Watergate Echoes Shift Public Sympathy Across Regions
The Notebook of John S. Knight notes editors and readers growing tired of Watergate while regional sentiment shifts toward the President. Rural areas rally behind Nixon as Democrats and the press face backlash, with mixed East Coast reactions and calls for careful Congressional action.
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John S. Knight
Knight Newspapers
Detroit
Miami
Knight
Washington
New York
White House
Nixon
Watergate
Midwest
West
East
Congress
Morals In High Places and British Politics in Crisis
The British government faces a moral scandal as two cabinet members resign. Despite strong economic gains with low unemployment and controlled inflation, Westminster works to limit damage. Labor and Liberal leaders avoid using the crisis to gain advantage, contrasting with American reactions to Watergate.
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Edward Heath
Westminster
Labor
Britain
Sunlit Hours Shrink As Clocks Run With Daylight Saving
Widespread storms sweep across the nation while daylight stretches grow shorter by clock changes. Residents wonder where the extra daylight will come from as weather disrupts outdoor plans.
Filling Gaps in Watergate Narrative Calls for Big Portrait
The piece argues for a fuller, clearer picture of Nixon era decisions and the Watergate inner circle. It contends that understanding who ordered and directed the bugging, the surveillance plan, and power dynamics is crucial to grasp the presidency abuse of power.
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Nixon
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E. Howard Hunt
George McGovern
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Haldeman
John Mitchell
John Ehrlichman
Charles Colson
Henry Kissinger
Ehrlichman
Mitchell
Colson
Hunt
Laird's White House Return Sparks Tense Nixon Pact
Melvin R. Laird accepted the top domestic post after prodding by Republicans and amid White House doubts. He plans to open the White House to Congress and press for policy changes while opposing renewed Hanoi air campaigns and the Nixon habit of avoided advice. The duo's uneasy partnership faces lingering strain.
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Melvin R. Laird
Richard M. Nixon
White House
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Laird
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Ehrlichman
Mr. Nixon
Hanoi
Haldeman
Congress
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Scott
Ford
William Timmons
Alexander Haig
Harlow
NSC
Saigon
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Reformers warn of empty Capitol Hill promises
A critical column argues five months into the current Congress that sweeping House rule reforms failed. It cites entrenched power, unchanged seniority, and committee control as reasons reforms remain only talk. It highlights Rep Poage and Rep Dulski urging jurisdiction shifts within the Agriculture and Post Office committees.
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House
W. R
Bob) Poage
D.tex
Agriculture Committee
Poage
Thaddeus Dulski
D.N. Y
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Gerald Ford
Dulski
House Administration Committee
Theovernment Operations Committee
Education and Labor Committee
Kissinger Placed Plumbers to Plug Pentagon Papers Leaks
The article alleges Henry Kissinger authorized a secret unit called the plumbers to stop leaks surrounding the Pentagon Papers and asserts he later denied involvement. It notes Ellsberg’s past ties, then shifts to unrelated military and scientific notes including EPA scientist Oscar Liu and attorney general concerns.
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Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Daniel Elisberg
Ae House
Charles Colson
Kissinger
Kiss
David Young
ED Kissing Colson
Colson
Daniel Ellsberg
Over
Pekis
John Ehrichman
Young
Air Force
Bo Air Force Base
Bolling
Vietnam
Warren K. Bennett
Third Army
Oscar Liu
D. C
Lawrence
Mass
Liu
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Ford Cowardice in Argentina Sparks Outcry Over Terror Ransom
The piece attacks Ford Motor for paying a ransom to the People's Revolutionary Arm in Argentina, accusing the company of capitulation to Marxist extortion. It condemns the Argentine government's lax security and urges decisive action, including temporary plant shutdowns, to resist such coercion.
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Ford Motor Com
Calle People’s Revolutionary Arm
Arg
Ford
Buenos Aires
Ford Motor
Ees
Latin America
George Orwell
Useless But Interesting Birds and Blurred Notes
A fragmented column mixes quirky lines about seagulls and jokes on taxes and Aunt Bella. It weaves odd statements on future shock recipes and sexism in tales while musing on flu renewability across seasons.
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