Demo's fund appeal fuels corruption fears in politics
Washington observers say a Democratic Forum fund appeal signed by four senators Humphrey Jackson McGovern and Muskie misused their names. The letter urged corporate contributions for 1976 party platform work prompting apologies and debate over corporate influence in elections. Connally faces pressure to challenge Bentsen for the Texas Senate seat amid post trial scrutiny and shifting loyalties.
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Henry M. Jackson
George McGovern
Edmund Muskie
Forum
Edward M. Kennedy
Leonard Woodcock
Democratic Party
John B. Connally
Texas
Senate
Lloyd Bentsen
Connally
Bentsen
Dallas
Watergate
Lloyd
House of Representatives
L-dopa shows pain relief in advanced cancers and more
A report notes L-dopa used to ease bone pain in four patients with advanced prostatic cancer unrelieved by estrogens or narcotics. It also relieved pain from a kidney tumor and lymphoma, with two prostate patients no longer needing painkillers. L-dopa’s mechanism remains unknown and research appears in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Daniel W. Nixon
Medical College of Georgia
New England Journal of Medicine
Hoosier origin debate lacks a single sure answer
A reader reviews several proposed origins for the term Hoosier, noting varied attributions from Indiana natives, Cumberland tribe linguistic roots, a contractor named Hoosier, and Southern usage. Historian Jacob Dunn cites rough, uncouth pioneers as common early users, with no definitive source. The piece ends acknowledging the term’s pride and ambiguous roots.
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Jacob P. Dunn
Rauigh
Parsons
Indiana
Air strikes myth? Ventura swap meet raid tied to crime task force
A vivid field report describes a statewide operation at the Simi Valley swap meet involving about 200 police officers. The raid resembled a military campaign with radio vans, coded teams, and unmarked cars, aimed at disrupting stolen goods and tracking vendor slots. It notes law enforcement from Ventura County and agencies like Sears and Penneys aiding the effort and mentions skateboards as a hot stolen item. The narrative blends warlike briefing detail with humorous farmer observation.
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Oxnard Air Force Base
Normandy
Organized Crime and
Criminal Intelligence Branch
California Department of Justice
Eisenhower
Adam
Ida
Atd
Paul
Edward
Victor
King
Quean
Lincoln
Zebra
Vnat
Ventura County Sheriff's Department
Sarah
Sears
Penneys
Aumer
Sway
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