Congressmen got tickets from Redskins
Washington AP report states Democratic Rep. Kenneth Gray arranged for 35 to 40 season tickets for colleagues and aides after helping pass a bill to add 8,000 seats at RFK Stadium. Gray, chair of the subcommittee, said tickets were sold at cost and that several other congressmen received seats, with Redskins officials offering limited recall on the distribution.
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Washington Redskins
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House
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Congress
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Gray
Redskins
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
National Football League
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House ‘Ethics Committee
William V. Alexander
D-Ark
Agriculture and ‘Government Operations ‘Committee
Ray J. Madden
D-Ind
House Rules Committee
District of Columbia Armory Board
Gallup poll finds party identification at 34-year low
In eight Gallup surveys from September 1973 to January 1974, 12,306 adults were asked if they consider themselves Democrat, Republican or independent. Forty-two percent identified as Democrats and 24 percent as Republicans, the smallest affiliations since 1940, with independents at 34 percent, up eight points since 1970 and 14 since 1940.
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Gallup
GOP
United Airlines Ad Offers No Hidden Flight Conditions
New York AP United Airlines agreed to modify ads for bargain round trip flights between New York and 30 western cities after state Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz charged that posters omitted key conditions. The posters failed to disclose stay requirements seven to nine days, seven day advance purchase, and Tuesday to Thursday availability, plus exemptions for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The airline paid $2,000 in costs.
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United Airlines
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Lefkowitz
United
Delaware
Key Union Backs British Mine Strike
London AP reports a major union pledges support for British miners in their fight to stop coal stock losses at power stations. The union orders power plant workers not to handle coal arrivals and bans fuel oil after stocks run out, joining TransPort and General Workers' Union and railway engineers. Pickets target Scunthorpe works and east coast ports to block coke coal and Polish coal deliveries amid spillover incidents.
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General and Municipal Workers’ Union
Britain
Transport and General Workers’ Union
Union of Railway Engineers
Edward Heath
British Steel Corporation
Scunthorpe
England
Middle-Road Admiral Favored for Navy Chief of Operations
Washington AP reports Adm James L Holloway IV, vice chief of Naval Operations, is the front runner to succeed Adm Elmo Zumwalt Jr as Chief of Naval Operations. Nixon expected to nominate soon. Secretary Warner may resign to lead the National Bicentennial Administration, shaping a new civilian and military leadership this year.
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Naval Operations
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Navy
John W. Warner
Navy Officer Corps
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Warner
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Holloway
CNO
Disputed Naval Leadership Averts Accountability in Kitty Hawk Case
Monday February 11 1997 reports accuse Zerne walt innovations of permissiveness and discipline breakdown aboard the carrier Kitty Hawk. The House Armed Services committee echoed the claims last year after probing a racial outbreak. Holloway a combat veteran and nuclear propulsion expert is named but unnamed with proof. He commanded the U S 7th Fleet during Vietnam era.
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House
Armed Services
Holloway
U.S. 7Th Fleet
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