Hays Confesses Affair as Ethics Probe Looms
Rep. Wayne Hays admitted an affair with staffer Elizabeth Ray amid questions on ethics violations. He asked the Ethics Committee to probe Ray’s claims the $14,000-a-year job involved no work other than entertaining him. A group of 28 House members supported the inquiry without prejudging its findings.
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Wayne Hays
Ohio
Washington
Gene Bernhardt
UPI
House
Ohio Democrat
Elizabeth Ray
Hays
Ethics Panel
Miss Ray
Ray
Carl Albert
Thomas O'Neill
John Flynt
D-Ga
Dem chief indicted for bribery in New York case
State Democratic Chairman Patrick J. Cunningham and Civil Court Judge Anthony Mercorella are indicted on charges including second degree bribery and conspiracy. Cunningham and partner Joseph Kaning face counts of tampering with evidence and witness interference. Mercorella and Kam ing face bribery related charges in connection with a bid for Civil Court nomination.
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Andrew Tully
NEW York
UPI
Patrick J. Cunningham
Maurice H. Nadjari
Anthony Mercorella
Joseph $. Kaning
Cunningham
State Supreme Court
Lenaree H. Sandler
Mercorella
Bronx
Kaming
Ford edges Reagan in six primaries as Carter leads Democratic delegates
In the most presidential primaries day, Ford upset Reagan in Kentucky and Oregon and won Arkansas Idaho and Nevada while Carter swept Arkansas Kentucky and Tennessee. Church defeated Carter in Oregon and Idaho but Carter widened his delegate lead with victories in Kentucky Tennessee and Arkansas. The six prize primaries tighten races ahead of June 8 California and the super Tuesday contests.
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Clay F. Richards
United Press International
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Tennessee
Kentucky
Oregon
Jimmy Carter
Reagan
Arkansas
Idaho
Nevada
California
Carter
Frank Church
Edmound G. Brown Jr
Church
Georgia
Chicago
Richard Daley
Illinois
Pennyslvania
New York
Stuart Spencer
Spencer
Regan
Brown
Missouri
Morris Udall
Henry M. Jackson
Ellen McCormack
Alabama
Wallace
Ohio
New Jersey
Albany Task Force Urges Property Tax Reform for Education Finance
Gov. Carey’s task force calls for reform of real property assessment to reduce homeowner burden and enable fairer school financing. It cites full value assessment would raise upstate levies, notes regional options, and warns current ad valorem practice lacks equity and credibility.
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Kenn Peters
Albany
Orce
Hugh L. Carey
Manlius
Upstate
Downstate
Islip
New York
New York State Supreme Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court
Mendon
Monroe County
Carey
Default on Maine potato contracts shocks New York Exchange
Maine potato deliveries totaling 49.85 million pounds defaulted on 997 contracts at 3 p.m. sparking inquiries by the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Officials warn the episode could trigger severe penalties and major changes to trading rules.
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Mary Campbell
NEW York
Maine
New York Mercantile Exchange
Exchange
The
Mercantile Exchange
Commodity Futures ‘Trading Commission
William T. Bagley
Federal Regulatory Agency
Robert Cornfeld
City county zoo funding okayed by committee
The County Legislature Conservation and Recreation Committee approved in concept a plan for 50-50 city county funding of Burnet Park Zoo capital improvements and operating costs. A joint staff would be appointed by County Executive Mulray and Mayor Alexander to work out details within 60 days.
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Michael Kelly
Burnet Park
John H. Mulray
Lee Alexander
Common Council
Burnet Park Zoo
Weekend warm spell and shower chances forecast
The weatherman predicts springlike weather through Sunday with partly cloudy nights and lows near 50. Tomorrow the National Weather Service at Hancock Field expects sunny skies and mid 70s with very little rain, while weekend outlooks call for mostly sunny days around 70 degrees.
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National Weather Service
Hancock Field
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Elwyn Jones
George Thomas
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