Teapot Dome echoes in Nixon era corruption debate
Richard L. Strout recalls Teapot Dome as a lens on 1973 corporate political spending. He notes Goodyear, Gulf Oil and others pleaded guilty to using corporate funds for campaigns, with fines seen as trivial. The piece contrasts 1923 scandals with a nation accustomed to graft.
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Harry S. Sinclair
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Senate
Fall
Senate Watergate Committee
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
American Shipbuilding
American Airlines
Braniff Airways
Gulf Oil Corp
Ashland Oil Co
Phillips Petroleum Co
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Nixon
Congressional
Strout
Washington
Hig. Noy
Ashland
America
Mr America blamed for energy shortage backlash Letters rage at rationing calls
A furious civic letter to the Daily Times blasts oil firms and consumer behavior for a national fuel shortage. It condemns rationing plans, urges energy cuts at home, and attacks corporate profits while defending a personal car lifestyle amid looming crises.
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Mr. America
Exxon
Shell
Arco
America
Middle East
Times
Sun Valley Day Off Sparks Board Controversy
Sun Valley High students received a Thanksgiving Monday off after Penn-Delco School Board backed the move amid pressure tied to Sun Valley Chichester football outcomes. Critics question motives, saying the gesture aimed to avert embarrassment rather than honor the team and student body.
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Sun Valley High School
Penn-Delta
Fredrick Smeeton
Sun Valley
Ec. G
The
Daily Times
Chichester
Chichester High
Chi
Penn-Nelco
Owen
Smeeton
Barly
Impeachment whispers as Ford moves into VP position
Nixon loyalists face an ominous silence as impeachment talk grows. Melvin Laird signals doubt of indicting Nixon and backs Ford as Vice President, while debates over Operation Candor and the 18 minute gap linger.
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Gerald Ford
New York Times
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Washington Post
National Security Council
Mideast
Jaworski
Sirica
Laird
Gerry
Ford
Congress
Richard Nixon
Impeachment Debate Shifts Toward House Judiciary Committee
In the Watergate aftermath the impeachment debate moves from Senate probes and Sirica to the House Judiciary Committee. The case against Nixon remains inconclusive, while public doubt and pressure for swift action grow amid calls to impeach or remove him to restore leadership.
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Schlesinger
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Lyndon Johnson
Washington
Senate Select Committee
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Special Grand Jury
Sen. Aiken
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Califano lists Nixon impeachable offenses and statutes
Lawyer Joseph Califano lists three offense categories for impeachment: criminal statutes, failure to execute laws and defend the Constitution, and breach of public trust. He cites 38 potential criminal statutes across personal, political corruption and obstruction of justice, detailing sections of Title 18 and specific alleged acts linked to Nixon.
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United States
Congress
Tom Braden
Washington
Joseph Califano
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Califano
Behe Rehozo
Muskie
Sens
Sumptrey
Jackson
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