Can a Vice President Be Indicted While in Office
The piece argues that no office immunizes a person from criminal accountability. It asserts that vice presidents, like all officials, can face criminal charges, with impeachment separate from criminal proceedings. It emphasizes equal justice and that government branches withstand prosecutions of high officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vietnam
Senate Watergate Committee
Ervin
House of Representatives
Road Signage Woes Hint At Nationwide Uniformity Effort
A travel note from Minnesota highlights changing highway numbers and county letter designations causing map and sign discrepancies. The writer urges continued national effort for uniform road signing to improve safety, noting partial progress in the Midwest and urging Iowa cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Midwest
Iowa
Reconciliation Hope Amnesty for Nixon
James Reston discusses a possible general amnesty for draft dodgers and truth dodgers in the White House. He questions who could fairly judge widespread wrongdoing by leaders, military, and officials and notes the issue could linger into 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Republic
Nixon
Protein Not Always High Priced Ignorance Widens Nutrition Gap
The piece argues rising food costs threaten nutrition in the United States. It cites USDA and AMA recommendations, advocates fortification and fortified foods, and notes shifts toward milk vegetables fruits cereals and plant-based proteins to curb costs. It discusses hunger beyond the poor, calls for education and possible amnesty in a broader political context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
American Medical Assn
AMA
Jean Mayer
Harvard
White House
Department of Agricul
Ture
America
Watergate Seems Far Away Life Is Pickles on the Shelf
James J. Kilpatrick reflects on August as Watergate recedes from headlines. He notes power abuses and calls for stronger restraints, while praising rural life and pickling rituals as signs of resilience in America, with August passing amid storms and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watergate
James J. Kilpatrick Crabble
Congress
Sen. Weicker
White House
Senate Committee
Republic
Washington
Washington Star Syndicate
Butz Quote Sparks Forum Mockery and Public Dissent
A reader questions Agriculture Secretary Butz on food expense percentages and mocks bureaucrats. The letter cites concerns about college scenic preservation and private funding, plus a protest at the White House where about 60 people including nuns were arrested after peaceful dissent over hospital bombings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butz
Paul
Pine Grove NE
White House
Mount Mercy Responds to Parking Lot Criticism
A Mount Mercy official notes the college is a private institution expanding its curriculum to serve the community. The expansion has increased commuting students and created a need for parking facilities, countering the notion of the campus as a public park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinertson
Marilee Reinertson
Mount Mercy College
Mount Mercy
Dissent Right called out Nixon era actions and secrets
The speaker cites an enemy list targeting Americans for dissent and references a 1969 secret bombing of Cambodia. Funds Congress allocated for other programs were allegedly diverted to support the bombing. The statement notes growing concern among good Americans.
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Cambodia
Congress
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