Lobby funds neutralized by wasteful spending analysis
Washington analysis from Common Cause suggests special interest political giving may be offset by mindless spending and poor judgement. The report shows $22.6 million in 1976 contributions, with labor and business groups largely splitting Senate contests across seven states. It notes mismatches between money and outcomes, including high spending on predictable winners.
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Washington
NEA
Republic
Common Cause
House
Senate
Congress
New York
California
Ohio
Indiana
Maryland
Tennessee
Virginia
Labor
Hubert H. Humphrey
D.minn
Harrison M. Schmitt
New Mexico
Orrin G. Hatch
Utah
Malcolm Wallop
Wyoming
Joseph R. Biden Jr
Delaware
Dick Clark
Iowa
Floyd K. Haskell
Colorado
Editorial on CIA payments to foreign leaders and White House actions
The piece analyzes secret CIA cash transfers to leaders including King Hussein, noting court censorship and public distrust. It questions presidential responses, recalls Ford’s inaction and Carter’s move to end payments, and asks if future disclosures will change policy. It highlights the tension between national security and informed consent.
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Central Intelligence Agency
Hussein
Jordan
Republic
Washington
CIA
Cult of Intelligence
Victor Marchetti
John D. Marks
State Department
United States
People’s Tribune
Ford
Carter
Economic illiterates sail down the drain
AP analysis notes a growing conservative view that government spending harms growth and free markets. It argues deficits undermine private enterprise, cites tax and social programs as failures, and predicts a shift toward reduced spending to revive the economy. It ends with a fact about Prince Edward Island’s size.
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John Cunniff
New York
Britain
Today in History March 4 highlights bold events
On March 4 across history, Charles II grants William Penn Pennsylvania. Vermont becomes a state. the White House crowd erupts at Jackson's inauguration. Jeannette Rankin becomes first woman in Congress. Roosevelt unveils the New Deal. Turkish captives and ransom. draft reform debates. Soviet Libya oil pact. Cuba warned over Rhodesia Mozambique. Miriam Makeba age 45.
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Associated Press
England
Charles II
William Penn
Pennsylvania
U.S
Congress
Federal Hall
New York City
Vermont
White House
Andrew Jackson
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Franklin Roosevelt
Turkey
Soviet Union
Libya
United States
Cuba
Rhodesia
Mozambique
Angola
Miriam Makeba
Elizabeth I
Know Your Lawmakers Representing Legislators in Texas and Washington
A list details U.S. Senators John Tower and Lloyd Bentsen Jr. and House members Richard C. White Bob Krueger with district offices in Washington El Paso Odessa Del Rio New Braunfels San Angelo San Antonio. In Austin state officials include Pete Snelson W E Pete Snelson and Dick Slack Pecos address. M L Brockette commissioner of education at 201 E 11th St Austin. Woodrow Bean of El Paso represents Pecos and shares the same address.
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Washington
John Tower
Senate
D.C
Lloyd Bentsen Jr
Richard C. White
Rayburn
el Paso
Odessa
Bob Krueger
del Rio
New Braunfels
San Angelo
San Antonio
Austin
W.E
Pete’’ Snelson
Capital Building
Texas
Dick Slack
Pecos
5Th & Cypress
State Board of Education
M.L. Brockette
Texas Education Agency
E. 11Th St
Woodrow W. Bean
Hughes private papers reveal a prisoner and warden in life
Investigative notes from Mexican authorities and U S tax agents detail how Howard Hughes spent his final years in penthouses from the Bahamas to London. The papers describe routines of confinement, meals, and long hospital stays, with orders issued to aides and doctors warning against harmful drugs. His effort to fly again ended with a bedridden decline.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Howard Hughes
U.S
Acapulco
Mexico City
Hughes
Bahamas
Nicaragua
Vancouver
London
Las Vegas
Freeport
Miami
L.A
Norman Crane
Levar Myler
Walter Robinson
Nadine Henley
FAA
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Martha Angle and
Robert Walters
Texas Press Association
Satan Ae
Prince Edward Island
Gulf of St Lawrence
Canada
INC
TAM Hadlinlt
Merry
Jay BE
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