Word: gov
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...income taxes. He feuded with his Democratic state legislature on minor matters. For example, the legislature-for idiotic reasons-refused to accept a gift from the fabulously rich (sugar and cement) Boettcher family. All the Boettchers wanted to do was turn over to the state, for use as the Gov ernor's mansion, their dreamland Denver home, with 23 furnished rooms, a magnificent tooled-leather library, a crystal chandelier that once adorned the White House (in the days of President Taft), and a profusion of priceless tapestries. When the Colorado legislators declined the offer, McNichols went right ahead...
...will arrive at the Butler Aviation field at Logan Airport between 1:30 and 1:45 this afternoon in a private plane. He will be met by a bevy of top Republicans, including Gov. John A. Volpe and Senatorial candidate George Cabot Lodge...
Hardest hit were communities west and north of Boston. A state of emergency still prevails in some of these towns. Gov. Volpe ordered state troops into some communities to prevent looting, but rescinded his order when local police auxiliaries were placed on the scene...
CORE representatives met with Gov. Sanford and Howard Johnson officials early in September but could not get the restaurant managers to enter into negotiations "or even consider the possibility of desegregation," Gartner said...
Peabody contended that Republican incumbant Gov. John A. Volpe has been a "do-nothing and vacillating governor" on constitutional reform as well as on most other state problems...