Full Of Weak Men ripples through Capitol Hill documents
James Kilpatrick notes the Nixon White House faced a flood of records from House Judiciary and Senate Watergate committees totaling 6,500 pages. He highlights three sentences from Nixon and Sen. Sam Ervin, revealing concerns about public relations, handling lawmakers, and the administration’s insecurity amid Watergate.
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Capitol Hill
House Judiciary
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
Sam Ervin
Senator Ervin
Bob Haldeman
John Dean
Oval Office
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
William B. Widnall
Judiciary Committee
Dean
Haldeman
United States
White House
Sen
Howard Baker
Senate
Baker
Timmons
Ervin
Nixon White House
Mortgage Slump Deepens Across Housing Market
The AP reports the U S housing and mortgage slump worsens with inflation and tight credit. Banks restrict mortgage lending to top executives, while builder costs rise and permits fall. Home prices jump and usury laws vary by state, aggravating the shortage in materials and financing.
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Lee Mitgang
New York
Boston
Seattle
Annapolis
John M. Wetmore
The
Mortgage Banks Association
Glenwood
Ill
Chicago
Commerce Department
Michael Sumichrast
National Association of Home Builders
Bank
Samller
U.S. Treasury
Savings and Loan
Federal Housing Administration
Savings and Loan Associations
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Illinois
Ohio
Missouri
Minnesota
Alabama
Vermont
West Virginia
Virginia
Wyoming
Utah
Rhode Island
Savings Bank Association of New York
Treasury
Associated Press
Kraft on Ehrlichman proves Watergate not over
The guilty verdict against John Ehrlichman in the Watergate related plumbers case signals that further legal actions will unfold. Ehrlichman faces potential sentences in multiple cases, while prosecutors gain leverage to pursue the broader conspiracy, and public opinion cannot curb the legal momentum toward impeachment.
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John Ehrlichman
White House
Ehrlichman
Charles Colson
Daniel Ellsberg
California
Washington
Democratic National
Howard Hunt
Hunt
Hunt and Company
Ellsberg
William Merrill
Merrill
David Young
Young
Near East
Russia
Congress
Nixon
Independents Grow as GOP Affiliation Falls in Gallup Analysis
George Gallup reports independents at 33 percent, Republicans 23, Democrats 44 after eight polls from March to June. The GOP decline since 1972 widens the pool of unaffiliated voters among youths, college graduates, and business professionals, shifting national political balance.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N.J
GOP
Democratic Party
Congress
Ohio Legislature Faces Gaps Over Recess Session Rules
Ohio lawmakers wrestle with adjournment limits as a joint conference committee on state appropriations foresees no action possible before a July 9 budget surplus announcement and Sept. 10 budget deadlines. Skepticism rises over skeleton sessions and privacy bills amid lobbying and budget tensions.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Today in History July 19 highlights and birthdays
On July 19 events include the Franco Prussian War start in 1870, Mary Queen in 1553, George IV crowned in 1821, WWI Marne retreat in 1918, Churchill V for Victory in 1941, Elks admitting Black members in 1874 1975. Birthdays: Senator George McGovern 52 and actor Pat Hingle 50. Thought from Maugham.
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Associated Press
England
Henry VIII
Mary
Jane Grey
George IV
Marne River
France
Britain
Winston Churchill
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Lodge
George McGovern
South Dakota
Pat Hingle
W. Somerset Maugham
Athens Messenger Rates and Mailing Details
The Athens Messenger lists prices for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and tube delivery, and mail rates. It notes circulation costs in Ohio, West Virginia, and elsewhere in the United States with yearly and multi month options, and includes postal classification and address for correspondence.
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Associated Press
D&s One
Weis
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
Johnson Road
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Red W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Asst
James Kilpatrick
Small Society
Brickman
Bier
Joseph Kraft
China
Sun-Times
Mlieu
John H. Glenn
Ralph Perk
U.S. Air Force Museum
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Glenn
Earth
Paul E. Gillmor
Cincinnati
Gillmor
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