Notorious Crum accused of $40 million PX scheme in Vietnam
Senate testimony portrays William J. Crum as a major Southeast Asia racketeer who funneled millions through bribes and kickbacks to supply the U S military PX system. He reportedly lives on a yacht, eluding federal charges as investigators track his disappearance and wealth growth.
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South Vietnam
William J. Crum
U. S. PX
Southeast Asia
Senate
Crum
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Vietnam
Sears, Roebuck
Internal Revenue
Hong Kong
Px’s
Nationalization and Privatization Shape Heath Government Moves
London report outlines Conservative policy shifts as Rolls Royce is nationalized and Thomas Cook & Sons sold. Heath pledges free enterprise while defending state ownership of railways, airlines, steel, and pubs. Labor opposition warns of broader renationalization risk amid mixed enterprise moves.
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London
Rolls-Royce, Ltd
Thomas Cook & Sons
Carlisle
British Rail
Edward Heath
Rolls-Royce
The
Guardian
Disraeli
Britain
Heath
David Lloyd George
Germany
Austria
Lloyd George
Lord Robens
National Coal Board
Munitions Profits Expose Defense Industry Earnings
A confidential Defense Industry Profit Study alleges defense contractors reap outsized returns, with GAO findings showing a 56.1 percent return on equity versus contractor reports of far lower profits. Progress payments boost margins, while officials cited for cushy post‑service positions.
Government perks and lobbying clash with defense policy
A confidential GAO study calls for a full system overhaul as government plants aid contractors on favorable terms with limited bidding. Separately a female lobby targets deer hunters in New Jersey provoking Firearms Lobby of America countercharges. In a Dear Mel letter Rep. Sikes critiques Pentagon staffing with chiefs and no Indians as morale and cost issues rise.
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Pentagon
GAO
Friends of Animals
New Jersey
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Lauren Bacall
Ali MacGraw
Patrice Munsel
June Havoc
Firearms Lobby of America
Marquis de Sade
Mel
Defense
Melvin Laird
Bob Sikes
D-Fla
House
Military Appropriations
Sikes
Heart risk factors and fat reduction in heart disease
Dr Ernest Craige of UNC Medical School argues fat reduction and body fat loss outperform popular foods in cutting cholesterol. He lists risk factors including stress fatigue diet cigarettes high blood pressure polycythemia diabetes obesity and improper exercise. He notes time conscious and goal oriented individuals may be prone to heart trouble.
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Ernest Craige
Henry A. Foscue
University of North Carolina Medical School
Inflation and civic notes mix in a 1960s column
A long town column argues inflation is eroding the dollar since 1942 and cites executive views from the U. S. Chamber of Commerce about shrinking buying power. It also reports local items such as a police department letter, church appointments, Eagle Scouts, a new Elks Club manager, a Hosiery Manufacturers convention charter flight, and social anecdotes about community figures and attitudes toward love.
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Arch Booth
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Booth
Rockville Centre
Debbie Fuchs
Natalie Rosen
Fuchs
Debbie
Stanley Fuchs
Debbie's Letter Is Worth the Reading of Us All: “Dear Mr. Policemens
Policemen
Wright
P.S. Seasons Greetings
P.P.S
Police Department
Gilbert Clinard
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
William
Trey) Freeman
W. F. Freeman Jr
Paul Sheleff
William Sheleff
J. Ross Tuttle
Elks Club
Greensboro
Atlantic City
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
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Sivtacy
Senators
Clement Atlee
Winston Churchill
Harold Wilson
Labor
One
Cook
Tories
Bacoie
eHigh Point Enterprise
Washington
Julius Caesar
Gaul
General Accounting Office
Merry
By Jack Anderson
Chicago
Faust
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
High Point
N.C
D.a.rawley
C.H. Lock Wood
David A. Rawley, JR
Randall B. Terry, JR
Hour Mannenson Eine
Patterson, Jr
Diesel
Associated Press
Holt McPherson
White House
National League of Cities
Conference of Mayors
Ben Hewitt
Newton Observer-News-Enterprise
Paul
Claude
Margie
Hewitt
Berry's
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