Nixon for Electoral Change Not Elimination Says Dirksen
Senator Everett Dirksen says President Nixon favors electoral reform rather than elimination and will seek a concrete message to Congress. He notes two goals preserve federal state relations and approximate the popular vote by dividing electoral votes by district while retaining some statewide votes.
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Dirksen
White House
Congress
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Ulineis
Inside the Secret World of Howard Hughes
Esquire magazine author Ovid Demaris reveals the Hughes Establishment, detailing how Hughes and his top aides control a billion dollar empire from behind secrecy. The piece profiles Robert Maheu and the inner circle shaping the recluse’s vast business and influence.
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Howard Hughes
Hughes
Las Vegas
Esquire
Ovid Demaris
Demaris
Howerd Hughes
Robert Maheu
March
Civil Rights Gains Predicted by Nixon Administration
Washington UPI report quotes Jerris Leonard assistant attorney general for civil rights predicting greater gains in civil rights in four years under Nixon than Democrats achieved in eight. He says the president gave him a mandate to enforce the law ensuring no Negro child is denied access to federal funds.
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UPI
Jerris Leonard
Nixon
Leonard
Meany Rejects Jobless Cure for Inflation
AFL-CIO President George Meany rejected White House advisers' idea of letting unemployment rise slightly to curb inflation. He argued society should not tolerate job loss to fight inflation, while Nixon aides and Treasury Secretary Kennedy suggested a small rise might be needed.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
White House
Meany
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisors
Paul W. McCracken
David Kennedy
the Treasury
Patman Attacks Tax Exempt Foundations in Hearing
Rep Patman charged tax exempt foundations pervert philanthropy and deserve tax. The Ways and Means Committee opened hearings on loopholes and abuses in the tax system. He urged a 20 percent tax on income of foundations, urged annual financial disclosure, and accused Ford and Rockefeller foundations of excess spending and influence. Name-dropped figures included Alan Pifer of Carnegie, and remarks drew praise from Mills Byrnes and Griffiths.
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Wright Paiman
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Alan Pifer
Carnegie Corporation
Pifer
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Paiman
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Patman
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Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Foundations
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Wilpur D. Mills
D-Ark
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
Martha Griffiths
D-Mich
Burke
Griffiths
Congress
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