Campaign spending in 1968 presidential race noted
An opinion piece examines Nixon’s 1968 spending around 35 million and Humphrey’s 10 million, with Rockefeller and McCarthy near 10 million, Kennedy similar before his assassination. It calls for tighter federal controls, disclosure reforms, and closing loopholes while warning the presidency may become a race to the highest bidder.
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Richard Nixon
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Nelson Rockefeller
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Congress
Tunney
Goldwater
McGovern
Mike Mansfield
D.C
John Pastore
Rhode Island
White House
Citizens’ Research Foundation
Joseph D. Tydings
Maryland
Glen Beall
Beall
Limiting campaign spending faces disclosure challenges in 1968 report
The Citizens Research Foundation finds a 50 percent rise in total political spending since 1964, with 1968 costs for president and vice president up to 100 million. The report notes underfunded media production costs and gaps between official totals and actual broadcast spend, urging strong disclosure and broader tax incentives to widen donor bases.
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Washington
Citizens Research Foundation
Dwight Eisenhower
C.R.F
Congress
Nixon
Humphrey
Federal Communications Commission
F.C.C
Sen
Muskie
George Wallace
Parents rally to slash teen Europe fares to 200 dollars
In Washington a heated meeting between major airlines and parents led to a plan for standby round trips to Europe at about 200 dollars for teens. Parents argued limited travel hurt families while airlines faced losses, with executives finally offering the discounted option to send youths abroad.
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Washington
Europe
New York
London
Paris
America
Beautiful Butte Booster Letter Promotes Pride
A Butte booster from Lou Parrett urges residents and businesses to improve curbs, sidewalks, and lots to make Butte beautiful. He jokes about zoning plans and multiple lakes near the city and contemplates where fishing would be best.
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Butte
Steve Levener
KBOW
Berkeley Pit
Warm Springs
Lou Parrett
Letter from reader on June issue about pine trees and wildlife
A correspondent replies to C. S. Bishop in the June 16 edition celebrating plans to remove pine trees and curb noise from squirrels and water sounds along a creek. The writer expresses happiness about the changes and mentions quieting children playing nearby.
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C. S. Bishop
Mr. Bishop
Montana Standard Daily News Record
The Montana Standard operated seven mornings weekly under publisher D R Campbell Jr with business manager Bert Gaskill and editor Jeffrey B Gibson guiding the newsroom. Editorial pages were overseen by Jeffrey B Gibson as part of the Silver Bow County city paper.
Kennedy profiles health costs driving national health insurance push
Senator Edward M Kennedy outlines a nation wide Health Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health coverage for all, detailing real life crises from a Queens dialysis patient to a Chicago death, and arguing financing drives the crisis. He argues for universal benefits with no deductibles or waiting periods and positions health care as a right.
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Victor Riesel
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Congress
America
Queens
Harlem
Cornell Engineering
West Virginia
Nashville
Israel
Chicago
Denver
United States
Franklin Roosevelt
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Montana
D R Campbell Jr
Robert W Jones
Bert Gaskill
Jeffrey B. Gibson
Silver Bow County
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Edward M. Kennedy
Senate Health Subcommittee
Los Angeles
Des Moines
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