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H.R. 1231 (97th)

A bill for the relief of the Washington Post, the Washington Star, the Dispatch (Lexington, North Carolina), the Brooklyn Times, Equity Advertising Agency, Incorporated, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and the News Tribune.

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22 January 1981

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Became Private Law No: 97-21.

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10 August 2026

Summary

Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to settle and adjust, for not more than specified amounts, the claims of certain named newspapers for advertising expenses.

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