Furor Over Tapes Issue Draws Broad Editorial Criticism
AUSTIN DAILY HERALD reports editorials nationwide harshly condemn Nixon for firing Archibald Cox, sparking calls for impeachment and raising doubts about his governance. Many papers urge resignation or court review, while a single Oswego paper cautiously supports Nixon on executive privilege.
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Rocky Mount
N.C
Supreme Court
Fairmont
W. Va
Nixon
Palladium Times
Oswego
N.Y
Turn Back the Clock Highlights From Austin News
Thirty years ago George Healy announced Austin's National War Fund subscriptions totaling 10089 dollars with student volunteers from Austin High School raising 160 dollars. A tire shop opened in the Babcock Building, Lea Duholm formerly Prezek Plumbing Co. Ten years ago the Viking Chorus admitted 45 members from St Olaf College. Other notes report 20 years ago Joan Mayer homecoming queen at St Augustine and John Tobar reelected president of the Southeastern Regional Firemen Association in St Charles.
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George Healy
National War Fund
Austin
Lea Duholm
Babcock
Prezek Plumbing Co
Joan Mayer
St. Augustine
John Tobar
Southeastern Regional Firemen's Assn
St. Charles
Art Bustad
S. Kenwood
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Viking Chorus
Sheriff's Boys
Minnesota Sheriff's Assa
Minneapolis
Doyle Lindahl
Scully Rest Home
Bob Richardson
Brazil
Red Cedar Inn
Chavez Faces Backlash From Labor Leadership Over Boycott Plans
Victor Riesel notes AFL-CIO leaders resist Cesar Chavez efforts to marshal a national boycott of wine, lettuce, and grapes. They criticize his approach as overly tinkering with unions and fear losses of farm and city jobs, saying Chavez acts like a czar rather than a team player and Gandhi-like in style.
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Victor Riesel
Bal Harbour
Cesar Chavez
Labor
High Council
Afl-Cio
Chavez
Labor Federation
United Farm Workers Union
Black Eagle
Sacramento
Calif
Labor Movement
Cesar
Gandhi
God
Ken
National Labor Heirs
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Today in history highlights from 1922 to recent events
Mussolini became premier of Italy in 1922 and other events span 1697 Treaty of Ryswick ending King William's War, 1935 John Adams birthday, 1918 armistice with Turkey, 1938 War of the Worlds panic, 1911 submarine Reuben James sinking, and recent paix and space milestones. Birthdays include Ted Williams and Ruth Gordon. Thought for today notes freedom in opinion clashes.
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Associated Press
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Ryswick
England
France
William
America
John Adams
Braintree
Mass
Turkey
Orson Welles
Mars
Reuben James
Iceland
United States
Geria
Morocco
Georgi Beregovoy
Earth
Chicago
Ted Williams
Baseball Hall of Fame
Ruth Gordon
Adlai Stevenson
We Never Make Mistakes Says The Little Rascals
A playful editorial quip argues that the little rascals are self perpetuating and that most beef in the meat market remains on the customer side of the counter.
Chavez and unions weigh boycott strategy in wine industry
At a convention the Wine and Distillers Union and others resist Chavez's plan for nationwide boycotts and picketing of three winemakers including Gallo. They fear job losses and contract conflicts while backing Meany and Kirkland to decide on action. Chavez seeks broad labor and campus sympathy to grow farmworker organizing.
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Chavez
Teamsters
Fitz
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Justice Department
Meany
Lane Kirkland
Treasury
Cesar Chavez
Department of Organization and Field Services
United Farm Workers
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
Halloween origins from ancient feasts and myths
Readers learn how Halloween blends All Saint’s Day from early Catholic tradition with Samhain from Druids, plus legends of Jack the Lantern and goblins. Also notes on a 1974 study of studded tires, Boy Scout World Jamboree in Norway 1975, and tree fertilization timing and method.
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World Book Encyclopedia
Britain
Gaul
Jack
Heaven
Hell
Earth
France
Norway
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Sweden
Assembly of Scouts
Nordjamb
Lillehammer
Oslo
U.S
Canada
Copehagen
Public reaction swells over Nixon Watergate actions
Congress members report an overwhelming flood of mail and telegrams after Nixon dismissed Archibald Cox and moved to end the investigation. GOP leaders warn of impeachment danger as public sentiment shifts against the president and hints at surrender of the Watergate tapes.
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Nixon
Archibald Cox
Cox
Vikings
Washington
Congress
Investigation Union
GOP
Advertising Copy Highlights U S Industrial Shifts
An editorial excerpt from Newsweek features Warner-Swasey Co. warning that the United States has slipped in global production. It notes postwar declines in automobile, steel, and merchant ship shares from earlier peaks.
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Warner-Swasey Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Newsweek
United States
Quotations on life and industry interlace in a Minnesota paper
The page blends religious reflections from Corinthians with Da Vinci thought and a hometown editorial note on work ethics. It includes subscription details for an Austin Minnesota paper, plus brief musings on shoes, prices, and a light joke about tall couples and high heels from Topeka.
Nixon Faces Judicial Check In Watergate Tapes Fight
Bruce Biossat argues constitutional checks bind presidents to court oversight and impeachment limits. He notes appeals court support for delivering tapes, cites court precedents, and warns against claims of immunity. The piece highlights executive arrogance and risks of unchecked power in Watergate.
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Washington
NEA
U.S
Supreme Court
Nixon
Congress
U.S. Court of Appeals
John Sirica
Sirica
Senate
Archibald Cox
Cox
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Furor
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Herald
White House
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Times
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Herald-News
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The
Development
Richard Nixon
Meadville
Tribune
Petersburg
Fairmont West Virginian
Portsmouth
N.H
Berrys World
Emma
NEA, Inc
Chu Son
Perry Mason
Raymond Burr
By Tom Koeck
MINNESOTA _ State Automobile Assn
AAA
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Illinois
Leonardo da Vinci
Scientist
2Nd St. N.E
Edmund Ef, Smith
Thomas J. Keech
Minn
A.P.O
F.P.O
Peetoo
Topeka
Bruce Biossat
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