Humphrey Defends Use Of Personal Campaign Funds
Sen. Hubert Humphrey rejects claims of illegality over using more than 109000 dollars of his own money for his 1972 campaign. He says the money was a life investment with his wife and that disclosure was not required then. He denounces the Watergate committee staff report as partisan and defends his actions while noting records were later destroyed by his campaign manager.
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Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
Hubert HW. Humphrey
Senate Watergate Committee
Lord Jesus Christ
Minnesota
Muriel
Humphrey
Donald Sanders
George McGovern
John V. Lindsay
McGovern
Senate
Beth
John Holum
Holum
Watergate Committee
Trumphrey
New York Times
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Itumphrey
Jack Chestnut
Chair order fiasco prompts reader tips and follow ups
A Hagerstown reader explains paying Niagara Cyclo-Massage Co. over $1,000 for a massage chair that has not arrived. The manager admits the salesman’s personal problems caused the delay and fabric still must be ordered, delaying delivery by about three weeks. Another reader seeks address for the U.S. Maritime Administration in Washington, D.C.
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E.M
Hagerstown
Niagara Cyclo-Massage Co
Piano Payment Confusion With Campbell Music
A reader from Hagerstown says Campbell Music sold a piano in 1970 and after nine payments the account was moved to General Electric Finance Co. GEC shows one $72 payment unpaid while Campbell’s will adjust. The issue stems from misapplied payments across three GEC accounts. an adjusted statement and explanation is expected from Campbell’s in Washington within a week.
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Campbell Music
Campbell's
General’ Electric Finance Co
GEC
Campbells
H.R
Hagerstown
Campbell’s
Washington
Candidate Burdell starts Unity party bid in Texas
Sherman, Texas AP notes 50 year old former sharecropper and oil field worker Burdell quits job to campaign full time. He names Dorrice Wright as vice presidential candidate and plans conventions, though lacks money and ballot access. He vows a serious, step by step run with Unity party backing.
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Sherman
Tex
White House
Burdell
Unity Party
Dorrice Wright
Pye
Truck Driver Charged After 3 Die In Crash Near Keyes Gap
Charles Town West Virginia three young men die when a northbound tractor trailer skids out of control and jackknifes into their car on Route 9 near Bloomery Bridge. Walter B Ward of Chesapeake Maryland is charged with three counts of negligent homicide.
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Charles Town
W.va
Rt. 9
Bloomery Bridge
Keyes Gap
Michael Barger
Mildred St
John James
Tommy
W. Washington St
Walter B. Ward
Chesapeake
Detente fragile in Middle East as Arab-Israeli tensions rise
AP Special Correspondent notes after the Nixon Brezhnev summit, detente hangs by a thread as Palestinian guerrilla strikes trigger Israeli reprisals in southern Lebanon. Egypt threatens renewed war to save Lebanon, while Syria may face pressures over the Golan Heights. Russia continues arms support, and Arab military power grows, risking further conflict after October clashes.
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Moscow
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Israel
Lebanon
Syria
Anwar Sadat
Golan Heights
Middle East
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
Lebanese Villagers Demand Removal of Guerrillas
In south Lebanon villagers press for government action to eject armed Palestinian guerrillas from the area near the Israeli border. Officials note thousands of guerrillas are present, with concentration in Arkoub, while Beirut and Palestinian leaders deny cross-border sources and blame Israeli incursions.
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Alex Efty
Associated Press
Jarkoub
Lebanon
Arkoub
Beirut
Israel
Federal rules threaten school funds over sex discrimination
The HEW office outlines that high schools and colleges found guilty of sex discrimination could lose all federal funds including lunch money. Guidelines clarify separate athletic teams may exist but not separate sex classes, and that equal spending on men's and women's athletics is not required. Strong objections come from NOW and athletic directors.
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Pittsburgh
National Collegiate
Athletic Association
Health, Educacy and Welfare Department
Gwen Gregory
HEW
Office of Civil Rights
Ellie Smeall
Pennsylvania Federation of the National Organization For Women
Gregory
Smeall
Will Reynolds
Gallaudet College
Washington, D.C
Ween
GAO Says Congress Not Responsible For Odd Spending
GAO says Congress did not authorize several unusual federal expenditures cited by James D. Davidson. Examples include funds for odor measurement in Turkey, pig blood group research, lizards in Yugoslavia, frogs in Poland, and wild boars in Pakistan. The agency notes these were not line items but part of broader agency appropriations.
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Washington
Congress
General Accounting Office
GAO
Turkey
Agriculture Department
Smithsonian
Yugoslavia
Pakistan
The
James D. Davidson
National Taxpayers Union
Davidson
The Daily Prail Readers Guide and Price List
The notice lists publication habits and contact details for The Daily Prail with establishment and postal information. It notes holidays, price rates by subscription, and postage areas including Maryland and nearby states. References to Vanderjagt and AP exclusive rights appear among the misc text.
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PRAIL
Vanderjagt
R-Mich
Independence Telephone
Summit Ave
Hagerstuown
Hagerstown
Associated
Bel
W. Va
M N
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Hubert Humphrey
New York
Lindsay
Richard Aurelio
Aurelio
Lindsay Finance
D.B
U.S. Maritime Administration
Ebersole Plumbing & Appliance
Mideast
Mordechai Gur
Tel Aviv
Lebarian
Ministry of Information
la Bird
Berkeley
Ame
Ays
Ask
Imih
Ang
Sion
Berkelee
Mont
Colony House
D. L. Seantlebury
Robert W.W. Daniel Jr
R-Va
Martin's
Herald and Mail
GMC
General Motors
Martin Truck Corp
Maugans Avenue
Interstate 81
Wed
Halfway Blvd
Hagerstown, Md
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