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Sour Grapes From Political Sugar Daddy
Walter T. Duncan, a major political donor, faced foreclosure on 220 acres in Texas after failing to meet payments on a 1969 real estate loan. As he donated more to Nixon and Humphrey campaigns, investigations by FBI and IRS expanded, linking his land deal to a 1971 stock fraud case and state investigations that toppled Texas Democrats.
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Bryan, Tex
Walter T. Duncan
Texas
Duncan
Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal
East Texas
San Antonio
Gulf Oil Corp
Texas Land Affairs
Austin
Insurance Company
Texas State Insurance Examiners
National Bankers Life
Sharpstown State Bank of Houston
Sharpstown Bank
Securities and Exchange Commission
Travis County