North Carolina Ad Agency Controversy Leads to Contract Termination
Governor Holshouser moves to end the state's advertising contract with Capital Communications amid a conflict of interest scare. The contract will end by June and be rebid openly. Steven Krouch resigns after owning stock in the agency, while Jerome Louchheim and Capital Communications faced questions over misrepresentations and double commissions.
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Guv
James Holfhouser
George Little
Department of Natural and Economic Resources
Capital Communications
N. C. Inc
Holfhouser
Jerome Louchheim
Holshouser
Louchheim
North Carolina
Sudbury
Mass
Krouch
Projecting the News Public Opinion Polling
Public opinion polling faces scrutiny in a presidential year as Gallup and Harris publish conflicting results on Humphrey Ford Reagan. Experts debate poll influence on candidate selection, funding, and media coverage, with calls ranging from banning surveys to licensing pollsters.
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Washington
Dewey
Gallup
Harris
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Ford
Humphrey
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Richard M Scammon
Ben J Wattenberg
Edwin Newman
Nbc-Tv
Newman
Cozy Florida retreat ties tax assessors to giants
A confidential account alleges tax assessors and major corporations convened at a Florida retreat to curry mutual favors over property tax rates. The Committee of One Hundred, including Ashland, Exxon, Sears and Union Pacific, reportedly funded educational programs for officials while inviting corporate reps to sit on committees, with homeowners bearing the tax burden.
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Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Washington
Florida
Committee of One Hundred
International Association of
Patent Association
Hotel Royal Plaza
Buena Vista Lake
Fla
Ashland Ou
Bendix
Cargill
Celanese
Exxon
General Foods
General Mills
Krafter
Tax Reform Group
Harry Shipp, Jr
Industry officials influence tax assessors minutes reveal backroom ties
The article details behind closed door talks between Prince Georges County officials and corporate leaders. It notes industry representatives on assessor committees, funding for education seminars, urging tax policy shifts, and promises of cooperation from Georgia Alabama Florida officials, all framed as industry seeking influence over corporate property taxes.
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Prince Georges County
Shipp
Fulton County
Charles Henson
Atlanta
Charlie
Georgia
Orange County
Fla
Ford Hausman
Florida
Hausman
Assessors’ Organization
Anthony Ferraro
Colorado
Ferraro
Assessors Association
Les Pusey Sears
Southern
Buena Vista Lake
Pusey
Henson
Get In Shape For Our Next Defeat
A historical musing links General George McClellan to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, arguing Kissinger’s Gotter dammerung Complex weakens U.S. policy. The piece urges decisive action, warns of Cuban and Soviet moves in Angola, and suggests an offensive detente strategy to exploit Soviet fragilities.
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Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Dean Rusk
Dean Acheson
Angola
C.I.A
Congress
Vietnam
Cuba
Florida
Key
West
Latin America
Moscow
NATO
Europe
The Great Court Dilemma at St Albans Tennis Club
The Art Buchwald column imagines a Washington dispute over club membership after divorces. A domestic relations judge weighs solutions such as playoffs between ex-wives or ex-spouses, with club welfare favored over individual outcomes. The piece humorously explores how to reconcile marriages, remarriages, and social access within a small city tennis club.
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Washington
St. Albans Tennis Club
St. Albans
Washington, D.C
Tve
Supreme Court
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Hite
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Ietegad
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Army of the Potomac
Napoleon of
West Point
War Department
U.S.S.R
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