Press and shield laws bolster uncovering public corruption
In our opinion Good lawmen prosecutors and judges welcome the help of the press in exposing corruption. So essential is this function that Sen. Lowell Weicker Connecticut Republican has said: "With minor exceptions every major scandal in public office over the past 20 years was uncovered by the press." Legislators in many states have passed shield laws to supplement the First Amendment in protecting.
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Sen
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
Watergate echoes in government across levels
The piece notes how press access remains essential amid ongoing tensions with prosecutors and judges, likening contemporary attempts to shield sources to Richard Nixon’s Watergate era. It argues Watergate’s legacy persists in governance and political culture.
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Richard Nixon
Nixon
Birth of sovereign immunity in Pennsylvania sparked by colonial mischief
During the American Revolution colonial officials seized flour to thwart British capture. A merchant sued for its value but was overruled with the reasoning it is better to suffer private mischief than public inconvenience. The article traces the origins and persistence of immunity and notes recent shifts toward possible repeal by the Pennsylvania Legislature.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Supreme Court
Commonwealth
General Assembly
Inflation Doubts Persist As June Prices Jump
Administration stunned by a 9.6 percent June inflation reading while consumers, facing rising costs, cut back and save. OECD projections warn of high unemployment and slower recovery, with real GNP hopes hinges on a hoped third to fourth quarter upturn amid stubborn inflation and weak housebuilding.
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New York
Washington
First National City Bank
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
United States
OECD
Corry letters touch on coach Sanford camp plan
Local readers express support for Coach Sanford by proposing a football camp to build teamwork and pride among players. They volunteer to help and urge community backing, citing a July article noting kids want to play and feel pride in themselves.
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Corry
Sanford
CIA mail tampering and spy gadgets shock Capitol Hill
Colby recounts CIA mail surveillance on Soviet and communist countries with New York as the main hub. A clerk was paid to move bags, an admission of improper acts. Ford privately boasted of space optics and vetoes while the map room was redescribed. White House Whispers notes a staged briefing and trash collected as a security ritual.
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Rockefeller
CIA
Honolulu
New Orleans
New York City
San Francisco
Colby
Miami
Cuba
Soviet Union
China
North Vietnam
New York
Peter F McAuley
Jack Cloherty
Postal Service
Capitol Hill
James Bond
Calby
White House
Ford
Israel
Egyot
Keep the old ones young by Jim Bishop
Robert Bray writes from California about his aging father and the clash between care needs and family life. The letter mixes humor and pathos as Bray recalls his father, siblings, and the rest home debate, and reflects a generation balancing love, duty, and obligation across borders of time and memory.
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Jim
Robert Bray
California
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