Bumper Sticker Bid Scandal In North Carolina
Capital Communications of Raleigh faced a disputed bill of 10 806 for bumper stickers bearing the slogan 50 Drive 55 printed last February under orders from Ted Harrison of the state DOT. The statePurchase and Contract Division refused payment due to not following bidding rules, prompting bids from National Decal of Ardmore Pa and sparking debate over the need for the stickers.
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Capital Communications Inc
Raleigh
North Carolina
Capital Communications
Ted Harrison
State Department of Transportation
Harrison
State
William L. Bondurant
National Decal
Ardmore
Bondurant
Detente Struggles Amid Global Arms Shifts
The article argues detente is a one way policy in practice as Kissinger tours the Middle East seeking Israel Syria disengagement while Russia ships MIG23 fighters to Syria and Vietnam sees North Vietnamese advances aided by Soviet tanks. It notes growing arms transfers and questions SALT II prospects in Moscow.
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United States
Russia
State Kissinger
Middle East
Jerusalem
Damascus
Israel
Syria
Golan Heights
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Saigon
North Vietnam
Washington
Moscow
Oil Price Shock Transforms Global Wealth Power
Washington editorial notes quadrupled crude prices devastate economies abroad and alter the international monetary system. Oil exporters’ revenues surge from 22.7 to 85.2 billion dollars, while consuming nations face inflation recession and debt. Large Middle East investment swells as oil companies defend profits amid rising public scrutiny. Western unity frays as relations strained.
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Richard C. Schroeder
Washington
U.S
International Monetary System
Fortune Magazine
United States
Japan
Middle East
Europe
Riviera
World oil crisis tests U S leadership and economy
The article discusses how Arab oil money and Western economies strain ties across the Atlantic, risking a global trade war and a bleak outlook for the world’s poorest nations. It notes IMF and World Bank efforts to cushion shocks, and questions U S leadership amid rising fuel and fertilizer costs.
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Europe
U.S
Canada
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
United States
Russia
China
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Men of principle in Nixon era transcripts emerge
White House transcripts portray Richard Nixon as petty and cynical, with some officials shown as principled. Len Garment urged the President to do right, Hugh Sloan refused Watergate complicity, Bryce Harlow opposed strong-arm tactics, and others balanced integrity against pressure. The tapes chronicle FBI limits, Cox investigations, and Sirica’s challenge, highlighting brave standers amid a toxic Oval Office atmosphere.
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Washington
White House
Richard Nixon
Nixon Nixon
Oval Office
Len Garment
H. R. Haldeman
Garment
Haldeman
Hugh Sloan
John Dean
Sloan
Bryce Harlow
Nixon
House
Carl Albert
GAO
Harlow
FBI
CIA
Democratic Party
L. Patrick Gray
William Ruckelshaus
Henry Petersen
Ruckelshaus
Mr. Clean
Archibald Cox
Clean
Elliot Richardson
Watergate
Senate
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Ervin
Innocence and Smeared Allies in Watergate Fallout
A veteran reflects on the Watergate fallout, noting the pain of innocent aides smeared by the cover-up. He recalls Agnew's plea and staff shock, arguing most Nixon aides served the country in mundane duties and deserve fair treatment despite the scandal.
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Watergate
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Haldeman and Co
Nixon
Money Tracers Could Aid Nixon Campaign Probes
Federal experts say serial numbers and production records can pinpoint when Nixon campaign money moved from vault to banks. Details cover new bills only, with limits on recirculated notes, and tie to Watergate questions about $100000 Hughes funds and possible transfers.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Watergate
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Comptroller of
New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Stull
Treasury
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Arkets
Ational
Tments
Earl Silbert
Silbert
Jeb Magruder
John Wilson
Frank Strickler
Wilson
Seymour Glanzer
John Sirica
Sirica
William Rogers
Rogers
Bill
Nixon White House
Aks
NEA
James A. Conlon
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Howard R. Hughes
Charles G. Bebe Rebozo
Key Biscayne
Senate Watergate Committee
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Rebozo
F. Donald Nixon
Rose Mary Woods
Jake Jacobsen
Texas
Johnson
John B. Connally
Connally
James L. Stull
Fed
theCash Department
Hugh Scott
Scott
Pennsylvania
Hughie
Scott Rose
Barry Goldwater
Mt. Etna
Republican
House Judiciary Committee
Senator Soaper
Mother Nature
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