Campaign money reshapes elections in modern America
Washington column argues big money dominates campaigns, cites past probes by Green Hayden and Hennings, notes Pulitzer winners should form a committee to investigate spending, and recalls historic Senate actions that checked finance abuses. It urges accountability and reform.
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Washington
Tom Dodd
D-Conn
Adam Clayton Powell
N. Y
Parnell Thomas
R-N. J
Thomas
Howard Brehm
Ohio
Ernest Bramblett
Calif
Andrew May
Louisiana
Richard Leche
Jack Anderson
Joseph Pulitzer
Senate
White House
William Ware
Pennsylvania
George Wharton Pepper
Theodore Francis. Green
Rhode Island
Sen. Green
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Senate -A
Tom Hennings
Missouri
Joe McCarthy
Hennings
Hayden
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Hutha
Rockefeller
Dupont
Mellons
Pittsburgh
Sun Oil
Philadelphia
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Senate Committee
Closest US presidential race of 1880 ends in Garfield victory
The 1880 election saw Republican James A. Garfield defeat Democrat Winfield S. Hancock by 7,023 votes amid nearly nine million ballots cast. The narrow margin highlighted the tight finish in a volatile race.
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James A. Garfield
Winfield S‘.Hancock
Westerners Meeting Friday At Co Library Ukiah
The Redwood Coast Outpost of the Westerners hosts an Old West program Friday at 8 p.m. in the County Library community room at 108 W. Clay. Henry Miller the Cattle King is the main topic led by E. E. Safford. If time allows the program covers Historic California Ranches. Open to the public with no charge.
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Redwood Coast
The
Westerners
W. Clay
Ukiah
Henry Miller
E. E. Safford
Miller Ranch
California
Gregory Nelson Elected VP of Cal Poly Club
Gregory T. Nelson son of Mr and Mrs H W Nelson of Ukiah was elected vice president of the Agricultural Business Management Club at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The ABM club with over 200 members is a major student organization on the campus focused on scholarship leadership fellowship and job opportunities in farm related business and industry. A junior ABM major he plans to enter agribusiness after graduation as co manager of the D and N ranch.
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Gregory T. Nelson
H. W. Nelson
Ukiah
Agricultural Business Management Club
Cal Poly
San Luis
Obispo
Poly
Gregory
Ukiah High
D and N Ranch
Ghana to hold elections to restore civilian rule by 1969
Gen Joseph Ankrah, head of the military junta that toppled President Kwame Nkrumah in 1966, said elections will be held before September 30 1969 to restore civilian rule in Ghana.
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Accra
Ghana
UPI
Joseph Ankrah
Kwame Nkrumah
False Sniper Report Triggers 100 Officers at Mayo Shell Co
A hoax sniper scare at Mayo Shell Co near the Houston ship channel prompted more than 100 police, an armored car, two tugboats and several fire trucks to search for eight hours. A shorted 220 volt wire misfired sounds like gunfire, leading to a massive false alarm that ended when the wire malfunction was found.
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Darrell.mack
Houston
UPI
Mayo Shell Co
Neal Rogers
Sheriff's Office
Humile Oil and Refining Co
Ed Sehlke
Mayo Shell
Mayo
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