Editorials on Americanism and inclusive lodges in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin Department of Revenue ruling voids tax exemptions for fraternal lodges with racial membership barriers. Moose Lodges repealed whites-only rules at Chicago convention and now promote Americanism based on merit. The piece notes financial pressure aided repeal but cites broader aims of integrating democracy. It traces desegregation from schools to churches to public accommodations and clubs.
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Wisconsin
State Department of Revenue
Wisconsin Moose Lodges
Order
Chicago
Moose Lodge
United States
Law Spurned Once Again
The piece accuses the FBI of entrapment and improper conduct in multiple cases from Kissinger to the Camden draft board raid. It claims informers, government overreach, and trials cost taxpayers millions, ending with a jury acquittal for the Camden matter and calls for adherence to lawful standards.
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FBI
Henry Kissinger
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Father Philip Berrigan
Daniel Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
Pentagon
Camden
N.J
Draft Board
Nixon aides clash over authority in Watergate probes
President Nixon touted Elliot Richardson’s absolute authority over the Watergate inquiry and Cox’s arm’s length stance, but a week later the White House pressed Richardson to probe grand jury leaks and demanded it not recur, then pressed Cox with concern over leaks.
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Elliot Richardson
Wolsteate
Nixon
Archibald Cox
White House
Cox
Richardson
Watergate Grand Jury
Washington dinner with Sam Smith ends in long awkward talk
A Friday dinner at the Cooleys with guests including Mollie Morton and the Potters turns tense as they plan discreet conversation about Watergate and White House attitudes. Sam Smith attends under a heavy cloak of secrecy while a hidden camera is used to record remarks. The gathering drags on for 17 hours, with politics and civics topics dominating the chatter.
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Washington
Bill
Georgette Cooley
Georgette
Sam Smith
Nixon White House
Bil
Cooleys
Callahans
Mollie Morton
League of Women Voters
Potter
CIA
Seamus Callahan
Sarah Callahan
White House
Seamus
Amy Vanderbilt
la Crosse
Truth or a Rescue in Nixon White House Crisis
James Reston argues Nixon reshuffled staff to restore public confidence but questions whether the new leaders form a truth squad or a rescue squad. He notes Haig Laird Connally Garment bring administrative skill yet doubts linger about facing Watergate facts and Senate hearings.
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New York Times Service
New York
Nixon
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
General Haig
Mel Laird
John Connally
White House
Haig
Laird
Connally
Len Garment
John Dean
Garment
The
Republic
Senate
Len
Archibald Cox
Watergate
Pesp
Readers Forum letters on religion buses and a former announcer
A reader argues the Gazette biases against a new religion Hare Krishna in coverage of an alleged church attack. Another writer thanks Tom Knight for an article on buses and gasoline shortages prompts thoughts on winter crowds and transit use. A third requests help locating former WMON announcer Gene Stepps from West Virginia tech era.
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the Gazette
Tom Knight
Stepps
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Gene Stepps
WMON
Dillon taps West Virginia Democrats healing new state chairman
J C Dillon Jr of Hinton elected Democratic state chairman as party seeks to heal rifts after 1974 election turmoil. Dillon, praised for fairness at the 1972 Miami Beach convention, pledges neutrality in primaries and broad outreach across eastern, northern and southern counties to unify the party.
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West Virginia
J. C. Dillon Jr
Hinton
J. C
James Clyde
Miami Beach
Dillon
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
House of Delegates
House Finance Committee
Democratic Party
Democratic State Committee
Panhandles
William Watson
Wellsburg
Alan L. Susman
Beckley
Susman
Watson
Lewis N. McManus
House
Moore
McManus
Del
Harry R. Pauley
D-Mcdowell
James Clyde Dillon
Summers County
Intercepted Message to Joe on June 12, 1973
A fragment shows a 1973 communication to Joe Ellis from a miner, noting “Everything goes wrong when you get booted.” The note references a fuller story on Page 1A.
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Joe
Deep Throat in San Francisco: A Night at the Top of the Mark
In San Francisco the film Deep Throat runs at Presidio Centre and North Beach theaters, drawing a full house despite backlash. SAM CALHOUN, manager of the Presidio, notes high attendance by locals and suburban visitors, with a mix of young adults and some disapproval as critics call pornography a societal blemish.
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San Francisco
Presidio Centre
North Beach
Presido
Sam Calhoun
Presidio
Calhoun
Eagle
Chronicle
Linda Lovelace
Frog Boy
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Dean
Ervin
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Quarrier Si
Charles Day
Ravinia Rd
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Augusto S. Delgado
Agana
Guam
Don
OF National Security
Harry Hoffmann
George H. Seibert
Finance Committee
Pauley
Finance
Billy Burke
Dgilmer
Rodney Belknap
D-Braxton
Robert Reed
D-Clay
Belknap
Reed
Goorge
Joe Ellis
Miner
James Kilpatrick
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