British political fundraising practices exposed in Watergate era debate
London commentators compare British and American campaign financing, noting long standing practices of selling peerages and honors. Lloyd George built a vast, criticized system with knighthoods and baronetcies, while Harold Wilson and Edward Heath alternated honors for public service and political support.
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David Lloyd George
Britain
Starh Fund
Liberal Party
Lloyd George
Monte Carlo
America
Ne Offic
Labor
House of Lords
Wilson
Edward Heath
Industralist
European Movement
Heath
Dollar Gets New Support
The dollar opened significantly stronger in London Paris Frankfurt Brussels and Zurich amid uncertain markets. Officials deny government intervention yet traders note rising optimism from reports of possible Federal Reserve currency reserves use and European pressure on the Nixon administration to act.
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London
Europe
Paris
Frankfurt
Brussels
Zurich
Washington
France
Tokyo
Hong Kong
King’s Bank of China
US Federal Reserve System
U.S. Treasury Department
Switzerland
Bank of International Settlements
Nixon
New York
Cautionary Letters on Delayed Mail Order Items
Readers report long delays and non delivery from Audio Tape Inc of Asbury Park and Permanent Record Co of Memphis. BBB notes multiple complaints over refunds, defective goods, and poor business practices. One response promises a refund within 10 days.
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Audio Tape Inc
Asbury Park
Hagerstown
Uur Eal
Trenton
N.J
Better Business Bureau
Bureau
Permanent Record Co
Memphis
Tenn
Wand
1. D
Charles Town
W. Va
Baltimore Sun AAU Swim Meets Details and Entry
A reader seeks summer AAU swim meet dates in Baltimore and entry steps. If sanctioned, ask the team coach for information. otherwise request an entry form and meet schedule by writing Mary Wolf, Registration Chairman, South Atlanta AAU, 412 Joyce Dr., S.W., Glen Derne, MD 21061.
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Baltimore Sun
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Mary Wolf
South Atlanta
AAU
Joyce Dr
S.W
Glen Derne
Cambodian Ships Run Blockade Amid Mekong River Attack
A Cambodian ammunition barge reached Phnom Penh after heavy fire from rebels on both riverbanks. A tanker was beached after being hit near Neak Luong, crew rescued, with one injured. Jets strafed rebel positions but weather limited air cover. A convoy of rice and fish from Kompong Som arrived, and fighting raged near Angkor Wat with Khmer Rouge insurgents claimed as casualties.
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Dennis Neeld
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Mekong River
Koh Tachor Island
Neak Luong
Melchor Cabanelas
Kompong Som
Angkor Wat
Indochina
Angkor
Peace Corps Workers Rest After Regaining Freedom
More than 100 Peace Corps volunteers were released after 51 hours detention in Uganda. The 111 Americans landed in Kinshasa as Ugandan President Amin released them amid diplomatic tension over the Fourth of July dispute. They planned training in Bukavu eastern Zaire before teaching in the former Belgian Congo.
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Zales
Peace Corps
Zaire
Uganda
Mohulu Sese Seko
Li Amin
Amin
Burundi
Enlebbe
Lake Victoria
Xen Beck
Walla Walla
Wash
Kinshas
Entetbe
Bigumbuni
Strinal
Air Force
U.S
Nixon
Cambodia
Kampala
Vanda
Radio
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Arsin
Washington
State Department
Pess
Paw Ware
Department
Peace Corps Faces Debate Over Skills and Idealism
A House committee report questions whether Peace Corps volunteers have the practical skills needed for host countries while maintaining idealistic aims. The 1960s program now numbers about 6,800 volunteers, with critics noting gaps between training and country requirements across about 60 nations.
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Washington
Beyin
Uganda
Kennedy
Zaire
Cers
Nissen Davia
House Foreign Affairs
Coras
Renador
Ite
Galapagos Islands
Andy
Philippines
Costa Rica
Thailand
Arabian Peninsula
North Yemen
United States
Oman
Bahrain
Bicentennial Fleet To Visit Nation’s Ports
Plans for a fleet of ships and barges to mark the nations 200th birthday were approved by the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. The fleet will include retired ships historic vessels modern ships and new shallow draft floating pavilions. Fifty barges named for the states will carry displays by historians and artisans. The fleet will visit coastal and river ports nationwide with 85 percent of the population within 200 miles of selected ports.
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Washington
Bahamas Celebrate Independence Ceremony in Nassau
Bahamas marks independence after 300 years of British rule with a midnight ceremony in Nassau. Prime Minister Lynden Pindling and Prince Charles preside as the Union Jack is lowered and a new flag raised, signaling a sovereign Republic of the Bahamas.
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Ike Flores
Nassau
Bahamas
Islands
Britain
Bahama
Clifford Park
Lyndon O. Pindling
Uritai
Prince Charles
Youre Never Too Old To Hear Better Offer Props
A Chicago Bellone Electronics notice promotes a free non operative hearing aid model mailed to those who request it. The device weighs under a third of an ounce, sits at ear level with no body wires, and is offered free to recipients who write to the provided department and address in Illinois. Thousands have already received the offer.
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Chicago
Bellone
Yqura
Bellone Electronics
Vice Foria
Nixon Faces Busy Week Of Work
President Nixon returns to Washington after a 17 day California stay and schedules a Cabinet session, talks with economic advisers, and a meeting with Republican leaders. He briefed Kansas City audiences on a domestic new era and crime reductions while Clarence Kelley began as the new FBI director.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Waslington
Nixon
White House
California
Washington
Kansas City
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Senate
House
Ronald L.ziegler
Federal Building
United States
Eara
Peirce
Kelley
Aho
J. Edgar Hoover
U.S
Elliot J. Richardson
Lomnarsry
Federal Courthouse
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Clarence M. Kelly
U.S. District Court
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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