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Lid expected to be tipped on highway scandals
A five month inquiry into the federal highway program highlights land acquisition, contract awards, and performance issues. Indiana, Florida, and West Virginia face speculative land deals, inflated charges, and notional profits tied to rights of way. The Indiana scandal era leads to indictments, prison terms, and ongoing land case backlogs, with Budgets and procedures under scrutiny as 1960 data show limited progress on superhighways.
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Lid
House
West Virginia
Florida
Massachusetts
Miami
Indiana
Indiana Department of Securities
George Craig
Virgil W. Smith
Highway Commission
Smith
Carpenters
Harry Doggett
Maurice Hutcheson
Indianapolis
Madison Avenue Expressway
Edwin K
Steers
Harold WW. Handley
Craig
Welsh
John Peters
Peters
Handley
Robert E. Hughes
Parker
Bureau of Public Roads
Ohio
Bureau of Roads