Oil Companies See Sharp Q1 Profit Surge
The Oil and Gas Journal notes the five biggest oil firms increased earnings by 26 percent from Q1 1972 to Q1 1973. Exxon led with a 43 percent rise as fuel shortages push gasoline prices higher. Analysts question whether profits stem from free enterprise or potential manipulation, and query how long the Nixon administration will judge the issue.
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Oil and Gas Journal
Exxon
United States
Washington
Nixon
A Clear Conscience Revealed by Honest Olathe Residents
The Olathe News tested honesty by planting 20 addressed but unsealed envelopes with dollar bills and birthday cards at homes. Fifteen were received, fourteen contained a dollar, while the rest were blown away or swept up. The editor called it a remarkable display of community integrity.
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Olathe News
Lash Goop Ad and Global News Tidbits
An eccentric collage of notes includes an eye lash growth ad boasting dramatic thickening, a teen AFS student set to live in Goleuk near Istanbul, a bride and groom note on wedding gifts, a commentary on youth aging with movie prices, Palm Beach laundry limits, a Disneyland imitation project in Birmingham, and a Las Vegas bowling congress with thousands of women participating through July 20.
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Turkey
Tom Fenton
AFS
Goleuk
Marmara Sea
Istanbul
Byzantium
Palm Beach
Fla
Disneyland
Merrie England
Mid-England
Birmingham
Las Vegas
Canada
Japan
Finland
Puerto Rico
Nixon Taxes on Diverted Campaign Funds Revealed
JACK ANDERSON REPORTS that GAO study says Nixon campaign funds diverted to hush money and legal fees may be taxable. Tax experts cite that aides and Nixon himself could bear tax liability, with figures around $460,000 and $625,000 noted for Abplanalp loan. Also mentions IRS stance, and unrelated Lavender Hill Mob note on spooks and giant shredder at IRS.
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Washington
Dell
Nixon
General Accounting Office
Informal Revenue Service
Tom Dodd
Dconn
Dodd
Clairman
Maurice Stans
Herbert Kalmbach
John Mitchell
White House
Staf
H. R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Jeb Magruder
Robert Abplanalp
San Clemente
Nixons
Abplannaip
Tragh
Presidential Compound
Interval Revenue Office
Abplanalp
Nixon Compound
Lavender Hill Mob
Mufti
Fit
Holabird
Walter Cronin
Vietnam
Internal Revenues Service
IRS
Richard Wintrade
Wintrade
You Have to Understand The President's Problems
Art Buchwald imagines a hypothetical presidency faced with national security fears and a conspiracy of enemies. He satirizes attempts to use illegal spying, wiretapping, and intimidation as President Nixon debates methods, leaks, and public accountability amid Watergate revelations.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
United States
Oatch
CIA
FBI
Secret Service
National Security Agency
Justice Department
J. Edgar Hoover
34 Foot Missile At Fair Marks 60th Location
A 34 foot Sergeant missile will be displayed at the Kansas State Fair in Topeka September 15 to 23 to mark the fair’s 60th anniversary at Hutchinson. A time capsule will hold materials from all 105 counties to be opened in 2013. Entertainment includes Jimmy Dean, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Barbara Mandrell, Johnny Paycheck, and the Plaingmen Quartet, with events such as a state amateur talent contest and a state tractor pull show.
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Topeka
Kan
Hutbingon
Fair
Wallace W. White
Kansas
Dodge City
Jimmy Dean
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Barbara Mandrell
Johnny Paycheck
Plaingmen Quantet
Grain Loans To Be Given Soon
Washington AP The Department of Agriculture will extend emergency loans soon for grain stored in temporary facilities or on the ground due to storage and freight car shortages. Senator Bob Dole said Secretary Earl Butz will announce the loans within days. Loans will cover up to 75 percent of the normal level, with DOT and ICC officials to be sent into harvest areas to aid grain movement.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Jen
Bob Dole
Akam
Dole
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl Butz
Department of Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
U S Inflation Ranks Low in Global Comparison
AP report shows the United States had the smallest consumer price increase among major economies with a 5.1 percent rise from April last year, while Italy, Japan, the UK, Germany, France, and Canada posted higher gains. The piece discusses inflation, policy, and Watergate's impact on confidence and fiscal policy.
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John Cunniff
New York
United States
U.S
Italy
Japan
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Canada
Unganization For
Open Range Zoo Proposal for Gander City
Jere Fink of Saline urges a drive through open range zoo in Gander City to improve animal accommodations, attract tourists, and benefit local recreation, citing humane treatment and dignity for animals and comparison to a California example.
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Tam
Gander
Ome
California
Jere Fink
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Telegram Publishing Company
Garden City
Fred Brooks
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Jack Anderson
Art Buchwald
Shromé
Amy
Democratic Party
Alabama
George Wallace
Democrata
Business Mirror
Herbert Spain
Chainrman
Council of Economic Advisers
Desekt
First National
Tamk
Congress
Eugene Sheffer
Elouely
Anawar
Yee
LEDQZ
Kemlze
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