Detroit housing scandal targets HUD in $200 million loss claim
A congressional committee accuses HUD of a Detroit housing fraud draining up to $200 million. The report, signed by all members, blames Secretary George Romney and HUD staff for faulty loans, with speculators buying cheap homes, making token repairs, and selling at inflated FHA insured prices leading to foreclosures.
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Detroit
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
House
Michigan
George Romney
Fd Muskie
Romney
Detroit HUD Iteems Under Criticism Over Housing Scandal
A 1972 Detroit housing scandal review blames HUD for inflated prices and mismanagement. It notes 8,000 federal foreclosures in the city, 18,000 to 20,000 properties in default, and losses up to $10,000 per sale as HUD takes over. Critics accuse FHA appraisers of overvaluation and warn taxpayers funded flawed programs.
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Detroit
HUD
Debates Of '72 Won’t Solve Problems
As the 1972 Democratic convention nears, George McGovern leads in delegates and is seen as the nominee. The piece discusses what the convention should offer the country, the Vietnam War stance, and focus on domestic economic recovery, jobs, inflation, and trade.
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Washington
George McGovern
South Dakota
Miami Beach
Vietnam
Nixon
Fundamentalist Revival Shapes Pop Charts and Politics
Washington report notes rising fundamentalist religion influences in culture and politics. It cites Billy Graham’s Dallas revival, California registration of Christians as Republicans, and Top Twenty entries for Amazing Grace and Morning Has Broken. Book authors cite church membership shifts as evidence of a broader social revival.
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Washington
KFL
America
Billy Graham
Dallas
Country Clerks
Saugus
Calif
Cat Stevens
Todd Rundgren
U. S
Association Press
Gerald S. Stroher
The
American Jewish Committee
Lowell D. Streiker
Temple University
Billy Graham rises to national political leverage
The critique argues Billy Graham has become a key political figure with 30 million voting age evangelicals. Strober and Streiker claim he leads the politically decisive majority, shaping American hopes and fears. The piece suggests Graham is deeply political, aligning with Nixon and opposing McGovern and his followers.
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Billy Graham
Strober
Streiker
Graham
White House
Dr. Graham
George McGovern
North Carolina
Leisure and Drugs in a Contented Society
The essay examines rising drug use amid affluence, noting heroin and methadone issues, widespread use of tranquilizers and pep pills, and the urge to cope with life. It warns of parental overuse and urges better examples for children to avoid turning to medicine as a cure for every discomfort.
Viewpoint on Vietnam talks and new negotiation context
The observer notes talk of ending the Vietnam war but doubts quick progress. A broader negotiation context emerges from higher level diplomacy, including Podgorny’s Hanoi visit and Kissinger's Peking trip, as Le Duc Tho travels, suggesting negotiations may resume soon.
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Nixon
Podgorny
Hanoi
Henry Kissinger
Peking
Bigwig
le Duc Tho
Wall Street Journal
New Elite Now In Power
Analysis argues that McGovern’s primary strength came from delegate swaying rather than broad popular support. It claims reforms empowered a new elite of committed minorities in nonprimary states, not a wider Democratic democracy, with potential shifts of voters in California and other states.
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Mcfour
McGovern
Sen. McGovern
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
California
Gene McCarthy
Tllinois
New York
Florida
Michigan
Rhode Island
Texas
Vermont
Idaho
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Richard Stearns
Democratic Party
Humphrey
Nixon
Vacation Plan Survey By Art Buchwald
Washington gossip lists how McGovern plans to Miami Beach in July with many friends to relax and enjoy nightlife. Humphrey plans to pout in Minnesota while Kissinger schedules travels and seeks a clear summer. Nixon will vacation in Washington with family, Agnew eyes Miami standby, Graham advises the President, and others weigh options.
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Washington
George McGovern
Miami Beach
McGovern
Miami Convention Center
Peter
Paul
Mary
Fontainebleau
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
West Virginia
California
Sen. Humphrey
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Belgrade
Bucharest
Budapest
Siberia
Ceylon
Mt. Everest
Beverly Hills
The
Canary Sands
North Pole
Billy Graham
Nixon
Dr. Graham
White House
Gallup
Melvin Laird
Congressional
Congress
Washington, D.C
Key Biscayne
San Clemente
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Miami
Martha Mitchell
John
News-Star World Publishing Corporation Details
The Monroe News-Star News-Star-World Publishing details include editors officers and directors: Bronson, Hunt Ewing, Brown Jr, Ewing Jr, Wynne, and others. It lists offices in Monroe Louisiana and distribution, staff roles, and a note about Associated Press cooperation and national advertising reps.
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John 2. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Robert Ewing Jr
News-Star—World Publising Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Streets
Monroe
William H. Bronson
Mildred Hunt Ewing
Edmund Graves Brown, Jr
Patricia Ewing Hendrick
Esther Ewing Wynne
Kenneth C. Barranger
Robert Ewing Brown
Toulmin Hunter Brown
John D. Ewing
Paula Wray Ewing
Helen Te Hall
Harrison Kelly Wynne
Lam H. Bronson
Jack S. Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
Jack C. Gates
William C. Harding
Associated Press
Ews
Tor
Branham-Moloney
New York
Orleans
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
Louis
Roncen
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Jeffrey Hart
Art Buchwald
Riviera
Stratford-on - Avon
Shanghai
Pisa
Bali
Stockholm
Australia
Addis Ababa
Loch Ness
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