Listening to White House Tapes in Nixon Trial
In Judge Sirica's courtroom the watergate tapes reveal real spoken words from Nixon and aides. Ehrlichman, Mitchell, and Haldeman discuss money for defendants and the political fallout with ordinary office cadence and rare flashes of emotion. The recordings capture a fraught spring 1973 as the White House faces collapse.
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Jeb Magruder
John Mitchell
Haldeman
John Dean
Dean
Ehrlichman
Howard Hunt
Herbert Porter
Two Brothers Meet Under Street Light In Buffalo
A narrator in Buffalo, New York recalls meeting two brothers on a street night. One boy belonged to the YMCA where the narrator served as an executive. The other was blind, who remarked that he could see the light and expressed gratitude. The letter continues with the familiar tale of gratitude before lament.
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Richard Nixon
Nixon
Ehrlichman
John Mitchell
Buffalo
N.Y
Young Men’s Christian Association
Thankfulness in a college game inspires gratitude
A November afternoon scene recalls a 19 year old girl’s shout of thanks for life at a college football game. The writer Herbert W. Lorenz reflects on gratitude and encourages readers to count blessings.
CARE praised as lean aid in global hunger crisis
A Thanksgiving 1974 editorial urges support for CARE amid global famine fears and recession. The author highlights CARE as a lean, efficient organization shown to be principled and adaptable, urging New Englanders to back its efforts to meet changing needs. Leon M. Blum, CARE New England Director, signs the appeal from Boston.
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Africa
India
Bangladesh
New
Comment Suburbia Moves Further After Final Mortgage Payment
In a pointed tongue in cheek column the Burlington Free Press surveys suburban sprawl as homes finally entrench in distant suburbs, noting how the act of completing a mortgage seems to push the edge of living farther outward.
Energy Crisis and the Faults in Our Economic System
Barry Commoner argues the energy crisis exposes deep faults in the profit driven economy. He links rapid shifts to energy intensive synthetic products, capital cost rises, and inefficient use of resources to environmental harm and looming capital shortages. The piece cites rising energy demand, rising capital needs for energy, and predicts a heavy capital drain by 1985.
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Barry Commoner
Center For the Biology of Natural Systems
Washington University
St. Louis
Scientists’ Insitute
Bennington Peeks At School Water Supply And Shipments
Looking Back recalls a new 80 foot well at Harwood Hill school to supply water and a North Bennington pond drained to recover loot. A large 1934 turkey shipment from Brandon to Boston, a Bennington band tag drive, architectural honor for Richard Diamond, and historic notes on wars, radio, and Kennedy’s burial are summarized with local details.
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