Business leaders split on Nixon Watergate impact
A New York Times survey of 500 corporate heads shows 34 percent replied, with 58 percent still backing President Nixon. Executives criticized media coverage, blamed Congress and press for hindering governance, and noted ongoing concerns about reform amid Watergate fallout.
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George McGovern
Family Weekly
McGovern
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Chiefs For Life
Nixon
New York Times
Bach
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R. B. Pamplin
The
Georgia Pacific Corporation
Congress
Watergate
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Kennedy
Truman
Restraint Of Trade In Police Prostitution Tactics
An AP survey shows some cities police use undercover female officers posing as prostitutes to lure men into money dates, then arrest them for soliciting. Critics warn such entrapment risks criminalizing ordinary encounters and may be an unfair restraint of trade.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Taiwan
Nixon
Parting Shots From A Political Satire Column
A humorous column riffs on taxation debates, vacations, debates, and public figures. It jests about Sludgepump avoiding debates to hide a pipe advantage, forefathers and dogs by the fire versus air conditioning, senators speaking often, prison reform gaining steam, and the idea of franchising nuclear reactors as a global business model.
Innovations in State Government Book Promotes States’ Power
A piece argues the federal power may be waning and the states gaining influence, citing the National Governors Conference book Innovations in State Government as persuasive evidence that action in government increasingly lies with states under the Tenth Amendment.
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National Health
National Consumer Protection
National Governors Conference
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Washington
California
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Congress
House
The Taiwan Miracle and Its Rising Global Role
A vivid account praising Taiwan’s postwar growth from 1949 to 1972, detailing rapid gains in education, farming ownership, industrial output, energy, and living standards. The piece contrasts Taiwan’s development with broader political debates on federalism and state-led reforms, noting bold state innovations in health, land use, and conservation.
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Republic of China
Taiwan
China
Wyoming
Vermont
Oregon
Hawaii
Nebraska
Colorado
Florida
Montana
North Dakota
Maine
Kentucky
Ceremonial President debate echoes through Washington
Holmes Alexander argues that America has a de facto ceremonial president amid Watergate. He blasts Nixon’s twilight influence, ponders Harold or Arthur Nixon as lookalikes, and warns Ford as potential unelected chief executive. He likens today’s leadership to a parliamentary system with a ceremonial monarch.
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Washington
D.C
America
White House
Richard Nixon
Harold
Arthur
Richard
Nixon
Congress
Moscow
Arthur Nixon
Pennsylvania
Woodrow Wilson
Gerry Ford
Argentina
Peron
Ford
Haiphong Harbor
Hanoi
Archie Cox
CIA Involvement Theories Amid Watergate Debates
Jeffrey Hart Colson and Lee Bast discuss a CIA role in Watergate with Colson alleging agency intrigue at the White House. The piece argues signs point to CIA pressure and internal power struggles, not a simple takeover, citing McCord and organizational reshuffles as key clues.
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Washington
Lee Bast
Charles Colson
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency!n Wale
Bast
Calson
Nixon
White House
Colson
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Richard Helms
Iran
James Schlesinger
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Defense
Miles Copeland
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National Review
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Copeland
McCord
Watergate
Langley
Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
CTA
John J. Sirica
Danville Register Adopts Sub Rates and Renewal Notice
The Danville Register lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday delivery and mail options. In city and suburbs carrier delivery is 50 cents weekly, single copies 10 cents, and Sunday only 20 cents. Mail rates are one year 20 dollars, six months 10.50, three months 5.25, one month 1.75 with renewal notices mailed 10 days before expiration.
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Holmes Alexander
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Confederacy
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