Watergate probes accused of lucrative postures and lectures
Editorial claims probes have become a financial boon as Sen. Sam Ervin and others tour the lecturing circuit under agent Harry Walker. It cites a high going rate and accuses lawmakers of dishonestly profiting from public service by charging speakers fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Bobby Baker
Harry Walker
New York
Sens
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Howard Baker
Rtenn
Walker
Con Cash
Fred Thompson
American Society of Association
Edward Gurney
Daniel Inouye
Lowell Weicker
Samuel Cash
Senate Select
Ervin
Weicker
Baker
Dash
Gurney
Inouye
United States Senate
Washington
Rosh Hashanah Begins the Jewish Holy Days in 1973
The Jewish year 5734 starts with Tishri 1 on Sept 27 marking Rosh Hashanah, the second major holy day after Yom Kippur. The Days of Awe urge self examination, repentance, and ethical renewal with 10 days for acts of mercy and good works. Leaders note unity with Soviet and immigrant Jews and support for Israel during the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Wouk
Soviet Union
United States
Israel
Why We Need the Trident Sub Marine Threat Debate
Lowell Ponte argues that Congress approved funding for the Trident submarine program to counter Soviet naval threats. He notes its 6000 mile range allows strikes on Moscow, self sufficient undersea operation, and reduced need for foreign bases, while warning of future obsolescence and naval communications weaknesses.
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Los Angeles
Congress
Ater
Trident
Moscow
Holy Loch
United Kingdom
White House
Chief of Naval Communicattions
Polaris
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
The Impact of the Soviet Jew in U S Policy Debate
A reflective piece during Rosh Hashanah discusses Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union and the effects of sanctions and diplomacy. It weighs Kissinger’s views, Eisenhower and Nixon era thaw dynamics, and the danger of hardening Soviet control if economic and diplomatic gains continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Jewish Defense League
United States
Russia
Senate
China
Mao Tsetung
Sen ‘Ator Jackson
Rosh Hoshana
East
Europe
Kissinger
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Soviet Russia
Mir. Kissinger
Nixon
Eisenhower
Solzhenitsyn
Ivan Denisovitch
Hungary
Hitler
Germany
Sakharov
Fulbright
Ernie Fitzgerald and the cost overrun debate
A Nixon era column notes Ernie Fitzgerald’s firing over C 5 overruns and Civil Service reinstatement. It uses cost growth examples from Kennedy Center to NASA and Osage River projects to argue for better government budgeting and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
E. Ernest Fitzgerald
Ray Ernie
Air Fore Management Systems
Civil Service Commission
Nixon
Ernie
Bill Dickinson
D-Ala
House
Armed Services Committee
Elmer Staats
United States
Defense Department
Staats
Kennedy Center
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
NASA
Corps of Engineers
Free Market Bogeyman in Nixon Policy Debate
Phillips argues the Nixon administration leans toward excess free market ideology. He cites Shultz Fellner Burns Wallich and Laird as key figures, notes wage and price controls as a rare success, criticizes housing and welfare shifts, and warns that unfettered markets threaten conservatism and social stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
KFS
Nixon
Middle America
Adam Smith
Herbert Spencer
Treasury
George Shultz
Tate
Council of Economic Advisers
William Feilner
Federal Reserve
Arthur Burns
Treasury Department
Henry Wallich
Europe
Burns
Fellner
Wallich
Vienna
Peoria
Shultz
Free Market Gang
Housin
Business Week Magazine
Sen
Melvin Laird
Milton Friedman
Freiensego Hn
King Features Syndicate
The Essence of Our Money Problem in the World Debt
Alice Widener argues the United States is deeply in debt to Western Europe and IMF creditors. She cites the 1971 gold window shutdown and dollar devaluations, warns of high SDR issuance, and predicts a possible shift toward a currency bloc with gold backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
International Monetary Fund
Nairobi
Kenya
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Europe
U.S
United States
United Kingdom
IMF
Canada
West Germany
Italy
Japan
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Sweden
Treasury
John Connally
Tle
India
Australia
Brazil
Iraq
Argentina
Morocco
Ethiopia
Mexico
Zaire
Congo
Indone
Indonesia
New York Times
Britain
Comecon
U.S.A
GAO Finds Anti-Lobbying Violations Across Four Agencies
GAO investigators found at least ten violations of the federal anti lobbying act by four major departments supplying canned news items to radio stations. The probe, requested by Rep Torbert H MacDonald, covers 100000 per year in public funds used for the Spotmaster telephone news service and notes kits aimed at attacking Congress funded partly by the Republican National Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington—General Accounting Office
GAO
Torbert H. MacDonald
Dmass
House Communications Subcommittee
Housing and Urban Development ,Transportation
Cost of Living Council
Environmental Protection Agency
Congress
Osm Mets
Nixon
Commerce
White House
Edmund M. Muskie
D-Me
Hubert I. Humphrey
Dminn
Republican National Committee
Justice Department
Justice
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Anderson N Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson
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Jane Toner
Scort Vic President
Carl W. Laughlin
Petegeeid Et Andersen
Indiene
Sarror
Mall Om
Mall
Whraller
Rome
Ssociated Press
Ey Trimumn
Buckley
Thorr
Holmes Alexander
Alexande
Osage River Basin
Department of ‘Transportation
Ernie Fitzgerald
DOD
Ernest Fitzgerald
Mr. Staats
Ackward
Phillips
Kevin P. Phillips
Alice Widener
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