MEGOs and the looming news shortage reshaping coverage
The piece argues that MEGOs reveal a fatigue in hard news as Watergate and Vietnam fade. It warns of a growing news hole vacuum and Parkinsons law effects, urging journalism to broaden scope through interpretive reporting, health and life conditions, overseas causes of terrorism, and local inquiry into everyday stories to avoid viewer numbing and preserve public engagement.
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Vietnam
Watergate
Charles Kuralt
Congressman's Report on Reform of Campaign Financing
A congressman urges tighter enforcement of public disclosure laws and supports small contributor incentives. He warns against public funds “pot” schemes and backs the Clean Elections Act of 1973 with a six member Federal Elections Commission, contribution caps, tax credits, matching funds, subsidized TV time, and a central campaign committee to consolidate reports.
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Bennington Votes For Prohibition Repeal In Landslide
Bennington townspeople approve repeal by a wide margin with 2251 ballots cast. Vermont becomes 25th state to back repeal as nationwide effort hinges on remaining states. Also notes summer exhibition success with 4000 attendees and 215 entries, plus several local civic updates and a house fire on Dewey Street calmed by Bennington Fire Department.
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Bennington
Vermont
Cooperative Farm Personnel Service Inc
Bennington County
Dewey St
Louise Lazer
Nixon's sweeping cabinet purge reshapes U S leadership
Nixon's 1968 cabinet overhaul marks a sweeping turnover with 29 cabinet appointments, 65 assistant secretaries and bureau chiefs leaving since January, and 27 agency heads new to their posts. The purge centralized power in the White House, replacing many top officials and reshaping the administration's leadership.
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United States
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U.S. News and World Report
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Robert Finch
Finch
Walter Hickel
Interior
George Romney
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Civil Rights Commission
Arms Control and Disarmament Commission
Council of Economic Advisers
Education
U.S. Information Service
Republican National Committee
Withholding of cattle hurts beef byproduct users
The Milwaukee Journal notes shortages in beef byproducts affect industries from shoemaking to candles and paints. Soap makers cut back, some may pull products from shelves. The piece urges young people who pursued simple living to guide society, contrasting prices of toys and morals.
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James S. Dennis
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Inc
Frank J. Hurley
Abe Ruskin
Frederick Burkhardt
Bennington College
Emory H. Wheeler
Bennington Village
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