's energy economic program as a package. Economists, state governors, labor groups, and insurers weigh potential rate moves, deficits, and inflation with homeowners already cutting thermostats amid rising fuel prices.
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New York
Congress
Kenneth Wright
American Life Insurance Association
Treasury
United States
Albert Cox, Jr
Nixon
Ford
Godfather tax fixer allegations swirl around casino case
Investigative files reveal a $10 million tax case against the New Latin Casino of Cherry Hill involving alleged payoffs exceeding $1 million and claims the criminal charges were dropped after a settlement of about 5.27 million. At issue are supposed high level IRS and Justice Department influences and a mafia link through Angelo Bruno. Witness statements, confidential memos, and a blocked probe paint a complex, contested picture of a fixed case.
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New Latin Casino
Cherry’ Hill
Nod
Internal Revenue
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Philadelphia
FBI
John Devonshire
Devonshire
William J. Hulihan
Internal Revenue Internal Security
Chief Counsel
Justice Department
Nixon’s San Clemente saga and the long shadow after Watergate
A reflective column surveys Richard Nixon after his resignation five months earlier. It charts Nixon’s frail health, hints of a possible return, and the political fallout. The piece names figures from the era, weighs Jaworski’s findings, and questions Nixon’s future power base and legacy.
Dirty tricks remembered from boyhood and work days
The author recalls playful tribal rites and harmless pranks from youth, such as daring a rival to cross a wood chip line and the old man jest. He laments the fading of practical jokes once common in his era including wallet pulls and quarter nails, noting how modern times bred calmer, yet less inventive, mischief.
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Corry Journal
Corry
By Jack Anderson
Washington
Justiartment
Angelo Bruno
Senate
Houlihan
San Clemente
Richard Nixon
Casa Pacifica
Mr. Nixon
Baruch Korff
Ron Ziegler
Richard
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Jim Bishop
Spiro Agnew
John Mitchell
Bob Haldeman
John Erblichman
Robert Marchan
John
Chuck Colson
Dwight Chapin
Jeb Aagender
Egil Krogh
Harry Dent
Richard Kleindienst
Herb Kalmbach
Fred LaRue
Herbert Porter
James McCord
Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Bernard Barker
Donald Segretti
Ad Nauseum
Rodino
House
Leon Jaworski
Watergate
Jaworski
John Dean
E. Howard Hunt
Pontius Pilate
Pat
California
Republic
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Tokyo
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