Anti crime weapon seen boon to police
Editorial notes that wiretapping and electronic surveillance will be used in the Nixon administration’s crime fight. Attorney General Mitchell tells the Senate Judiciary Committee the power will target national security cases along with organized and major crimes. He promises careful, effective use with privacy safeguards, requiring prior federal judge approval and allowing fruits of surveillance as federal evidence for the first time.
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John N. Mitchell
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
Congress
Mitchell
Presidential longevity: Gray hair and life spans of leaders
Private businessman Lyndon Johnson reportedly grayed in the White House, while Paul Harvey discusses how the presidency ages leaders. Insurance statisticians note presidents often die younger than expected, with averages showing shorter lifespans after inauguration, especially among natural causes and assassinations. The piece cites Adams and Hoover as longest lived, Kennedy and Garfield as shortest, and notes varying life expectancies across eras.
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Lyndon Johnson
White House
Richard Nixon
Grover Cleveland
William H. Taft
Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reater
Ashington
Buchanan
Lincoln
John Adams
Herbert Hoover
John Kennedy
James Garfield
Garfield
Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Harrison
Oviedo horse earns hero tribute for saving lives
A horse refused to enter a tunnel on a road between Ciano and La Nueva in Oviedo Spain causing a long line of motorists to pause. The tunnel later collapsed before its removal. locals praised the horse for potential life saving instincts and the baker driver urged the animal to move. The tale ends with a reflective note on divine wisdom in creation.
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Oviedo
Spain
Ciano
la Nueva
The Needle Maturity and Birthday Banter
A humor piece reflecting on aging with a wry tone. The narrator jokes about crediting age, keeping up with modern music, and receiving birthday cards from an overprotective insurance agent. A doctor warns against blowing out many candles, and a rocking chair gift reveals itself as battery operated.
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Lawrence Welk
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Contacts and Rates
Publisher E P Ingalls announces executive staff and office details for the Biddeford Saco Journal with key telephone numbers. Subscription rates payable in advance list one month 2.60 six months 15.50 and one year 31.00, reflecting standard AP reuse permissions for printed news.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
Tax reform clash shapes Johnson Nixon transition
Washington gossip notes that President Johnson left a hot tax reform brief for Nixon to consider. Stan Surrey prepared the reform plan to close loopholes and aid the poor, but Johnson delayed sending it to Congress, wary of powerful special interests.
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Drew
Jack Anderson
Washington
Johnson
Nixon
Texas
Treasury Department
Congress
Treasury
Stan Surrey
White House
Capitol Hill
Surrey
Joe Barr
Indiana
Barr
Paris peace talks echo Thirty Years War controversy
Washington column recalls how the Cologne talks stalled by table shape and seating, likening Paris delays to the Thirty Years War. It notes bio refinements at inaugurations, Nixon's salary and taxes, and humorous Capitol Hill quips about Congress, religion, and the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Maclean
Washington
Paris
Europe
Cologne
Westphalia
Nixon trusted to emerge in White House infighting
Washington notes that President Nixon may rely on a tight White House staff as a signaling layer amid intraparty competition. Veterans like Mitchell and Finch hold status while others vie for inside roles. The Delmonico Group could shape policy under Burns and McCracken as Moynihan contends with rival advisers.
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Nixon
White House
John Mitchell
HEW
Robert Finch
William Rogers
Defense
Melvin Laird
Daniel P. Moynihan
Delmonico
Arthur Burns
Council of Economic Advisers
Paul McCracken
Pr. Martin Anderson
Goldwater Freshman Senator Shaping Senate Returns
The article portrays Barry Goldwater’s rapid rise back into influence as a freshman senator, with appointments to Armed Services and Space, and notes Nixon’s alignment with Goldwater’s law and order stance. It discusses Kleindienst as a key figure, Mitchell's control of the Justice Department, and Goldwater’s enduring resilience and strategic patience in politics.
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William S. White
Washington
Barry Goldwater
United States Senate
Armed Services
Senate
Goldwater
Justice
Kleindienst
John Mitchell
Justice Department
Mitchell
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry
Bac
Pocatello
Phoni
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