Coffee mess and bureaucracy critique in The American Condition
The piece reviews Richard N. Goodwin’s The American Condition and uses a Washington Times observation to illustrate bureaucratic creep. It compares two coffee pools in the newsroom, noting cost, control, and community, then reflects on personal freedom versus organizational necessity. It links these ideas to Nixon taxes and a defense that blame rests with accountants and lawyers.
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Kennedy
Johnson
W— Goodwin
Washington
New York Times
Wireroom
Earl Smith
Goodwin
White House
Nixon
Abroad at Home What constitutes a tax fraud
The article outlines how Nixon aide Frank DeMarco Jr and partner Kalmbach met with Nixon in 1970 to discuss his 1969 tax return and a claimed charitable gift of papers valued at $576,000. It questions backdating a deed, potential deception about gift restrictions, and possible civil penalties or criminal charges, with IRS and impeachment inquiries ongoing.
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Frank DeMarco Jr
Nixon
DeMarco
Joint Congressional Committee
Herbert Kalmbach
White House
National Archives
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Congressional Joint Committee
House
The Lighter Side Better the bus than the car pool
Washington humorist Dick West mocks car pool plans with a spoof Car Pool Kit and ill fitting English translations. He notes five moving parts five drivers and messy schedules, suggesting the bus as a safer option over a failed pool. Carol is humorously described with a Weight Watchers discharge.
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Bob
Carol
Ted
Alice
Sylvester
Weight-Watchers, Inc
St Patrick's Night stag party at Bennington lodge
The Bennington Lodge of Elks sponsors a St Patrick's Night stag party for members this Saturday featuring a steak supper prepared by Paradise Restaurant around 10 45 p m. The Vermont Tuberculosis association reports 12361 dollars raised from Christmas Seals sales to date. Maple sugar first appears in Bennington stores, with early production at Clarendon Springs and few farmers tapped yet. the season typically begins after March 20.
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Bennington
Clarendon Springs
Incoherence and Conformity in American Speech
Jean Stafford criticizes modern America as a patchwork nation of splinter groups. She argues conformity of speech and hasty invectives dilute the Founding Fathers pledge, fueled by instant news and platitudinous language that spreads from Washington to towns like Waukegan Newport and beyond.
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Waukegan
Newport
Massachusetts
Wyoming
Virginia
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