Confidence in Nixon Era Presidency Endures Amid Watergate Debate
The author cites Senator Barry Goldwater praising the U S presidency as the world’s premier seat of government and argues the office will endure through bad times. They foresee a future president who is “precleaned and purified” to withstand public scrutiny, and pledge heightened vigilance without dismissing the presidency.
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Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Goldwater
United States
A Call For Patriotism In A New Year
A 1974 message urges renewed patriotism to heal after a troubled 1973. It emphasizes diligence, faith, and unity, warning against political dirtiness and urging Americans to write a better chapter in the coming year.
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United States
Law and Life Insurance and Alaska Oil Politics
The text explains life insurance benefits go to the named beneficiary if alive at death. a divorced or undivorced status affects estate shares. It also discusses oil policy influence in Washington, noting ties between the Navy NPR 4 reserve in Alaska and oil industry interests, with figures from BLM and the Pentagon involved in boundary and development memos.
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BLM
Interior
John Whitaker
Standard Oil of
California
Navy
Elk Hills
Calif
Rip-off ties to SEDCO and Alaska pipeline bids unfold
The piece links a Dallas drilling firm SEDCO and former chairman to a $100 million stake and possible involvement in Alaskan oil pipeline rights. It notes Representative John Moss calls for resignation, SEDCO pursuing pipeline project bids, and client firms tied to the venture amid broader credit reporting scrutiny by FTC and Senate. It also recounts credit-snooping woes from various cases and calls for creditors to share full reports with applicants.
The Closet Emergence and Homosexual Rights Debate
A historical essay argues homosexuality has existed since ancient times and should be accepted. It cites Dr. Robert L. Spitzer on homosexuality not being a psychiatric disorder and explores origins from parental rejection or early life influence to explain same sex attraction.
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Robert L. Spitzer
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Homosexuality and tolerance across beliefs and eras
A 1960s era reflection argues that sexual orientation does not constitute illness and urges tolerance. It cites Kinsey, Masters and Johnson, and cites individuals including Dr. Howard Brown and Jewish LGBTQ groups in Los Angeles and New York. The speaker urges Christian empathy and parallels bias against homosexuals with contempt toward color prejudice.
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Howard Brown
New York
Temple
Beth Chayim Chadashim
Los Angeles
Wall Street fears new blow from European capital controls
Market watchers warn that rising oil prices may not shield U S stocks as European governments threaten tighter currency outflows. Peter J Tanous of Smith Barney cautions nations could curb foreign exchange, reversing 1970s foreign trading declines and harming U S markets.
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New York
Wall
Tanous
U.S
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R. Budd Dwyer
United States Representative ‘ Assembly
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Forest Hopkins
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Washington
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Stewartstown
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Seattle
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Joe Biden
D-Del
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