Reform Comes Slowly in House Rules Changes
The House adopts record roll calls for certain amendments boosting accountability. More members participate in votes, with 375 members now voting on record rolls versus 190 in teller votes. Seniority remains key for chairmanship, but limits on subcommittee chairs empower younger lawmakers to lead, signaling a gradual move toward the 20th century.
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U.S
House of Representatives
Rip van Winkle
House
Arkansas
Mills
Ways-Means
Right to Die Dilemma Sparks Court and Family Debate
A 72-year-old Miami patient with a severe blood disease faced painful vein surgery or death, choosing to die rather than endure more pain. The physician sought legal clarity to avoid prosecution. The judge urged respect for a patient's right to live or die with dignity, leaving the final decision to the daughter guardian. The daughter honored the end-of-pain request and the patient died peacefully, raising questions about rigid ethics and law versus personal autonomy.
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Miami
No Nonsense Man Bosses Antipollution Drive
William Doyle Ruckelshaus oversees the EPA as top administrator in a Nixon era push to enforce pollution laws. He cites 107 water polluters in seven months, sets nationwide air standards, and warns of tough deadlines including 1975 exhaust limits and 1976 lake flushing bans.
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Ashington
Gary Cooper
William Doyle Ruckelshaus
Honcho
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Ruckelshaus
Congress
Nixon
Indiana
Wyatt Earp
EPA chief warns against compromised pollution goals
Ruckelshaus faces congressional and state pressure over air and water standards amid tight natural gas supplies. He argues early flexibility could risk deadlines, cites public opinion and selective enforcement as tools to drive compliance while governors warn of unemployment and lost authority.
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Ruckelshaus
Congress
Henry Jackson
Senate Interior Committee
FPC
EPA
Everybody Knows It Eh Parrot-like Pundit Disease
James J. Kilpatrick argues against the assuming wisdom of popular beliefs. He cites claims about Panthers, Nixon, drug diversion, and DDT as examples of the pundits’ disease, urging verification and authoritative sources over widely accepted but unverified statements.
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Ashington
Buchanan
Exposed The DDT Documen ts Challenge Conventional Wisdom
The mail carries 335 pages of supporting documentation from DDT manufacturers and statements from a dozen top scientists arguing that what everyone knows is wrong. The piece notes the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography was Lyndon Johnsons, not Nixon's, and stresses the pursuit of truth over mistaken belief.
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Bureau
Rachel Carson
Philip Handler
National Academy of Sciences
Parade Magazine
Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Ben Jonson
Washington Star Syndicate
U S Fighting Hydra-Headed Monster Lebanon Officials Deal in Drugs
Congressman Seymour Halpern reports widespread drug activity across the Middle East and says Lebanon officials including deputies and a former speaker are tied to hashish and heroin networks. He cites a hashish landing strip, a 670 kilo seizure, and a heroin chemist convicted in the region.
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U.S
Lebanon
Ashington
Nixon
Turkey
No-Man’s-Land
Burma
Laos
Thailand
Foreign Affairs Committee
Iran
Iraq
Seymour Halpern
R-N.y
Halpern
Chamber of Deputies
Naif El-Masri
Crete
Masri
Sabri Hamadeh
Hamadeh
Fares Shu
Letter prompts Cedar Rapids Red Cross retraction
The author retracts previous criticism of the Cedar Rapids Red Cross over not notifying a relative’s injury. He thanks those who investigated, says the Red Cross aided him in the past, and notes Cedar Rapids residents show care for servicemen. He also signs as Steven M. Rahn AP0 San Francisco 96215.
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Cedar Rapids Red Cross
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Steven M. Rahn
Eng
APO
San Francisco
Bike stolen from Washington high school lot
A reader reports their bicycle was stolen today July 8 from the Washington high school parking lot. The note asks the editor to note the incident.
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Washington High School
Computer boasts near human flaw shifting blame to others
A scientist proclaims an almost human computer while bystanders note its flaw of avoiding responsibility. The joke hinges on the machine deflecting errors onto a different computer, highlighting a satirical take on machine accountability.
Iowa 1971 Legislature Aided by Editors Across Iowa
Editors from Oborrowed papers grade the 1971 session highlighting tax changes and school aid reform. Critics note mixed records with property tax cuts, interims and reapportionment debates, urging forethought for future sessions and clearer public information on the foundation school aid plan.
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