Fleecing taxpayers with Nixon era convention grants
Washington columnist details LEAA funding to Florida and San Clemente police for 1972 conventions, including overtime pay and riot gear purchases, plus grants for communications gear and equipment. Notes additional payola investigations and indictments in the record industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Florida
San Clemente, Calif
Richard Nixon
Miami Beach
LEAA
San Clemente
California Beach
Nixon
Bob Owens
Kansas City
New York City
Turnpike Rip‑Off Says Food Costs Soar For Motorists
A study by Morton Krause claims Pennsylvania and New Jersey Turnpike diners pay exorbitant prices at service areas. He estimates motorists could save 20 to 40 percent by buying meals offsite, basing conclusions on 15 years of research and 20,000 miles traveled annually. The report cites up to 400 percent markups on sandwiches and questions overhead justifications.
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Morton Krouse
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Krause
Turnpike
Krouse
Turnpike Rip-Offs and a Sputtering Recovery
A reader rails at turnpike price hikes and states that permission is needed for increases while noting the suggestion to exit and reenter to save money. The piece drifts into a humorous exchange about ship news for reporters and mentions Oscar Fraley and Red Dolan. The second part discusses a tepid economic recovery with rising prices, lagging business spending, and a pessimistic consumer outlook amid inflation.
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New York
James Pate
Academe
First National City Bank
Recovery Mood Dampens as Consumers Slow Economic Recovery
An Iowa based economic survey shows two thirds expect no definite improvement for a year. Unemployment rose to 8.6 percent in October amid a shifting labor force, as more discouraged workers return to seek jobs and be counted as unemployed. The piece also recalls Red Dolan, a star reporter turned failed movie writer, and ends with a darkly comic anecdote about his cremation.
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Red Dolan
Decline in SAT scores sparks debate on education
A columnist argues SAT drops over 11 years reflect broader educational decline and inflates concern over elite merit scholars. Data show verbal 10 point and math 8 point year losses with fewer students scoring above 600, while income and acculturation correlate with performance. The piece questions SATs as mediating measures of innate potential.
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U.S
Maryland
Mall
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Wcorry Journal
United Nations
U.N
Star
Jim Bishop
Milton Goldstandt
Oscar Fraley
Oscar
Peter Zenger
Ambrose Bierce
Damon Runyon
Bob Considine
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Mr. Devel
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P.O. Box
Philadelphia
John Cunniff
Red
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Devell
Harvard University
Harvey Deuell
Joseph P. Kennedy
Gloria Swanson
Miss Swanson
Mr. Kennedy
Kennedy
Swanson
Boston
Harvey Devell
Jimmy Cannon
Cannon
MH Eaton
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