Editorials Call for Outside Control of Congress Ethics
The piece argues Congress cannot police itself and calls for an independent citizen committee to set and enforce conduct rules. It cites past ethics failures, including Rep. Sykes and Rep. Hays investigations, and urges open, honest governance to restore public trust and curb chicanery.
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Charles Sykes
D-Fla
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Hays
House Ethics Committee
Congress
William Clay
D-Mo
Wall Street Journal
Jerry Landauer
Clay
Corrective labor proposal for West Virginia legislature
An essay argues for considering corrective labor as a nonviolent crime penalty modeled on the Soviet system. It notes offenders pay a fixed income percentage for months while remaining free, critiques U.S. overuse of imprisonment, and urges West Virginia lawmakers to study and potentially authorize corrective labor under strict rules.
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United States
West Virginia
Egislature
Texas Gun Carry Loophole For Business People
A safeguard in Texas law allows concealed loaded weapons for people on business, creating a broad exception that enables many Texans to carry a hidden gun at almost any time. The rule centers on who counts as on business and how it reshapes gun access.
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Texas
Violence in Sports: Public Fights Stir Debates
In a Los Angeles Times interview, Dr. Heinrich Applebaum argues that American sports need more violence to entertain fans, praising unrestrained fighting as character-building and an authentic reflection of a violent world, while a skeptical listener questions its impact on youth and rules. The dialogue ends abruptly as the page continues on 4A.
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Washington
Heinrich Applebaum
The
Society For the Advancement of Violence In Sports
Haunted editorial prompts reader letter confusion
A May editoria page features a quarrel over a piece titled Haunted by Good Works and alleged statistical backing for Rockefeller's abortion stance. Readers fault the piece for unclear conclusions and call for clear attribution or removal as an unpaid political ad.
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the Gazette
Day Rockefeller
Michael Quinn Logan
Inside Story of Vietnam War Turns on Kissinger
A long analysis based on North Vietnamese Army chief Gen. Van Tien Dung's memoir claims the North never pursued a negotiated peace in April 1975 and that U S intelligence was correct, while Kissinger and aides misread signals. The piece notes the fallout for U S foreign intelligence and the Carter era political implications for Henry Kissinger and President Ford amid Republican opposition. It also references opinion letters about Rhodesia and local West Virginia regatta plans, interweaving public notices with editorials and personal letters.
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South Vietnam
van Tien Ding
Saigon
Ding
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
CIA
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Capitol Hill
Ohio Swing State Holds Key to Ford Carter Nominations
Ohio emerges as the pivotal swing state as the remaining primaries near. Ford and Reagan campaign hard in Ohio aiming to secure delegates, with Ford favored to win both Ohio and New Jersey and push toward the nomination. Carter faces hurdles from Oregon Idaho and Maryland losses, needing a strong California showing to maintain momentum for the convention in New York.
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Reagan
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Frank Church
Maryland
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Jerry Brown
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Mortis Udall
Arizona
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Michi
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Church
Hubert Humphrey
Brendan Byrne
Udall
Georgia
Lug
New York
Intercepted Message June 7 1976
A brief note titled Intercepted Message notes a dated entry June 7 1976. It references individuals named George Steven H Blizzard and mentions changing Namus Mareankuven with a picture caption on Page 7H.
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Steven H. Blizzard
Cast Stones and Sin in Public Life in Faithful Reflection
Rev Calvin Monroe Star Bt. 1 Box It Rupert urges restraint amid investigations of public figures like Rep Wayne Hays. He cites Jesus' forgiveness of the adulteress and warns against shedding stones or condemning others for sin while acknowledging human imperfection and our own potential faults. He references Scripture from John and Kings to urge humility and accountability.
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Rhodesia
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Tom Tompkins
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