Sucker schemes and a Tulsa oil debacle observed in the press
The piece surveys a long running flim flam in the oil sector led by Home-Stake Production Company. It details a Ponzi like scheme that drew over 2000 educated investors into a $130 million venture, the SEC insolvency declaration, and ongoing grand jury probes in California and New York. It notes police and SEC actions, investor losses, and the lack of records for $100 million missing.
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P. T. Barnum
Texas Guinan
Tulsa
Boston
Charles Ponzi
SEC
California
New York
Are Soviets Ahead In Use Of Laser
John Chamberlain questions if the Soviets or Americans will press ahead with costly new weapons, suggesting arms limits often aim to curb technologies nearing obsolescence. He cites naval history to argue interim SALT talks may seek cost savings on weapons unlikely to be deployed in their feared form.
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John Chamberlain
U.S
Britain
Japan
Edgar Alsamer
Air Force Magazine
William Schneider
James Buckley
Alsamer
Europe
NATO
Schneider
Defense
James R. Schresinger
Nixon's letter on subpoenas faces public opinion test
Washington notes debate over Nixon's June 10 letter defending refusal to surrender tapes and documents to the House Judiciary Committee. The piece contrasts separation of powers with political risk, cites Kennedy and Calley cases, and warns of future SALT II era laser and beamed energy weapon concerns.
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Washington
Nixon
Peter Reading
House Judiciary Committee
Mideast
Henry Kissinger
Salzburg
Judiciary Committee
House Committee
Federal District Court
Senate
James Troffa
William Calley
House Armed Services Committee
Calley
Edward Hebert
Judicial Branch
House Un-American Activities Committee
Tom Clark
Clark
Kennedy
Sen
John Stennis
Mississippi
House
Legislative Branch
Supreme Court
Johnson
Rodine
Rodino
Reed Larson Protecting Worker Rights In Detroit
Detroit teachers and counselors face July 12 layoffs for refusing to pay union dues to the Detroit Federation of Teachers. The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation provides free aid to keep them on the job while challenging compulsory unionism in court. The Foundation cites over 50 similar cases nationwide and condemns union officials’ legal actions as attempts to cut off assistance and expand union power.
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U.S
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
United States
Soviet Union
Detroit
National
Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation
Detroit Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Foundation
Teachers Union
Right To Work Foundation
Work
Legal Defense Foundation
The
Landrum-Griffin
Kiln History and Tobacco Curing Tales
The piece traces kiln origins from Latin and Old English roots to Middle English forms and notes how kilns spread from ancient Egypt and Sumeria to tobacco curing. It mentions Abilisha Slade of Caswell County as a historical anecdote and explains term connections to cooking and heat processing.
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Kylne
Culine
Cylen
Culina
Abilisha Slade
Caswell County
Senator Soaper Draws Chalk Line Against Progress
An elderly friend recalls Senator Soaper as someone who has followed progress but now draws a chalk line he dares progress to cross. Henry Kissinger defends himself against accusations many Americans did not know had been leveled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry. Kissinger
Pocahontas and Hearst Analogy Provokes Academic Debate
A professor’s op-ed likens Pocahontas to Patricia Hearst sparking critique of relativism and academic rhetoric. The piece mocks the Vaughan essay and questions interpretation of historical figures, loyalties, and the SLA Jamestown parallels.
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SLA
Jamestown
Danville Daily Subscription Rates And Notice
The Danville Register lists daily and Sunday subscription rates by carrier and mail. In city and suburbs delivery is 50 cents weekly, single copies 10 cents, Sunday only 20 cents. Mail rates are one year 20 dollars, six months 10.50, three months 5.25, one month 1.75. Notice mailed 10 days before expiration. renewals should be promptly attended.
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Conference of Mayors
San Diego
Congress
Joseph H. Alioto
San Francisco
Alioto
Billy Mitchell
CAPN
James J. Kilpatrick
Rodino Vs. Nixon
Reed Larson
Raleigh News and Observer
Senator Soaper
Jeffrey Hart
Dr. Alden Vaughan
Stink Bomb
Custer
New York Times
Alden Vaughan
Columbia University
Columbia
Pocahontas
John Rolfe
Rebecca
Chieff Powhatan
Patricia Hearst
Randolph Hearst
Powhatan
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William Wolfe
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