Impeachment Call Over Nassikas Gas Rate Fiasco
Washington reports allege Federal Power Chairman John Nassikas withheld evidence and misled Congress to justify a 4 billion dollar rate hike for natural gas producers. The Nassikas Papers show internal economists warned industry data was unreliable while Nassikas and chief counsel Gordon Gooch kept警 hidden concerns, prompting scrutiny by Senate Antitrust Chairman Phil Hart.
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John Nassikas
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Senate Antitrust
Phil Hart
Dmidh
Nassikas
Hart
Eddie Cox and Nixon in wage clash over summer work
The piece argues Eddie Cox and Richard Nixon may violate the minimum wage act as Eddie, a third year law student and newlywed, prepares to work for the attorney general this summer for 60 dollars a week. It contrasts with the 64 dollar minimum and recalls Abe Teitelbaum’s labor racketeering ties, noting how unions and restaurant owners were pressured in past deals.
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Eddie Cox
Tricia Nixon
Richard Nixon
Eddie
Tricia
Abe Teitelbaum’s fall from power and mob ties
In 1958 Senate Rackets Committee testimony, Abe Teitelbaum defied investigators and freed from consequences. By 1971 he lives in Los Angeles on welfare, bankrupt, with half a million in back taxes unpaid. The piece argues the government and mob discarded him as they kept plundering a vast crime network.
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Abe Teitelbaum
Michigan Avenue
Abraham Teitelbaum
Senate
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Teitelbaum
Bank of Troy embodies small town trust and big world reach
In Troy Idaho a 514 resident town hawks a First Bank with 6000 accounts and 15 million in assets. President Frank Brocke, 65, has run the mail banking outfit since 1926, charging no service fees and offering near 24 hour access. Local officials and customers praise the personable approach and far reaching loyalty.
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Idaho
Japan
Germany
South America
Africa
Australia
Pago Pag
Frank Brocke
Brocke
Kendrick
Troy
Eldon Strom
Waine Lauri
California
Frank Brooke
Lauri
Korea
Brooke
First Bank of Troy
Lobbying in Harrisburg and a power blackout tale
A partisan view of lobbyists and changing tactics in Pennsylvania politics. The writer recalls encounters with figures like Russell Cerami and Francis Kennedy, notes a Capitol blackout during a House session, and describes bills on bingo, fishing licenses, and school funding amid a patronage tone and colorful anecdotes.
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John Baer
Russell Cerami
Francis Pilewski
Impaying tribute drawn 400 at Corry Elks event in park
In Corry more than 400 people attended the annual Elks tribute in the city park last evening at 8 pm despite a shower. Patricia Hunt marked her 74th birthday with an 18-guest surprise party at 47 East Irving Street. A pot luck tureen is planned at the Ely Club Sunday at 6 30. Gerald Staples chairs the dinner as members are invited. A son was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Merie McIntyre at North Center Street home. Police announce arrests and fines for motorists who closely follow fire trucks to alarms to curb congestion.
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Sam Franka
Poconos
New Jersey
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Herb Fineman
Corry
Patricia Hunt
East Irving Street
Ason
Merie McIntyre
North Center Streets
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