HUD funds open doors to influence peddling and politics
The front page analysis charges that HUD housing subsidies became vehicles for political influence and corrupting pressure. It cites Joe Coors and a Denver bias in grant decisions, notes committee memory gaps, and recalls Kennedy era debates, urging readers to demand accountability and grown-up civic conduct.
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New York Times
H.U.D
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Joe Coors
Colorado
Coors
Denver
Michigan
Keith Sutton
Congress
HUD
Sam
Winston Churchill
Bush faces first foreign policy crisis over Higgins murder
Copley News Service reports pro Iranist Moslem extremists demand Israel release prisoners as U S hostages face threats. President Bush contemplates options from military retaliation to a risky rescue while weighing risks to captives amid a volatile Lebanon scene.
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United States
Bush
U.S
William R. Higgins
Israel
Col. Higgins
U.N
Lebanon
Carter
Tehran
Mr. Carter
Mr. Bush
Hezbollah
Beirut
Sheik Abdullah
Bekka
Baalbek
Dixon community softball league praised and thanks noted
A Dixon letter to the editor thanks parents coaches players and Dixon Park District staff for supporting and running the girls softball leagues at Ballou Park while Ted and Marilyn Trulock were away. Gratitude extends to numerous individuals and volunteers for an enjoyable season.
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Dixon
Ballou Park
Ted
Marilyn Trulock
Sara Kreps
George
Elaine Ruffin
Bill Walls
Vickie Crow
Chad Piller
Doug Schuler
Jennifer VanNata
Dave Schmidt
Dixon Park District
Ted and
Marilyn
Bob Thompson
Flight 232 memory and the fear of flying lingers
The piece reflects on Flight 232s Sioux City disaster and its lasting impact on flyer confidence. It follows Jack Vails near miss as he waited for relatives and recalls a Denver newspaper account. The author vows to continue flying despite fear, citing convenience and courage as reasons.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Jack Vail
Chuck
Marilyn Vail
Dixon
Denver
Chicago
Jack
DHS
Littleton
United
O'Hare
Vails
Greece on cusp of political turmoil and U S tensions
Greece edges toward a hung parliament after elections as New Democracy wins a plurality but lacks a majority and Papandreou's socialist party trails. Communist backing unlikely, raising risk of new elections and strained U S relations over bases. Mitsotakis vows corruption probe, risking further instability.
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Andreas Papandreou
Greece
United States
New Democracy
Papandreou
Hellenic Socialist Movement
U.S
Dreou
Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Constantine Mitsotakis
Sacramento
Calif
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Voice of
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RFD 5
Rich
Compton
Glen and
Kristine Kasik
Lee County
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Maureen
Little Mo) Connolly
Gene J. Buwick
Oregon Tennis Courts
Lee County Oldge Assistance
Florence I. Sheppard
Flight 232
Mike Chapman
Dixon Telegraph
Alexis de Tocqueville
William B. Shaw
C A Maronieh
Ken Brown
Commur Wire
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Pagan
Patty Gluntz
Clark Kelly
Donna Lessman
Chip Marshall
Jerry Pauser
Sandy Burke
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Donna Boatman
Laura Butler
Deana Heinz
Elizabeth Lovett
Diane Sheborn
Linda Hoss
Kathy Grossman
Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Rhonda Klayenga, Jane
Tracey L
Montgomery
Edwin B. Smith Jr
Kim Sorensen
Trina Rebly
Scott Brown
Lee
Gunars Kulikoyskis
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
Angela Kester
Hubert Fenwick
Bruce Belman
Dave Johnson
Maria Nicholson
Iffice
Jo Anne Mills
Carol Hemminger
Barbara Mayes
Carole Houck
Joanne Smith
Delbert Pitman
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