Letter on AFTRA IBEW CBS Picket Notice 1972
James Kilpatrick reports on a mimeographed notice to AFTRA members dated November 17 1972 from the Alexandria office. It warns to respect IBEW picket lines at CBS and to refrain from broadcasting services. violations may lead to disciplinary action for conduct unbecoming an AFTRA member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Evelyn
Alexandria
AFTRA
Aftra National Board
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
CBS
National Board
Athens Athens Messenger 1972 November 27 front notice
The Athens Messenger issue date is Monday November 27 1972. The masthead lists the Athens Ohio newspaper staff including Frederick W Bush publisher and Gordon K Bush publisher and Charles W Reamer managing editor with the newspaper reflecting its long history since 1825.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Athens
Ohio
Hijackings Threaten Air Travel Across Regions
The piece notes a shift away from Cuba and Algeria as hijacker havens, with 218 people involved in 159 hijackings since 1961 and growing since 1967. It cites totals of fugitives, convictions, and cases abroad, plus calls for an international airline boycott and a treaty to curb the practice.
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Cuba
Algeria
Havana
Federal Aviation Administration
U. S
Argentina
Lebanon
Italy
Sky Pirates
Local history notes poker raid and dam plans
A column recalls a 50 year old poker raid near Chauncey with two constables seizing a $9.60 kitty and a separate bootlegging capture. It also cites 25 year old Burr Oak dam plans under Army Corps of Engineers with bids due by March 1 and construction to follow.
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U.S. & Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
Johnson Road
Ohio
Chauncey
Burr Oak Dam
Army Corps of Engineers
Four More Years Of War Now Seem Possible In Vietnam
News analysis argues peace prospects are murky and outlines compley competing aims. It notes Hanoi seeks peace while Nixon may back continuities including possible interval before unification, or maintained US influence via advisers and naval force.
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Vietnam
New York
Hanoi
Richard Nixon
United States
North Vietnam
United Vietnam
West
Thieu
Peace drive falters as war risks deepen in Nixon era
The author contends Nixon may abandon a peace mandate, risking further conflict with North Vietnam. A settlement could offer a face-saving interval, but Thieu’s position complicates a pullout. The peace movement wanes while millions demand peace and fear a US backlash for prolonged war.
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Nixon
Kissinger
South Vietnam
Thieu
North Vietnam
United States
Press Freedom and Contempt Law in Open Court
A federal judge argues that press freedom exceeds any potential contempt penalties in trials. He cites Fifth Circuit rulings on orders barring publication and urges robust news gathering to expose corruption and safeguard constitutional rights. He defends expansion of press rights and cautious, case by case balancing of interests.
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IBEW
AFTRA
U. S. District Court
Aubibus
U.S. Supreme Court
Dickinson
Adams
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Brown
Lewis Powell
Kraft’s Health Welfare Plan Aims For Reform
Washington insight on President Nixon’s push to reform federal domestic programs. Elliott Richardson leads a strategy to simplify and decentralize by shifting to general grants and targeted cash payments, while preserving core federal roles in welfare health and job training.
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Washington
Nixon
Elliott Richardson
Health, Education and Welfare
Richardson
White House
Congress
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James Kilpatrick
the Athens Messenger
Messenger Publishing Company
Frederick W. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Associated Press
D&s
West Virginia
Patrick Owens
Soviet Union
Uncle Ho
Henry Kissinger
Theia
Kennedy
Johnson
LOS Angeles Times
Washington Post
Small Society
Brickman
Harold R. Medina
Free Press
Federal
Joseph Kraft
Lyndon Johnson
Brookings Institution
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