President's Defenders on the House Judiciary Panel
A profile of Nixon's chief Republican supporters on the House Judiciary Committee. It highlights Reps. David W. Dennis Charles W. Sandman Jr. and Charles E. Wiggins as the core trio steering the defense, their tactics, and the mix of veterans and newcomers backing them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
David W. Dennis
Indiana
Charles W. Sandman Jr
New Jersey
Charles E. Wiggins
California
Wiggins
Sandman
Dennis
Indivisible freedom in a CBS address at Rotary Club
John A. Schneider, president of CBS Broadcasting Group, argues that changes to First Amendment protections threaten both press and public. He questions Congress powers to abridge press freedom and warns such limits could spill into free speech, assembly, religion, and other rights, stressing the amendment serves the public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Schneider
CBS Broadcasting Group
Rotary Club
Mobile
Alabama
Congress
Vermont political filing and Legion parade headline
No Republican candidate filings yet for county offices ahead of the September primary on the 11th with 30 days needed to file. Sheriff contest expected with at least four candidates. Joseph T. Woodruff spoke on long term planning at the Bennington Club. Thousands watched Vermont’s 31st American Legion parade after delegates elected A. Luke Crispe as state commander. Goats from Oregon cause merriment in Maple Hill Shaftsbury while Bennington’s Carleton A. Carpenter Jr. returns in Lost Boundaries screenings. Vermont fish killed by unknown toxin suspected in Hoosic River. State officials call for public help to slow rising traffic fatalities through safety education programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph T. Woodruff
National Planning Board
New England Planning Commission
Bennington Club
Chamber of Commerce
Springfield
Mass
Fairfield County
Woodruff
Vermont
American Legion
A. Luke Crispe
Brattleboro
Main Street
Bennington County Petroleum Committee
Robert L. Schwartz
Motor Vehicle Department
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Notable dates mark U S Mint dedication and aviation milestones
On this date in history, 1792 sees David Rittenhouse lay the cornerstone for the United States Mint in Philadelphia, while 1948 features Harry Truman dedicating Idlewild Airport. Other events include 1972 the withdrawal of Eagleton as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, and 1973 a Delta plane crash in Boston with one survivor. The article contemplates executive power checks and the presidency as a near-king, citing views by James L. Sundquist and George Reedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Rittenhouse
Philadelphia
United States Mint
Delta Airlines
Boston
Richard Nixon
America
Congress
James L. Sundquist
Brookings Institution
Eisenhower
Lebanon
Kennedy
CIA
Cuba
Truman
Restructuring the Presidency for a Council of Wise Advisers
Benjamin V Cohen proposes a small executive council of five to eight eminent figures to monitor approve and coordinate policy before major presidential decisions The council would be consultative to strengthen the president while preserving sole ultimate decision power It would aid a new president such as Vice President Ford by providing unbiased judgment and seasoned counsel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
House
Senate
Benjamin V. Cohen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
University of California
Berkeley
Cohen
Congress
Nixon
John D. Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
James F. Byrnes
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Byrnes
Henry L. Stimson
Adlai Stevenson
Executive Council
Ford
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R.W. Apple Jr
N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
Middletown
U.S.A
W.C. Fields
Ross MacDonald
Rep
Edward Hutchinson
Michigan
Muncie
Harvard Law School
Faust
Henry P. Smith 3d
Upstate
New York
Hutchinson
Wiley Mayne
Iowa
Rers Maraziti
Trent Lott
Mississippi
Carlos J. Moorhead
Delbert J. Latta
Ohio
Charlie Sandman
Jerry Ford
Arlington
Sun, Crispe
Methodist Church
Oregon
Carleton A. Carpenter Jr
Bennington
Carpenter
General Stark Theatre
James MacMartin
MacMartin
Hoosic River
Massachusetts
Harry Truman
New York International
Idlewild Field
John F. Kennedy
Missouri
Thomas Eagleton
George Reedy
Johnson
White House
Nogue and Vanity
M Sales
Main St. Bennington, VI
Fashio
Joon Ve
Grand Union “Bry
Triple “‘S
Grand Union
Coats
Main ST
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Bennington, VT
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