Printing the exact vulgar truth about Earl Butz
Brian C. Thayer discusses National Newspaper Week and the role of press responsibility in printing the exact words of Earl Butz. The Journal debated publishing the obscene quote but ultimately resisted, while noting a Madison Capitol Times did print it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Butz
Butz
America
Journal
Maine
Associated Press
United Press International
Guatemala
Ford
Agriculture
W. Paul Casavant
Watching a good congressman slip
Jack Anderson and Les Whitten report Don Edwards of California, once a principled ex FBI agent and reformer, has become ineffective as a chair and is entangled in a conflict of interest through his Valley Title Company. The piece details land deals with Ben Ginden and alleged influence over HUD, and notes Edwards claims of not knowing his firm held land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Congress
FBI
Asane
Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Don Edwards
Edwards
Valley Title Company
Nown
Santa Clara
Calif
California
Ginden A and B Company
Monte Alban
Ben Ginden
Ginden
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Gary Cohn
Andy Penn
Don
Kishinev
Mark Abramovich
Russia
Abramovich
Israel
Policy for Letters To The Journal
The policy explains that letters must be signed and include a street address and city or town. It requests letters not exceed 300 words and preferably typed on one side. The Journal supports free exchange of ideas and notes views aren’t necessarily endorsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Journal
The Three Faces of Jimmy Carter
A satirical interview format presents three distinct personae of Jimmy Carter: Mister Nice Guy Mister Regular Guy and Mister Tough Guy as he campaigns. The piece suggests a fourth hidden Carter waiting in the wings amid debates and political theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
Nice Guy
Henry Jackson
Morris Udall
Jerry Brown
Frank Church
Ford
Rose Garden
Nice
Mister Tough
Mister Nice
Mister Nice Guy
Georgia
Buddy
Norman Mailer
Playboy
Jimmy Carters
Mister Regular Guy
Tough Guy
Jimmy
Mister Nice Uy
White House
Barbara Walters
America
What's gone right with America lately
A paean to American renewal across politics and society. The piece praises a shift toward work ethic, vocational education, religious resurgence, and national self confidence while noting declines in crime, drug use, and pollution. It cites praise from George Jones and Max Hastings and looks to bicentennial optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup
United States
Max Hastings
London Evening Standard
George Jones
Vietnam
New York City
New England
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By Brian C. Thayer
Brian C. Thayer
Lurie
D.calif
Policy For Letters
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
Alfred Roan
Biddeford
B.F.C. Whitehouse
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Russell Baker
New York Times
Carter
Guy
Harris
Roper
Harry Truman
Fish Pond
Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times
U.S. News and World Report
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