GAO slams FPC over gas price hikes and conflicts
The General Accounting Office faulted the Federal Power Commission for allowing gas prices to rise up to 75 cents per thousand cubic feet in price ceilings of 26 cents. It found emergency pricing extended beyond 60 days and 300 days in some cases, with eight extensions filed without applications. The report cites 19 of 125 high level officials owning stock in gas or power firms and calls for DOJ review. Rep. John Moss pushed for investigation, praising the report as a powerful indictment of a federal regulator.
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Corporate charity and tobacco lobbyist ties in Washington
A think-piece traces corporate philanthropy and consumer costs, citing Milton Friedman and Henry Manne on whether business should aid social causes. It highlights Georgia-Pacific and Phillip Morris ties to Sen. Marlow Cook, including gifts, travel, and paid honoraria as evidence of industry influence and political access.
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Tobacco Institute
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Gretchen Doss
Dryden
Call for Marlow Cook and Tobacco Ties Face Scrutiny
A Corry Evening Journal excerpt lampoons Senator Cook amid alleged ties to tobacco interests and gifts. It cites Dryden offering cigarettes and football tickets for access, plus broader notes on government figures, Washington affairs, and patronage hints. The piece also mentions Watergate figure Sturgis and Nixon pardon debates, with local newspaper details and masthead.
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Cook
Dryden
Jack Cloherty
Busing week’s big legislative push nets busing curtailment
The week’s top item is an amendment curtailing forced busing, requiring parental permission for a child’s bus to the nearest school. It passed 136 to 27 after debate and may face a final Senate vote next week. House to meet mid October before the November 5 election.
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What is the Law What is the Law
A legal Q and A on landowner liability to trespassing children and tree house hazards. It explains four conditions for liability, suggests barricading access, and notes practical steps if a structure is dangerous. It also covers contract debt statutes, sealed instruments, and revival of judgments. It ends with steps to locate a missing paying parent using Social Security records.
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Healeer
Unclear text headline from disrupted report.
A fragmented report notes pretrial proceedings and appearances related to a Wash House matter, referencing a representative and a chair in mid session. Details are unreadable, with placeholders and garbled wording obscuring dates, names, and outcomes.
Unclear fragment on Deac GIRAE and poisoning case
Fragmentary text mentions Deac GIRAE and possible poisoning, with scattered names and dates. Unable to determine a coherent event, location, or outcome from the provided data.
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Fat Jack" Buckley
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