Highway Robbery In Interstate Construction
New York AG cites a survey showing 58 of 101 trucks delivering asphalt sand and gravel to state road projects were short weighed. Similar cheats appear nationwide in federally financed Interstate work. Investigators estimate about 10 percent of interstate road expenditures are lost to cheating and corruption through short weighing overcharging kickbacks and bribery. Politicians are often complicit as road costs rise and the public lacks a standard price gauge to detect swindles.
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New York
Massachusetts
Florida
New Mexico
Oklahoma
House
John. Blatnik
Busi ‘Nessman
Adenauer Steps Toward Retirement as Erhard Readies
Konrad Adenauer nears retirement after fourteen years as West German chancellor. Ludwig Erhard prepares to take power by Oct. 15, seeking to form a cohesive cabinet and shift Germany from chancellor democracy to a broader executive, while Adenauer cautions against neglecting the Nazi era’s lessons.
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Konrad Adenauer
West German
der Alte
Ludwig Erhard
Herr Erhard
Adenauer
West Germany
Bonn
Tight Rein In Algeria
In Algeria the National Assembly approved a constitution giving Premier Ahmed Ben Bella’s National Liberation Front supreme power to appoint the President and Parliament. The ruling party appears set to nominate Ben Bella as the sole candidate, raising questions about political freedoms and the fate of opposition voices.
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Algeria
National Assembly
Ahmed Ben Bella
National Liberation Front
The
Liberation Front
Ben Bella
Nixon Feels Heat Over Heats In Election Parlay
Witty aside on Nixon and derby odds notes possible two heats for elections. References to Kennedy using Superman cloak for helicopter trips and horse racing humor reflect a playful editorial voice. Attendance records in Indianapolis mark Kathy Crosby in Sunday in New York show.
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Richard Nixon
Hambletonian
Superman
Kathy
Bing) Crosby
New York
Indianapolis
High Officials Scale Peaks in Wyoming Adventure
In the Grand Teton mountains, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara his wife and daughter and friends climbed a 13,766 foot peak. Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall recently mentioned plans to mountain climb during a Africa trip. The piece notes renewed vigor in New Frontier fitness activities and views展 from high offices on distant horizons.
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Grand Telon Mountains
Wyoming
Robert &. McNamara
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Africa
Washinglton
Capitol
McNamara
Udall
Mitford book on funeral trade reviewed by Dave Felts
Dave Felts surveys Miss Jessica Mitford's The American Way of Death, summarizing praise and sharp critique. He notes thorough documentation and biting detail on funeral homes, advertising, and trade journals, while acknowledging some skepticism and the book's appeal to younger readers. He appends thoughts on Leatherstocking Tales in paperback and views on cultural attitudes toward death.
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Simon & Schuster
Jessica Mitford
Artiles
Collier's
Miss Mitford
Eveslyn Waugh
Deposed Congo President Youlou and Africa's Tumbling Change
Ralph McGill surveys Fulbert Youlou, deposed president of the French Congo, jailed amid waste and corruption during independence era. The piece traces Brazzaville, Leopoldville, and Brazzaville's role in Free France, Leclerc's exploits, and the swift currents of African political evolution across Congo and Belgium's former holdings.
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Ralph McGill Hall
Alanta
Fulbert Youlou
French Congo
Youlou
Brazzaville
Con-go
Youjou
You-Jou
Congo
Leopoldville
Brazezaville
Stanley Pool
Belgian Congo
Africa
MUST SIGN Letters To Editor Rules Outlined
The Southern Illinois newspaper states policy for letters to the editor. Signed letters are required for publication and confidentiality for safety concerns will be observed. Letters should not exceed three-quarters of a standard page and may be rejected for libel or irrelevance.
Illinois Receives 459 Million in Federal Grants in 1988
Federal grants to Illinois topped 459.0 million dollars for the year ended June 30, 1988, equating to 45 per capita versus a 56 national average. Major programs included highway construction, public assistance, unemployment, health services, and school lunch distribution, with Alaska at the high end and New Jersey at the low in per capita grants.
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Ilinois
Alaska
New Jersey
Illinois
The
National Guard
Congressional Quarterly
Tax Foundation, Inc
District of Columbia
Delaware
Tax Foundation
Few But Potent Communists Stir Yemen's Ruling Circles
James Picton reports from Sana'a on a small cadre of Yemeni Communists and sympathizers estimated under 200 who hold cabinet posts and gain influence through study abroad. The group profits from Soviet bloc experts, scholarships, and foreign aid while Saudi-backed royalist unrest and Egyptian involvement threaten President Sallal. Two assassination attempts have heightened tension as Nasser's Cairo ties and Western aid shape local politics.
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James Picton
Nana Staift
Sana’a
Yemen
Abdulla Sallal
Imam Ahmed
Red China
Hodeida
Russia
Europe
Caedha
Sallal
Imam Badr
Here
Saudi Arabia
Nasser
Egypt
Ife
Taiz
Wan
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Cameroons
Leclerc
France
Ngressional Quarterly
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