Bureaucratic Dinosaurs in Watergate Hearings
Analysis warns Ervin Committee hearings expose a Civil Service of entrenched appointees and a presidency insulated by political privilege. Critics allege executive control fuels the Watergate crisis while calls for impeachment echo across parties and institutions.
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Mitchell
Ervin
Nixon
Inouye
Hawaii
Abraham Lincoln
Congressional
Stans
Executive Branch
Representative Branch
Ervin Committee
Louisiana Oil Port Proposal Aims for 1978 Opener
A group representing 13 major oil firms urged the Louisiana Superport Authority to back a $278 million offshore oil port 21 miles south of Bayou Fourche. The plan envisions 110 foot deep waters, 1.7 million barrels daily start, rising to over 4 million barrels, supplying about a quarter of U.S. daily oil needs.
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Congress
David C. Treen
Louisiana
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
House
Congressional Record
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Louisiana Superport Authority
Gulf of Mexico Waters
Bayou Fourche
Read
Premium Drop Predicted On Automobile Insurance
Texas hearings on auto insurance rates predict lower premiums across most of 40 rating territories. Law changes and a price freeze, plus defensive driving credits, shape expected declines of 10 to 30 percent as rates are set this fall. Leaders note final figures depend on statistics and new laws.
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Texas Press Association
Austin
Tex
Insurance Board
Joe Christie
Texas
Texas Safety Association
House Insurance Committee
Bob Bynum
Amarillo
Bynum
Christie
Attractive nuisance doctrine guides homeowner liability
A public service feature explains that under the attractive nuisance doctrine a homeowner can be liable if a hazardous object on the property appeals to children and causes injury, even when not present. Factors include child age, nuisance status, and reasonable avoidance.
Old Philosopher Reflects On TV Advertising Ethics
A reader argues television ads aimed at children should be curbed but notes childhood exposure may teach skepticism. He recalls gimmicks from past ads and cautions against overvaluing marketing claims in politics and cereal slogans.
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Cameron
Frank M. Luecke
Don Scarbrough
Milam
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Cameron Herald
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Enacl SC
William B. Read
Louisiana State University Center For Wetland Resources
Crump
Congressional Record Daily
By Joe Crump
Constitutional Revision Commission
Commission
Texas Association of Broadcasters
Senate
John Hill
Exxon Corporation
Federal Power Commission
Hill
Walter Knapp
Court of Criminal Appeals
Department of Public Safety
State Board
Tre Dee
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
Petica
U.S
Citizens National Bank
South Houston
OF Cameron
National Bank Region No
U. S. Treasury
U. S
United States
IRS
Charles F. Hundle
Niley Smith
Niley J. Smith
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