Bill to require federal agencies to disclose records
The House considers a Senate approved bill 51160 to force federal agencies to publish records and information and allow lawsuits to obtain withheld data. It aims to curb cover ups while preserving national security categories and shifts burden to agencies to prove nondisclosure. Rep. Rumsfeld with Rep. Moss lead the effort.
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House of Representatives
Donald Rumsfeld
R-I
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Good Guy Theory in International Relations and Public Accountability
The piece argues against a simplistic good versus bad guy view of communism and urges openness in government. It critiques secrecy in the Post Office Department, supports a bill by Rep. Rumsfeld, and calls for accountability of federal agencies and officials. The editor urges West Virginia legislators to back the measure.
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House Subcommittee On
Foreign Operations
Moss
House Committee On
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Rep
Rumsfeld
Congress
Post Office Department
Moss Committee
West Virginia
President faces waning support amid polls and California primary
The piece argues that polls and the California primary show the President no longer commands the vast majority that backed him in 1964. It probes why this shift occurred, noting uncertainty about crime confession importance and the broader criminal justice system, while highlighting opinions of Warren White and ongoing public polarization over war policy.
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California
Earl Warren
Ugly War Divides Nation and Threatens 1968 Election
Walter Lippmann argues the Vietnam War undermines domestic priorities and disrupts the Johnson consensus. He warns the conflict will polarize politics, strain resources, and jeopardize the Democratic party ahead of the 1968 election.
Art Buchwald on White House party ethics and dancing
A satirical Art Buchwald column mocks floor speeches in the House about White House behavior. It riffs on Moyers dancing the Watusi and a guest wearing a transparent dress, while a couple jokes about life in Washington and a glass house.
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Cesehtea
White House
Bill Moyers
Rep. Gross
Little Beaver Park underscored as political fault line
An attorney general opinion rebukes Raleigh County for offering Little Beaver Park to the state for 1, arguing the county should fetch at least 75000. The piece portrays years of poor planning, financial instability, and political maneuvering in Raleigh County and the Democratic party's control, with park restoration seen as a political stepping stone for local interests.
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Raleigh
Department of Natural Resources
Little Beaver Park
West Virginia
Raeigh County
Little Beaver County
Ag Beach
Little Beaver
Democratic
Sim
Wyers
Charleston
Hugh
McDonough
Dear Jennings The Father's Day Gift Dilemma
A witty note laments that Father’s Day gifts shift the cost to the father, framing the holiday as a financial burden rather than a celebration.
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Jennings
Worth Repeating and Notable Quotes
A collection of quotations on truth tolerance freedom and happiness from Huxley Ingersoll Frost and Harris. The excerpt presents ruminations on mind control tyrants hope and the nature of happiness.
Potomac Fever and Parody in a Handspring of Notes
ACK WILSON reviews a mix of remarks on Reagan and Medicare while Johnson touts elder approval. Allen Ginsberg notes LSD culture on Madigan Avenue. Seattle library balks at Little Black Sambo, and a Jersey nudist camp bars a Black woman prompting protests.
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Madigan Avenue
Seattle
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