Box 0005
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Series IV. News Clippings, 1978-1978, 1985-1986
Series — Box: 0005
Identifier: Series IV.
Scope and Content Note
News clippings in this series chronicle the grain weights and grading scandal of the mid-1970s, which uncovered conflicts of interest and corrupt practices among inspection agencies handling U.S. grain exports. Articles include James V. Risser's Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative series on the scandal for The Des Moines Register, along with some additional sources. Many of the articles quote Hill. Note that materials related to the subsequent Congressional...
Dates:
1978-1978, 1985-1986