In Our Opinion on Capital Punishment in Pennsylvania
The piece argues against capital punishment, noting four years without electrocut ions due to Governor Shapp while predicting future parole releases. it claims life sentences often fail, enabling killers to kill again, and urges removal of dangerous inmates. It also profiles J Edgar Hoover, portraying him as feared yet approachable, detailing routines with Clyde Tolson and security.
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Pennsylvania
Shapp
Courts of the Land
Parole Boards
Bleeding Hearts
Reformers
Hoover Scandal Sparks Nightmares and Odd Gifts
A lurid item accuses J Edgar Hoover of fear and paranoia, noting he avoids gifts due to poison risk and donates treats to orphans. It cites discarded fruit, a rumored dream consultant, and hints at a broader portrait of a nervous, aging official. The piece also covers a Britain centered sex scandal, a forest commission job for Ed Foreman, and secret zoning talks involving John Mitchell and George Romney.
Outrage and national emergency call to unseat Nixon
The speaker argues jawboning alone won’t end Indochina war by 1972 and urges a Democrat to mobilize public outrage. Domestic crises like crime and pollution require unity, while the idea of declaring a national emergency is rejected as unnecessary. LBJ’s defiant stance and Nixon’s poised image are criticized for failing to motivate the people.
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Nixon
Indochina
Nixon abandons mold by John Cunniff
NEW YORK AP Richard Nixon abandons time worn Republican economic themes. He dumps the balanced budget idea and government restraint on monetary policy. He embraces a budget deficit, pushes low interest rates, and signals a shift away from older orthodox economics amid inflation and unemployment pressures.
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New York
Richard Nixon
Federal Reserve
Miller Drama The Price Shines On NBC TV
Arthur Miller's The Price on NBC delivered a fine ninety minutes of drama as two estranged brothers confront years of hurt after their father's death in a dingy Manhattan room. George Scott and Barry Sullivan give disciplined, believable performances revealing hidden failures and the cost of sacrifice. The program also launched The Psychiatrist in Four in One, with Roy Thinnes guiding a methadone story about addicts, well produced but controversial.
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New York
Arthur Miller
NBC
George €. Scott
Barry Sullivan
Manhattan
Miller
T He ‘‘Hall of Fame
Psychiatrist
Roy Thinnes
Pete Duel
Law for removing township supervisors by court action
The law allows dissatisfied taxpayers to contest township officials by filing a written complaint with a required number of electors. The court can issue a rule to show cause and, after a hearing, may declare the office vacant and appoint a replacement. Officials may also be removed for malfeasance or misfeasance. The Corry Journal invites brief reader letters with signature and address.
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