Nixon Order as Tax Snooping Model Sparks Alarm
Washington AP reports President Nixon's 1973 order giving Agriculture access to farmers tax files was a prototype for federal tax return inspections. The committee says it paved the way for broader government snooping and that the order was revoked last week. Critics urged tighter IRS disclosure safeguards and a bill to limit tax-return access.
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Washington
Nixon
Agriculture Department
Department
House Foreign Operations and Government Information
Justice Department
Department of the Treasury
Bill Alexander
Department of Commerce
Federal Register
Capitol Hill
Abraham Kazen Jr
D-Tex
Internal Revenue Code
Murder Case Goes To Jury
Norfolk Virginia AP A Norfolk Circuit Court jury began deliberations after detectives testified they saw 1000 in brand new bills in the trunk of David Ligon Payne's car the night his wife Nancy MacGarvie Payne was killed. Payne denies knowledge of the money, while prosecutors suggest motive related to possible affairs and robbery.
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Norfolk, Va
Norfolk
David Ligon Payne
Payne
Nancy MacGarvie Payne
Commonwealth
Joseph H. Campbell
Amtrak Plans 20 Percent Fare Increase This Summer
Amtrak will raise rail passenger fares by 20 percent for trips west of Chicago during the summer. Vice President Edwin Edel said the increase starts June 9 and will be rolled back in September. The hike is described as a marketing tool to gauge demand during vacation travel.
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Washington
Amtrak
Chicago
Edwin Edel
Edel
Milk cooperative funneled money to both parties in Nixon era
An internal audit of Associated Milk Producers Inc. shows corporate funds supported both major parties during Nixon's first term. Key figures include Harold Nelson and Bob Lilly, with $100,000 laundered as a covert donation and $91,691 used for Humphrey in 1968. The report links co op funds to Muskie campaigns and claims co op sought support for Nixon’s re election while maintaining ties to Democrats.
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Brooks Jackson
Washington (Ap
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Nixon
Hubert H
Harold 8. Nelson
Co-Op
Herbert L. Kalmbach
Humphrey
Minnesota
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Bob A. Lilly
Muskie
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