Editorial: Care in FBI director appointment process
Guest editorials argue the permanent FBI director must balance integrity loyalty and judgment with experience. The piece warns against politicizing the role while highlighting the need to safeguard records and avoid abuses of federal police power. It supports Gray's temporary appointment to avoid a partisan election-year clash.
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Partizan
Senate
Patrick Gray
Nixon
Mineral King clash over potential recreation project
The Supreme Court's refusal to address merits delays the Walt Disney Enterprises plan for Mineral King in Sequoia National Park. A 15,000 acre site could host a winter sports facility with 4,000 visitors, while conservationists warn of wilderness loss. The dispute weighs broader public recreation against preserving nature’s handiwork.
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Sierra Club
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Sequoia National Park
California
Wallace appearance turns violent in Hagerstown rally
In Hagerstown Maryland Ernest B Furgurson reports George Wallace drawing large midwestern and southern support while clashing with heckling black teens and white counterprotesters. A chaotic exit erupts in pushing and threats as Wallace’s mixed image surfaces amid boos and chants.
Nixon plots counterattack on tax reform strategy
Washington sources report President Nixon preparing a political counterattack to blunt tax reform as an election issue. Treasury officials mull variations such as a value added tax or other tax cuts, while critics warn stacking relief for the wealthy could hurt the poor.
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UPI
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John B. Connally
Janeh
Productivity Debates at Chamber Panel Phase II Forever
Holmes Alexander surveys the U.S. Chamber of Commerce discussion on Brass Tacks Economics '72. Dr. Pierre Rinket defines productivity as getting a worker to produce more with no more, while the panel favors private investment and tax policy to spur capital spend. The piece critiques government controls and wage boards, notes Wall Street Journal commentary on enduring controls, and contrasts government pensions with free enterprise amid subsidies and regulatory oversight.
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Chick Percy
R R
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
Treasury Department
Fadeéra Reserve Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
Democratic Labor Vote Slipping Amid 1972 Nomination Drama
Democratic leaders face a rift in their base as labor support erodes, with union spending reaching around 70 percent of a point. Voter sentiment shows blue-collar conservatism, favoring Wallace in several primaries and signaling trouble for a Nixon opponent in November. Analysts cite dissatisfaction with party insiders and concerns over inflation welfare costs and school busing. Vietnam and economic worries shape the mood, potentially limiting gains for any Democratic nominee.
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Ohio
George Wallace
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Minnesota
George McGovern
South Dakota
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Todiana
Birch Bayh
Vence Hartke
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Marion County
Hanapolis
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Humphrey
McGovern
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Big Brother
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