Swindling Uncle and Waste in Defense Purchases
In a congressional display Rep Otis G Pike exposes wasteful Defense Department buying practices. Examples include hardware parts priced far above catalogue and a generator knob sale yielding a $33,398.95 profit for the seller. He argues stronger procurement controls are essential to curb such losses.
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Congress
Otis G. Pike
New York
Department of Defense
Pike
Defense Department
An Instruments
Daily Crossword Puzzle From A Dated Page
The page lists a theme crossword with clues and a cryptogram. It includes Across and Down word prompts from 11 to 44 across and 1 to 4 down, plus a sample cryptoquote reading Be careful and you will save many men from the sin of robbing you and an author credit.
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Edgar Howe
Barney
Google
Golf book tells tall tales of Freddie Corcoran
Jim Bishop reviews Freddie Corcoran who led PGA tournament play and authored Unplayable Lies. The piece recollects Corcoran’s Boston roots, his wagers with Nicklaus, Sam Snead tales, Armour anecdotes, and clashes with writers. It sketches personalities from Hagen to Hogan and ends with a punchline about a digested rosary joke.
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Fred Corcoran
Bud Harvey
Corcoran
Boyo
Boston
Professional Golf Association
Freddie
Ouimets
Wardens
Nicklaus
PGA
Cutter
Tommy Armour
Pinehurst
Laddie
Mike Brady
Oakley Country Club
Mike
Sam Snead
Snead
Ted Williams
Sam
Walter Hagen
Australia
Duke of Windsor
Miami
Duke
Ben Hogan
Dallas
Early or Late Should Call Your Spouse, Dear Abby
Readers weigh marriage trust late arrivals and wedding plans. A Dallas wife asks if her husband should call when run late. Abby says yes. Other letters discuss postponing a wedding due to Viet Nam, P K kids seeking acceptance, and payroll honesty after a funeral.
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Abby
Dallas
Rene
Max
Viet Nam
Puzzled
The Lighter Side Braces Cash And Comedy In Lawful Pain
A humorous column pokes fun at braces and orthodontics. A father complains about the cost and absurdities of his children's dental hardware, joking about mortgages, yacht trips, and the expense of modern dentistry. He contrasts past simpler times with current high bills and braces mania.
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Washington
UPI
Radio
Sargent Shriver
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Las Vegas
DOUR Defined as Gloomy and Sullen
Word a day defines dour as an adjective meaning gloomy or sullen and notes the dour day made everyone sleepy with a mood of gloom and heaviness.
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Norwalk
Pentagon
Daily Crossword
Place Pipes Gamut
Tion
Playhouse
Lively
Exist
Pious
Axydlbaaxe Longfellow
Sivznou
SGB
Knox Wnegv
Wurttemberg
Assam
Nicknam
Jim Bishop
Abigail van Buren
P. E
P. K
Los Angeles
Cal
Paw
Sister Zoney Mae
Beetle Bailey
Beetle
Sarge
ARMY
HI and
Loi
Tam
Pal
Deon Akky
Eanuts
By Dick West
Dour
Rip Kirby
Merlin
Desmond
MR. Crostic
Miss Merlin
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