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Democracy’s Scrutiny of Public Servants and Campaign Cash
A column examines how Congress investigations and press scrutiny reveal both corrupt and commendable acts of lawmakers. It details tax issues, war bond printing contracts, and questionable contributions to GOP candidate Fred Danner, asking if donors really gave as listed. It notes broader money roles by the Pew and du Pont families and references South Dakota campaign receipts, stressing the need for transparent funding in a democracy.
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Washington
Congress
Mississippi
Bilbo
Kentucky
May
Elmer Thomas
Democracy
Ila
GOP
Fred Danner
Akron
Ohio
Danner
Treasury Department
Treasury
Dorothy Keck
Miss Keck
Art Burns
Fred J. Johnson
Ted Furdyn
Furdyn
Joe Pew
Pennsylvania
PAC
Mellons
Pews
Rockefellers
House of Representatives
duPont
Republican Party
duPonts
Seeond
Pennsylvania Pew Family
Sun Oil
Sun Ship Company
the Pathfinder
the Farm Journal
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors Ptt
Widener
Philadelphia
Queeny
St. Louis
Monsanto Chemical
Prenirn
South Dakota
Karl Mundt
AVC
Huron
Delaware
Pew
Mund
Congressman Mundt
Mellang
Cal. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Ira Copley
Copley Press
Max E. Jarman
General Shoe Company
Bushfield
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc