Decliner in Silver Sparks Hushed Hunt Brotherhood Debate
A federal study prepared by CFTC, SEC, Fed and Treasury, released after silver fell to 10.20 per ounce, exonerates but does not clear the Hunt brothers of cornering the market. It finds no concerted action to push prices higher and urges more regulation, noting Hunts’ large silver holdings and long-term commitment to the metal.
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Commodity Exchange
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CFTC
Securities and Exchange Commission
SRC
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury Department
Hust Brothers
Hunt Brothers
Hunts
Silver markets face SEC probe and Hunts saga amid reform push
Washington financial writer notes that the Hunts face a continued SEC investigation into alleged market manipulation while a broader interagency study urges new limits on investors and futures positions. The piece argues silver remains underpriced versus gold and could rebound as substitutes and demand shift, with mining and policy dynamics influencing price.
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Bache & Co
Hunts
Polaroid
The State of Education by Eugene Goll
The trial of Bertelt Ollmann at the University of Maryland raises questions about academic openness. Ollmann challenges a department chair decision in federal court, with critics citing his Marxist views and public controversy. The piece argues that universities should protect free exchange of ideas even when unpopular.
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Bertelt Ollmann
University of Maryland
Mlimen
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
John Poll
Olan
Oliman
Ollman
Toll
Caro
College Park
Robert Gluckstern
Oman
New York University Political Science Department
NYU
David Robinson
Carnegie Corporation
Univerity
Richardson
Ivan Bennet
Bennet
NYU Medical School
Tal
Bas Ie
Keeper of Obituary Files Shape Frederick County Roots
Betty Linton preserves four decades of obituary cards started by Jacob Mehrling Holdcraft to aid Frederick County researchers. The collection, now housed in Linton's back room, grew with LDS copies and is used to trace family histories through names, places, and documents. Linton explains the project’s devotion, risks, and hopes for a future custodian.
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Betty Linton
Folger McKinsey
Holdcraft
Maryland
Frederick County
Krrs. Linton
Mrs. Linton
Frederick
Lintos
America
Mulligan's Stew Not Pretty Comedy at Ridgefield
A humor column from Ridgefield Connecticut humorist recounts dentist jokes and the travel of jokes across media. It riffs on how jokes spread from Hollywood to Las Vegas and then westward with TV writers. A magician joke and a priest anecdote close the piece with a jab at joke provenance.
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Ridgefield
Conn
Reader's Digest
Holywood
Las Vegas
Manhattan
Madison Yenre
Bate Night Talk
California
Johnny Carson
Anchorage
Alaska
Fat City Leaders Question Federal Revenue Sharing
The piece labels Beverly Hills Palm Springs and Houston as rich areas receiving large yearly revenue sharing while noting the U.S. deficit. It argues that most local governments get funds they do not need, urges reexamining budgets and ending revenue sharing, and calls for citizens to rethink dependence on federal dollars.
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Washington
Beverly Hills
Canif
Rodeo Drive
United States
America
Palm Beach
Fla
Palm Springs
Calif
Houston
Texas
Ridgefield
Set i
National Governors Association
Pol
Congress
Tanus
Uncle Sam
Uncle Scrooge
United Fratate Syrdatete
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SEC
Unts
Inter-Agency
New York Commuttty Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Avisuatiog
State of Education
Eugene Gall
Gene Goll
News- Post
Education
Goll
News-Post
Cindy Hackett
Mire
Beaty Lintonstan
Desi
Frederick Countians
Jacob Merling Holdcraft
Clady Hackett
Mulligan
Hugh Mulligan
Donald Lambro
Frank Sinatra
Gerald Ford
Awhal
Sam
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