Keeping Congress Costs High and Taxpayers Burdened
The piece notes average annual costs to run a U S representative office at about 188000 and senators at about 390000, covering salaries, staff, and fringe benefits. It highlights allowances for offices, travel, stationery, telephones, and pensions, urging voters to act at the polls.
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Kennedy proposal on impeachment over Nixon tapes
The Kennedy speech argues that when the Supreme Court orders Nixon to turn over the tapes and he refuses, impeachment is the only remedy. The floor scene hints at political, not legal, solutions as lawmakers weigh executive privilege, precedent, and the odds of removal in a historic impasse.
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Return Of Sense In States Embracing Death Penalty
Florida led the way in reinstating the death penalty after the 1972 Supreme Court ruling, with 18 more states, including Indiana, enacting capital punishment laws. The statutes typically limit death to crimes like mass murder of police or guards and murders during kidnapping, rape, arson, or hijacking, signaling a shift in national values.
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United States Supreme Court
Indiana
Supreme Court
Pasta Panic and the Nation’s Appetite
A humorous monologue satirizes pasta shortages and food fads, arguing that without pasta the nation’s health, humor, economy, and even civilization would falter. The speaker imagines the chaos of no garlic, diet obsessions, and empty stomachs, while a skeptic husband counters with alternatives. The piece ends noting copyright 1973 Field Enterprises.
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Watergate on the other foot analysis of 1960 spying claims
Paul Harvey questions renewed Watergate relevance by examining affidavits accusing Kennedy associates of spying on Nixon in 1960. The piece notes media bias, time lapse, and the Wardman Park Hotel eavesdropping claim while urging the public to judge with available facts.
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Carmine Bellino
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Bobby Kennedy
Joe McCarthy
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Nuclear weapons prone to failure threaten Europe alliance
Senator Fulbright questions NATO reliance on U S nuclear forces as Soviet missiles reach U S soil. He warns NATO would face danger if American troops withdraw, highlighting PAL locking systems, Poseidon and Trident plans, and vulnerable submarine communications. The piece argues France’s NATO departure and long-standing centralized control risk, with cited naval and undersea communications flaws.
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Henry Kissinger
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Washington
Paris
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Is research really scholarship asks Russell Kirk
In To The Point Russell Kirk questions modern scholarly funding and practice. He cites Dr. Sonnichsen’s six principles of research as a critique of pseudo scholarship, noting how footnotes and flashy writing often mask superficial work and plagiarism risks. He argues many dissertations show poor writing and factual errors while charlatans thrive on vast funding and prestige.
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Where To Write Your Legislators
A column lists lawmakers and addresses in Washington for contacting senators and representatives. It includes Sen R Vance Hartke Sen Birch Bayh Jr and several reps with office locations in the Old Senate Building Longworth and Rayburn Office Buildings Washington D C 20510 20515. It notes districts and counties covered by each representative.
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Henry
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Tipton
Hamilton
William G. Bray
Rayburn
Hencock County
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