Watergate proves journalism's power and duty
The Washington Post led Watergate coverage and many readers demand fairness, integrity, and truth from papers. Critics want press limits, but editors and judges show courage in defending sources. Watergate is a proud page in journalism only if papers build on it, not rest on it.
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Watergate
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Citizens’ Committee For Fairness
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Supreme Court narrows rulings on warnings to suspects
The court held police failure to warn a felony suspect of his rights as inadvertent and said solid evidence could not be ignored due to a procedural error. The decision moves toward protection of rights while limiting relief from technicalities, ensuring those charged with crimes retain significant safeguards.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Curious case of CIA dabbling in foreign politics
The writer notes the CIA and Soviet allied Communist Party influence in foreign affairs and cites the U S Senate interest in CIA practices while Chile’s case drew no scrutiny. The piece argues Communists lost and questions if liberty would endure like Chile under future Allendes. It closes with a wish for the U S to fare as well.
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Communist Party
U.S. Senate
CIA
Senate
Chile
Allende
Berty
Chite
Allendes
From Persecuted to Prosperous American Farmer
Masahi Obi, a persecuted minority member, immigrated from Japan via a family history spanning railroads in Utah and Idaho to farming near Sacramento in 1908. Postwar, he and brothers Art and Henry built a 7200 acre operation in Yuba City growing rice, peaches, safflower, corn and wheat, partnering in four John Deere dealers, while serving as a Rotary past president, California Canners and Growers Co op director, and Federal Reserve Bank San Francisco director. He and his wife also chair the local Methodist church.
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Henry
Yuba City
California Canners and Growers Co-op
Rotary Club
Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco
Methodist Church
John Deere
Oht
Vinegar and health facts from Dr Lamb column
Dr Lamb explains vinegar contains acetic acid with no alcohol. It does not hinder starch digestion, has no proven medical benefits, and differs little between apple cider and distilled forms. All food energy ultimately converts to acetic acid in the body. vinegar in reasonable amounts does not harm the stomach.
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Lawrence J. Lamb
M.D
DR. Lamb
George Washington
No nation an island in world politics analysis
An essay argues nations are interdependent like an algebraic system or a Calder mobile not isolated. It notes interlocking economies and the limits of sovereignty, warning that moves in one country ripple others and that negative intervention can alter strategic balance, including implications for Israel and the Middle East.
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John Roche
Lisbon
Portugal
Azores
Middle East
Israel
Greece and Britain clash over influence and independence
The piece argues Greece’s history shows continued external influence from Britain and the United States. It notes a shift from British to American dominance after World War II, with U S bases near Athens and Crete, and discusses the global implications of Greece's internal politics and interventions.
Price fixing epidemic alarms antitrust chief
Washington's Thorés Kauper, head of the Justice Department antitrust division, argues millions pay inflated prices due to widespread price fixing. Inflation hides the schemes and enforcement is weak. He cites estimates of $80 billion overcharge this year and notes indictments against eight dye makers for conspiring to inflate prices by up to 10 percent of $800 million.
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Justice Department
Kauper
Ford
Price Fixing and Public Apathy in Antitrust Efforts
A discussion with Kauper staff on the scale of price fixing prosecutions, from large cases to small conspiracies, and the difficulties of proving collusion. The piece notes public indifference, legal hurdles, and a shift toward survival in a rising competition landscape.
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