GI Bill Overpayments Surge Amid VA Audit Findings
Investigators report that the GI bill pays out millions to veterans who do not attend classes, with overpayments totaling 1.4 billion dollars by 1975 and a 15.6 percent error rate. Colleges, led by community schools, kept veterans on rolls to maximize state funding while only vague reporting of dropouts persists. The GAO and House aides urge tightened procedures to curb losses.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Sam
Treasury
House Veterans Committee
GAO
Committee
Veterans Administration
Florida Junior College
Jacksonville
House
Northern Virginia Community College
Washington scandal tale taunts Congress in late-night call
A Midwestern congressman, troubled by moral scandals among peers, pitches a racy memoir idea to a visiting journalist. The tale satirizes Wilbur Mills, Wayne Hays, and Carl Albert while riffing on sex, power, and Capitol life. The humor ends with the congressman deciding to retire the notion and seek relief at home.
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Washington
Congress
Wilbur Mills
Wayne Hays
Carl Albert
Illinois
Chicago
Sonny
Fanny Foxe
Albert
Savalas
Playboy
Helen Frumler
Helen Frumlet
Cannon
Pennsylvania Avenue
Oregon
Capitol
Teddy
Republicans Losing Grip in 1976 Congress Race
The Harris poll shows Democrats preferred over Republicans 52 to 27 for Congress this November. With 435 House seats and 34 Senate seats up, Democrats likely retain control, aided by a large Democratic-identifying public and a desire for divided government as a check on power.
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Congress
Harris
House
Senate
Washington
Franklin D Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Few specifics heard on issues in post primary race
In New York AP report notes voters face vague stances on jobs inflation and government versus private enterprise. Questions arise on unemployment targets inflation control and how to keep the economy energetic while protecting real earnings and corporate profits.
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New York
Welcome Edition highlights Newton area offerings
The Kansan publishes its third annual Welcome Edition to explain local history, activities, and facilities to newcomers while inviting long-time residents to rediscover the Golden Circle area. The piece urges readers to explore and take pride in the community’s many services.
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Newton
The
Kansan
South Africa tough not to crack
The essay discusses Rhodesia as a continuing issue tied to South Africa, noting that Reagan’s slip hinted at a difficult U.S. presidency image problem. It cites 15,000 Cuban presence, Ian Smith’s unyielding Rhodesian regime, and Mozambique's guerrilla strains, while asserting guerrilla war remains distant for Rhodesia and South Africa.
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South Africa
John Chamberlain
California
Ronald Reagan
Rhodesia
Ford
Reagan
U.S
Africa
Ian Smith
Angola
Mozambique
New York Times
South Africa’s Nuclear Push and Apartheid Policy Debate
The column argues apartheid will eventually yield though surrender is unlikely, as South Africa advances nuclear capabilities with uranium mining, enrichment plants, and international ties. It notes Western reliance on uranium and oil routes, warns of global power dynamics, and questions liberalWestern hypocrisy on democracy while contending for strategic needs.
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South Africa
Sierra Club
U.S
General Electric
Koeberg
Capetown
France
South West Africa
Vorster
Rossing
Atomic “Club
Israel
Sadat
Egypt
Cape of Good Hope
Persian Gulf
Europe
America
West
Kissinger
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John Finley
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Finely
By Tom Tiede
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Phil Pastoret
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Newton Kansan
Newton Publishing Company, Inc
Jack Lander
Harvey
North
Watton
Associated Press Inland Daily
North Newton
Goesse
Halstead
Hesston
Moundridge
Sedgwick
Walton
Newton & No. Newton P.O
Kansas
Aico
Anderson Axtell Christian Hospital
E. Badwy
Bethel Deaconess Hospital
Boese Market
South Kansas Carter Pharmacy
Cedar Village
Dillons No
North Main
Gibson's
Meridian Grampy's
First & Spencer Road
Halstead Hospital
Hesston Record
J & B Sundries
Pic Quik Foods
West Fourth
Quik Mart
West Broadway
Ramada
Manchester
Reese Drug Store
Santa Fe
Walker's Corner
Peabody
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