Connally’s White House visit signals sincere reform push
Editorial notes John B. Connally made a genuine effort to persuade President Nixon to alter the administration’s approach amid Watergate. He was dismissed and returned to the range, with evidence suggesting Nixon showed little intent to change the old ways. Connally claimed he advised against clinging to past personnel. The piece hints Melvin R. Laird’s brief White House role and a continued narrow circle around Nixon.
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White House
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Connally
Melvin R. Laird
Pennsylvania Ave
Partners In Folly Facing Cambodian Crisis and U S Politics
The piece argues Lon Nol's Cambodian forces struggle against the Khmer Rouge while U S policy under Nixon faces internal staff upheaval. It cites past Times reporting on a monster myth and criticizes continued air support as prolonging Nol's regime collapse. It also critiques Haldeman era holdovers and calls for more independent leadership.
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Indochina
The Irony Is Ironic In Watergate Testimony
Former White House aide John D. Ehrlichman testified to the Watergate committee over successive days asserting it is perfectly all right for the President to order a burglary and that drinking habits and personal morals of candidates are fit subjects for investigation by White House detectives.
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Watergate Committee
New York Times Service
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Tanaka
Japan
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Ervin Committee
Watergate
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Mel Laird
Supreme Court
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Mr. Nixon
Bob Haldeman
America
Nantucket Trip Satirizes Summer Real Estate Bubble
Russell Baker recalls a Nantucket bicycle ride amid a flood of visitors. He notes overloading the island, feuding locals, litter and a culture of real estate deals, with Budweiser cans as a comical motif and a costly wipeout on the return.
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New Jersey
Nixon faces pivotal plan amid Watergate crisis
James Reston outlines President Nixon's anticipated national speech between the 12th and 15th, the possible Supreme Court ruling on Watergate tapes, and the administration's split between hardline and cautious voices. Kissinger urges nonpartisan policy while officials warn that Nixon's stance risks deepening congressional rifts and foreign policy credibility.
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Supreme Court
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Congress
Cambodia
Indochina
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Buchanan
Ervin Committee
White House
Comstock backs fundraising schemes over Gov. Moore tax debt
West Virginia editor Jim Comstock proposes a public fund drive to pay off Gov. Arch Moore’s alleged $170,000 federal income tax debt and to buy the painting Farmboy by William Robinson Leigh. He divides the painting into 2000 squares at $15 each, selling 79 squares so far and inviting out-of-state and in-state purchases.
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West Virginia Hillbilly
Gov. Moore
Moore
West Virginia
William Robinson Leigh
Cincinnati
Comstock
Capitol Complex
Charleston
J. A. B. Holt
Farmboy
West
Arch Moore
Gazette
James F. Dent
Internal Revenue Service
Wchs-Tv
Huntington
Parkersburg
Turkey
Readers Demand Reliable Charleston Gazette Delivery
A reader from Logan to Welch laments irregular Charleston Gazette delivery, noting up to eight missed days monthly and seeking causes. The letter also includes a debate about taxes and a rebuttal to a correspondent’s stance, with sign-offs from Cullen Justice and Bobby Zickafoose.
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Gazette
Logan
Welch
Chrleston Gazette
Intercepted Message Hints at Expensive Hideouts
A short intercepted note from August 7 1973 mentions pricey hideouts and is attributed to George Warren with a Washington connection. The message to Gerry suggests a high stakes context and is noted as a story on Page 1A.
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Gerald L. Warren
Washington
Watergate probes persist as White House method exposed
The Senate Watergate committee keeps uncovering new evidence of White House misdeeds and secrecy. Key figures like Bob Haldeman and staffers fight over protecting Nixon, with items such as the ITT memo and the enemy list widening the scandal. The inquiry suggests Nixon's system of governing fuels ongoing disclosures.
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