Nixon urges bipartisan fixes and Cambodia policy push
President Nixon pressed Congress on two fronts to bolster confidence in U S elections and governance. He urged creation of a 17 member bipartisan commission to study sweeping election reforms and suggested changes such as four year House terms and six year presidential terms. Senate leaders welcomed the reform idea, signaling possible White House Congress cooperation while a Cambodia policy fight unfolds.
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Nixon
Congress
Cambodia
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Robert P. Griffin
White House
Ill Wind of Gold Prices Hits South Africa and Deficits
The article notes South Africa supplied about 75 to 78 percent of world gold, with Canada and the United States far behind, as gold prices rose in 1972 boosting South Africa's export value despite lower output. It cites budget figures showing a 1972 balance-of-payments deficit of 135.8 million dollars and predicts a potential 1973 surplus, while contrasting Western deficits and rising U.S. federal spending.
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U.S
Republic of South Africa
South Africa
Canada
United States
Nie Diederichs
House of Assembly
Republic
Atlantic
Two Strong Men Face Off In Richardson Confirmation
Washington scene as Elliott Richardson navigates Senate Judiciary hearing for Attorney General amid clash with Sen. Hart over Watergate probe. The exchange underscored a split over independence versus presidential control, leaving the outcome uncertain.
J Edgar Hoover Vindicated In His Last Years
The piece defends J Edgar Hoover against critiques from press and liberal groups, arguing Hoover protected FBI files during the Sullivan episode and refused to wash the FBI’s linen in public. It notes tensions with Sullivan, Gray era leaks, and Watergate context, ending with satirical French lines.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Edgar Hoover
Hoover
William J. Sullivan
FBI
Sullivan
John Mitchell
Martines
Bureau
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
L. Patrick Gray
Jack Anderson
White House
Colonial Editors On Toes By Censorship And Unruly Mobs
Smithsonian exhibit showcases a long arc from colonial press censorship to the moon landing era. The display traces early bans, rivalries, and mob actions against publishers, with notes on tavern readers, postrider deliveries, and paper shortages that shaped American journalism.
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Unites States
Boston
America
Boston News- Letter
John Campbell
Campbell
United States
Moon Landing
Smithsonian Institution
Museum of History and Technology
Washington, D.C
Supposed They Had Reached For Rockers
A Raleigh News and Observer piece argues rocking chairs are a valuable resource and a political metaphor. It cites Nixon Watergate Kennedy Eisenhower and World War I era policy as examples of rocking chair restraint and cautions against precipitous action while noting rockers tend to live longer.
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Apex
Watergate
Peking
Moscow
Johnson
Vietnam
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Ike
Buckley Reflections on Watergate and Responsibility
William F Buckley Jr delivers a reflective broadcast blaming himself for misjudgments in the Watergate affair and acknowledging shortcomings by White House staff. He excuses study of consequences, condemns wrongdoing, and accepts possible Senate censure with resolve.
Subscription rates and renewal notice in newspaper
The notice outlines delivery and mail subscription costs for Daily and Sunday editions. Rates include 50 cents per week by carrier, 10 cents per single copy, 20 cents for Sunday only, and yearly to six months mail subscriptions from $20 to $10.50. It adds that notices are mailed 10 days before expiration and urges prompt renewal.
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