Shield law plea sparks debate as Agnew case fuels press freedom
The piece argues for a federal shield law to protect news sources while noting Agnew aides win permission to subpoena Washington journalists to uncover leaks. It labels the probe a distraction from alleged kickbacks and illegal acts by Agnew, and urges reporters to pursue truth freely, warning against constraining journalism.
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Pennsylvania
Richard Schweiker
Hugh Scott
Spiro Agnew
Washington
Agnew
Bills and bills and bills in a summer session
A long summary of legislative actions is given, noting House and Senate bills, votes, and topics such as hunting calibers, tax hearings, county official pay, mental health funding, and liquor control hearings. It references the Governor Shapp and Shafer, the LCB hearings, and mentions local officials’ expense allowances.
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Senate
House
Game Commission
Agricultural squeeze play targets small farmers in memo
A confidential House Agriculture Committee memo accuses big grain companies of gouging farmers by controlling hopper and boxcars, keeping grain prices low at interior points while port prices rise. The document portrays rail and elevator cartels profiting as farmers lose income. It also recounts John Dean’s early career under Nixon and notes a separate Secret/Sensitive U.S. Customs memo about South Vietnamese officials.
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Washington
House Agriculture
John Melcher
D-Mont
America
Law and Power: Mental Health Act and Political Drama
A reader asks if an abusive husband can have his wife involuntarily committed. The answer notes the Pennsylvania Mental Health Act of 1966 allows commitment by a relative or guardian with two physicians certificates, but this misuse suggests the abuser is the one in need of commitment. The article also touches on U S pressure in Vietnam against narcotics corruption and political fallout over House support on the emergency hospitals program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnew
Whatever Became Of The Stars In The Game Of Life
A potpourri of late life notes on famous figures once in the spotlight. Notables like Truman Robinson Astor and Lamparski subjects fade from stardom, pursue new lives, or face retirement and health challenges as a Fox-cited memory game of “Whatever Became Of.”
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Richard Lamparski
Crown
Hedy Lamarr
New York
Nick Kenny
N.Y
Sarasota
Fla
Kenny
Corry School Insurance Drive and Football Sweep
In Corry on October 10 1953 Supt L M Douglas reported 282 of 457 high school students and 77 percent of elementary pupils are covered by a low cost policy. Local plants placed Corry made products in store windows as Pennsylvanias Week observance begins. Corry Beavers routed Union City 57 6 at Loveland Field for their fifth straight win this season and extending a 13 game streak.
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Supt. L.M. Douglas
Pennsylvania
Lou Hanna
Union City Bears
Loveland Field
Orange and Black
Corry youth joins university band and school plans
Howard Robbins formerly in Corry High School band has joined the University of Cincinnati Military Band as a clarinetist. The Board of Education grants use of three rooms in the Junior High School and the Hatch building drawing room for a proposed unemployed workers school set to begin soon.
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Howard Robbins
Corry
University of Cincinnati
Hatch
Board of Education
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Corry Journal
James McLelland
Dolk State Hospital
George R. Johnson
Delaware County
Fred Noyes
Ben Wilson
E House
Associated Spring Corp. of
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Liquor Control Board
LCB
Alexander Jatfurs
Shapp
Raymond Shafer
Shafer
Labor House
United States Senate
Richard 5. Schweiker
R.pa
Washington, D.C
R-Pa
Milton Shapp
Harrisburg
United States
Joseph P. Vigorito
Cannon House
R. Budd Dwyer
Honorable Forest Hopkins
By Jack Anderson
Nixon
John Dean
Dean
Richard Nixon
Duke Law School
White House
U.S
Service
Saigon
Nguyen Hyu Xuong
Xuong
Als
South Vietnam
Nader Hater
Ralph Nader
Kennedy Center
Nader
Nick Zill
Stewart Mott
General Motors
Mott
Manon
Internal Security
Richard Ichord
Harry Truman
Jackie Robinson
Betty Smith
Walter Winchell
George Sanders
Lovella Parsons
Oscar Levant
Gil Hodges
Jennie Grossinger
the Duke of Windsor
Allen Ellender
Dan Blocker
Hopalong Cassidy
James F. Byrnes
Maurice Chevalier
Gene Austin
Roberta Clemente
Martin Dies
Hodding Carter
Rudolph Friml
Brandon de Wilde
Mahalia Jackson
Howard Johnson
Mary Astor
Hollywood
George S. Kaufman
Roger Pryor
Arthur Pryor
Pompano Beach
Ruth Hussey
Brentwood
Calif
Robert Longenecker
Maxie Rosenbloom
Pasadena
Cass Daley
George O'Brien
Jimmy Cagney
Stanfordville
John Agar
Shirley Temple
Burbank
Sherry Britton
Allen Jenkins
Santa Monica
Marcus Welby
Rise Stevens
Manhattan
Walter Surovy
Vaughn Monroe
John Derek
Tom Drake
Culver City
Frankie Hyers
Newark Airport
Jayne Mansfield
Dana Andrews
Jack Mulhall
Ben Blue
Carolina
Peggy Wood
Kay Kyser
Rocky Mount
N.C
Chapel Hill
Georgia Carroll
Ann Southern
Ingemar Johansson
George Brent
Ernest Hamingway
Corry High School
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