Editorial Defense Gets Its News Unscented
A Bemidji Pio editorial argues officials need critical coverage to avoid a confrontational blind spot. It claims Nixon aides censored critical clips for daily briefs, narrowing viewpoints and hindering political realism with a White House drift toward a single line.
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Pio
Bemidji
Consumers hold key to economic trend
New York AP report notes economists foresee a downturn driven by consumer behavior. It cites a drop in savings from 8 to 6.6 percent, rising consumer credit, and surging auto purchases, with confidence waning and a shift toward saving as a likely result.
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New York
Commercial Credit Co
U.S
Nable
University of Michigan
Plan what not to do in golden years
HAL BOYLE quotes advise near retirement on avoiding common traps and lists both avoidances and plans. He urges choosing what not to do and suggests alternatives like travel, learning languages abroad, and enjoying crotchety humor while staying active. He ends with a confidence claim that preparedness reduces fear of retirement.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Golden Years Club
Enemies List of Nixon Era Surfaces in Washington
John W. Dean III testified that the White House compiled an Opponents List to target political foes and critics. The document names politicians, journalists, celebrities, and business leaders, with memo guidance to use federal power to punish enemies. Paul Newman quips about a mock award tied to the list.
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John W. Dean III
White House
Washington
Charles W. Colson
Dean
George T. Bell
Colson
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Lyn Nofziger
Republican National Committee
Paul Newman
Gordon Liddy
John Mitchell
Jeb Magruder
John Dean III
Maurice Stans
House
Vietnam
Watergate debate over truth continues in Senate hearings
The Senate Watergate panel questions who knew what as John W. Dean III testifies that Nixon knew of the cover up. The White House counters, Dean claims, and lawmakers press for more witnesses and hours of questioning to uncover the truth. Nixon has not directly addressed Dean’s charges.
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Pentagon
Defense Department
Melvin Laird
Elliot Richardson
Nixon
White House
Watergate
Congress
Richard Johnson
Stanford
Defense
Executive Department
Senate
House
Daniel P. Moynihan
Lee A. DuBridge
Donald Rumsfeld
Arthur Burns
Robert H. Finch
John A. Volpe
Walter J. Hickel
George Romney
Pennsylvania Ave
Moynihan
Senate Watergate Committee
Washington
John W. Dean III
Dean
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Joseph M. Montoya
Dn.m
Japan eyes Brazil as new soy source amid U S export controls
Tokyo officials fret over unclear duration of U S farm product restrictions and seek alternatives. They deem Brazil’s rising soybean potential a serious option, noting Sao Paulo’s favorable growing conditions and expanding cultivation beyond the United States and China.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
Brazil
United States
China
Sao Paulo
Amazon Valley
Court complicates urban air pollution control
A public official warns that power shortages threaten a major metro area and reveals the Supreme Court Pratt decision tying the Clean Air Act to keeping air quality high. The piece argues against geographically shifting plants and urges steady pollution abatement as technology and pricing permit, amid rising inflation and energy pressure.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S
Environmental Protection Agency For the Protection of Health and Property
Congress
Arms cut in Europe forecast for October talks
Vienna reports that NATO and the Warsaw Pact will discuss mutual reduction of forces in central Europe in a conference starting October 30. The final communique after 19 delegations warned talks would be tough and long and aimed to strengthen peace.
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Europe
Vienna
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
Central
Henry Kissinger
Homemaking Challenges Word Puzzle Across and Down
Puzzle lists clues for across and down entries focused on homemaking terms. Solving yields common kitchen and household words such as stitch utensil and stove type, with many standard garden and domestic items hinted by the clue set.
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