Buckley Questions Nixon Tapes and Moral Claims in Open Letter
In a May 14 1974 column William F Buckley challenges President Nixon and Jesuit Father John McLaughlin arguing the tapes reveal weak moral leadership. Buckley insists charity does not justify backing Nixon and questions the president's judgment and the transcripts' release.
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McLaughlin
Congress of
United States
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Father McLaughlin
What Happens Next In The Military Takeover Parable
A fictional exchange shows President Nixon debating a military takeover and falling credibility. General Haig suggests resigning as the only way people will believe the action. The scene centers on containment of Watergate fallout and legitimacy questions.
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al Haig
Oval Office
Gallup
Harris
United States
82Nd Airborne Division
Capitol
Supreme Court
Washington Post
Congress
Dr. McLauglin
Gen. Haig
82Nd Airborne
Nixon
Haig
Los Angeles Times
Abortion Letters Questioning Right to End Unborn Life
The Messenger letters page features a reader arguing that a fetus is a live developing human from conception and questions whether a woman has the moral right to terminate a pregnancy. The writer cites a two month fetus and asks how many would tolerate such outcomes. Mr and Mrs M T Vermillion from Athens sign the letter.
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the Messenger
M. T. Vermillion
How They Voted on Major Roll Call Votes in Congress
A summary of recent House and Senate votes including the metric conversion bill H.R. 11035, the postcard voter registration bill H.R. 8053, and the oil shipping and Vietnam aid measures. Notable names include Rep. H.R. Gross, Rep. Clarence Miller, Rep. James Quillen, Sen. Edward Kennedy, Sen. Stuart Symington, and Sen. Hubert Humphrey.
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Washington
Congress
U.S
Presidential Commission
H.R. Gross
Iowa
Clarence Miller
R-10
General Accounting Office
House
Common Cause
League of Women Voters
Americans For Democratic Action
National Municipal League
National Association of Secretaries of State
The
American Conservative Union
American Civil Liberties Union
James Quillen
R-Tenn
Miller
Harsha
Carney
Stokes
America
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
John Tower
Texas
Southeast Asia
Robert Taft
Howard Metzenbaum
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Taft
Metzenbaum
Endorsed slate reshapes Ohio political contests
Ohio voters saw a shift as Gov. Gilligan and Democratic Chairman Lavelle credit endorsements for defeating lesser known candidates. Tony Hall won the secretary of state race with Celeste securing the lieutenant governor post. Brown and Kennedy trailed as Celeste’s and Hall’s experienced records carried the campaigns. Republicans also fielded Perk for Senate and George Smith for attorney general amid a slate of established names in other races.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
William A. Lavelle
John F. Kennedy
Cleveland
J. W. Brown
Reynoldsburg
Kennedy
Tony P. Hall
Dayton
Richard F. Celeste
Lakewood
Columbus
Celeste
Point Celeste
Lavelle
State Party
Hall
William Brown
Wintersville
O’neill
William O’neill
Anthony O. Calabrese
George C. Smith
Franklin County
Roger Tracy Jr
Thomas Cloud
Tracy
Cloud
Roger Cloud
Multicounty juvenile rehabilitation proposal stirs Athens County
In 1973 Southeast Ohio Citizens for Youth proposed using the former Zaleski Youth Camp in Vinton County as a short term detention and rehabilitation center stressing rehabilitation over containment. The Athens County Commissioners and Judge Harold Rose were contacted, but no reply has been received. Gary L. Williams.
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the Messenger
Athens County
Athens Area
Southeast Ohio Citizens For Youth
Zaleski
Vinton County
Harold Rose
Gary L. Williams
Albany
Energy costs and tank changes raise energy questions
A reader recalls a 1970 LP gas installation costing 52 dollars with 19 cents per gallon and monthly bills up to 40 dollars. Prices rose to 31 cents and later 50 cents per gallon as a smaller, manually controlled tank was installed, prompting calls to remove the tanks and an inquiry if this is energy saving or a rip off by the gas company.
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the Messenger
L.P
L.P. Gas Company
May 14 History Highlights for 1974
May 14 marks a sequence of historical events from 1787 when the Philadelphia convention began drafting the U S constitution to 1948 when Britain ended rule in Palestine and Israel proclaimed independence. Notable moments include Lewis and Clark departing St. Louis in 1804 and the 1904 St Louis Olympic Games opening.
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Philadelphia
U.S
Louis the XIV
France
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
United States
Congress
WAACS
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
Britain
Palestine
Israel
The Messenger Publishing Co. Delivery and Subscription Rates
Daily and Sunday editions are delivered by carrier or tube route with weekly and yearly prices listed. Mail subscriptions run across Ohio, West Virginia, and nationwide with varying terms and prices.
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Associated Press
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
Johnson Road
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M. W. McDargh
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
William F. Buckley
John McLaughlin
Billy Graham
God
Key Biscayne
St. John of the Cross
Daniel Berrigan
Rhode Island
John Pastore
Mr. Nixon
Art Buchwald
Senate
Small Society
Disraeli
Che Athens
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