Hidden Gift Funds Aid Congressmen
An Associated Press investigation traces hidden D.C. fund-raising committees used by lawmakers and lobbyists to funnel contributions and spending to favored representatives. At least 28 congressmen are tied to such groups, with totals approaching 500 000 dollars and potential for far more. The lack of DC disclosure laws allows secrecy, and lawmakers who benefit also write Washington rules.
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Washington (Ap
Lobson
Boggs
Purcell
D.C
District of Columbia
Louisiana
United States
House
Garmatz
Joseph E. Karth
D. Minn
John M. Murphy
N.Y
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Graham Purcell
Texas’ Democrat
House Agriculture Committee
Fevers Union
Edward A. Gat Wupuy
Matz
D-Md
House Merchant Marine
Democrats
GOP
Committee For Effective
Torbett H. Macdonald
D-Mass
House Communications Subcommittee
States
Washington
Bodies found after home fire in California estate
The bodies of a wealthy eye surgeon, three family members, and a secretary were found Monday night in the outdoor pool area of their Santa Cruz home. They had been shot and bound with red bandanas. The home was also destroyed by fire.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
Stevenson Says Agnew Hatchet Man
Vice President Spiro Agnew accuses Senate candidate Adlai Stevenson III of demeaning his father's name. Stevenson calls Agnew a political hatchet man. About 4,000 Illinois Republicans paid 250 dollars at a fundraising dinner. demonstrations outside the Conrad Hilton Hotel were peaceful.
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Chicago
Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Stevenson
Agnew
Lindig
U.N
Ralph T. Smith
Everett M. Dirksen
Conrad Hilton
Firemen to slow down in Jefferson City over salary talks
Jefferson City firemen plan a work slowdown starting at 8 a.m. Friday unless a salary negotiation date with the City Council is guaranteed.
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Jefferson City
Gun Blasts Prowler Incident In Missouri Trooper Testimony
In Owensville Missouri Trooper Floyd Hansett testified before the Cole County grand jury about a nighttime incident near a farm where a housewife fired a shotgun to scare him off. The trooper was uninjured and later reassured by Hansett as witnesses including Treasurer William E. Robinson gave testimony. The probe involved five suspects including James W. Crisman and James E. Crisman of Bonne Terre Bank executives amid questions of state funds and a constitutional ballot measure.
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Owensville
Jefferson City
Floyd Hansett
Cole County
William E. Robinson
Harisett
L.W
Bill) Gaines
James W. Crismon
Irondale
James E. Crismon
First State Bank
Bonne ‘Terre
Hansett
Robinson
Bonne Terre
Columbian Killed In 70 Collision
Lloyd K. Morgan Jr., 29, of Columbia, was killed when his car collided with and went under a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70 about one mile east of Columbia. The truck driver was not hurt.
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Columbia, Mo
Lloyd K. Morgan Jr
Columbia
Highway Patrol
Morgan
Former GIs Testify on My Lai Killing Case Fire at My Lai Ditch
Former soldiers David Mitchell and William Calley Jr. are on trial for the My Lai massacre. Dennis Conti and Charles Sledge testified they saw Calley and Mitchell fire into a civilian ditch, killing women children and elders. Conti recalled a head wound and a crowd of about 30 or more civilians. Sledge said 20 to 80 were in the ditch. Both said they faced no hostile fire that day. Calley faces charges of murdering 102 unarmed villagers. Mitchell charged with assault with intent to murder. Trial set to begin November 16 at Fort Benning.
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Hood
Tex
David Mitchell
William Calley Jr
My Lai
Dennis Conti
Conti
Charles Sledge
Calley
Mitchell
Hej
Sledge
Lions Club Governor to Visit in Mexico
Dr. BE. W. Simpson district governor of Lions International will visit the Lions Club of Mexico in October to advise President Billy D. Potts and the officers on Lions administration and humanitarian service. Simpson, Milan Lions Club charter member with 24 years perfect attendance, has served as district zone chairman and deputy district governor.
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Lions Club of
Mexico
BE. W. Simpson
Lions International
Dr. Simpson
Milan Lions Club
Billy D. Potts
Donald P. Doerge
Lions Administration
Soming
Kunstler Seeks Student Help at Kent State Protests
Kent Ohio AP report shows attorney William Kunstler urging a May 4 campus violence case defense. About 25 students indicted by a state grand jury in relation to clashes that left four Kent State students dead and others wounded as National Guardsmen confronted demonstrators. Kunstler aims to coordinate a joint defense for those who wish it.
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Kent
Ohio
William Kunstler
Kent State University
Kunstler
Typhoon Kate Hits Manila After Sweeping Philippines
Typhoon Kate moved into the South China Sea after devast ating the southern Philippines leaving more than 100 dead. Press reports cite a death toll surpassing 130 with twenty nine persons.
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Manila
South China Sea
Philippines
Cardenas Of Mexico Dies At 75
Former Mexican president General Lázaro Cárdenas dies at 75 in Mexico City after months of illness. The leftist leader who nationalized oil and redistributed land drew praise from Emilio Portes Gil and peers, supported Fidel Castro, and earned the Lenin Peace Prize in 1955. His death follows years of health struggles.
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Mexicos City
Lagato Cardenas
Mexico
Cardenas
Mexico City
Oil Workers’ Union
Emilio Portes Gil
Cardenay
Latin America
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Soviet Union
Mexican Leader Nationalized Oil and Reform Legacy
The article recalls Lázaro Cárdenas expropriating U.S. and British oil properties in 1938, expanding state control. It notes his later reforms including railway stock transfers to workers, water for villages, highways, hospitals, education expansion, and farmers’ credit banks, shaping Latin American policy and earning mass support.
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Latin America
U.S
Britain
United States
Cardenas
Bill McIntyre Pledges Sigma Pi at St Louis University
Bill McIntyre son of Mr and Mrs Warren McInttyre of Mexico pledges Sigma Pi fraternity at the University of St Louis where he is a freshman. He is a 1970 graduate of Mexico High School.
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Bill McIntyre
Warren McInttyre
Mexico
Sigma Pi National Sodal Coon
University of At St. Louis
Iears
Bill
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