Fraud scheme targets investors worldwide
Canadian and American authorities probe a $100 million fraud tied to Michael M. Rush alias Russ. The promoter lured holders of dormant mining and other listed stocks into exchanges for non existent firms active in Europe Africa and South America. The SEC seeks injunction against 13 foreign firms and 23 individuals, with many fugitives. Investors warned to use registered brokers banks or lawyers and to distrust unsolicited offers.
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Michael M. Rush
Russ
Europe
Africa
South America
Tush
Britain
Velmate
Hush
Mafia
Quick
S and
Owas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Sult Tn Nnels
Exodus From Slums Prompts Quiet Urban Shift
A three month trend sees about 100,000 people monthly leaving slums in the 100 largest cities, freeing space for others and boosting city revitalization. Maryland State Senator Margaret Schweinhaut urges Congress to offer inducements to lure middle class whites back to cities, arguing safety, pollution cleanup, and schooling must improve before a return.
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Maryland
Margaret S. Schweinhaut
Montgomery County
Congress
Byrd Sees Tax Surtax Debate and Debt Cost
Senate voice turns to deficit fears amid tax bill passage. Byrd warns debt could exceed 357.9 billion without strict spending cuts, noting the $6 billion reduction tied to a 10 percent surtax, while questioning actual cuts amid varied exemptions and uncertain year-end accounting.
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Congress
Fnally
Sena Ior
Harry K. Byrd
Virginia
Collir
Byrd
Treasury
Senate
The Rough Road Ahead for Nixon
A forecast on Nixon after the 1968 election notes his narrow victory and a split Congress. It cites credibility gaps, public wariness, and the need to overcome doubts about his aims to lead through four turbulent years amid a divided nation and a charged political climate.
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Nixon
Johnson
Richard Nixon
Armistice signed as war ends fifty years ago report
State Department announced that the German government signed the armistice terms at 3 o'clock, signaling unconditional surrender and the end of the war. The News-Post notes plans for a United War Work campaign beginning today with a county goal of $52,800 across five counties. Public schools reopen after a influenza vacation. Fredrick County Circuit Court sentences Calvin Lidie Jr. for battery theft. Special features announced for the Frederick Food and Better Housing Show at the State Armory next week.
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State Department
Frederick
State Armory
Hypnosis claims loom over politics and ads
In Washington Kreskin argues mass hypnosis explains riots campaigns and TV rhetoric. He says brain waves show wakefulness not trance but hypnotic suggestion shapes crowd behavior code words and paid messaging influence voters. The piece cites references to Kerner Nixon McCarthy and Rockefeller with a media world view.
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Washington
NEA
Kreskin
Harry Houdini
House UN- American Activities Committee
Association To Advance Ethical
Bohemia
Phyllis Diller
Rimmickry
Mandrake
Gene McCarthy
Miami Beach
Nelson Rockefeller
Aisa
Nixon's Narrow Bet Wins The Presidency
Nixon won the presidency by a cautious, law and order focused strategy aimed at exploiting a national mood of crime and unrest. He selected Spiro Agnew as running mate to reassure voters worried by civil strife and suburban concerns, avoided aggressive black outreach, and kept the campaign tone centered on stability.
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Richard M. Nixon
United States
Nixon
Uhiat America
George Wallace
Republian
America
Tweediedum
Tweedledee
Washington
Nea
Humphrey
Maryland
Gav
Spiro Agnew
Paris
Chicago
Tumphrey
Miami Beach
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon High Command
Niven
Wallace
California
Ilinois
Ohio
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
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American Bankers Association
Frederick County
Calvin Lidie, Jr
Charles Woodward
Washington Notebook
By Noel Grove
Bruce Biossat
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