Churches back free press with 4400 donation in California
California congregations pledge support for press freedom. Peoples Temple Church of Redwood contributed 4400 to aid defense of the First Amendment. The funds went to 12 newspapers, a newsmagazine, and a TV station, with distributions routed to Sigma Delta Chi and Inter American Press Association.
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California
Congregation of the Peoples Temple Christian Church of Redwood Con
Christian Church of Northern
America
Sigma Delta Chi
Professional Journalistic Society
Inter American Press Association
Middletown Planning Commission weighs traffic study and apartment project
The Middletown Planning Commission warned of drowning in hubcaps due to heavy auto traffic and urged a study of area traffic problems. Minutes later they reviewed plans for a 140 unit apartment complex, a development likely bringing about 200 cars and sparking questions of consistency between traffic concerns and new housing.
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Middletown
Williams answers dodge questions in a reader letter
A Chester reader urges Rep. Lawrence G. Williams to explain his vote against the Anderson Amendment funding shifts. The letter accuses Williams of evasion, blames him for deflecting blame onto Bowie's critique, and calls for straight answers on deficit spending and highway versus mass transit priorities.
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Lawrence G. Williams
Stuart Bowie
Bowie
Springfield
Anderson
Williams
Nixon
Delaware County
Elieen
Boeing
Jonk
House Banking and Currency Committee
Nixon uses national security as core defense in Watergate
A Washington column argues the Nixon White House leans on national security to shield the administration as Watergate fallout grows. It notes public anger toward probes, the plumbers saga, and a possible rally around the President if he portrays the affair as a threat to national security.
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Crosby S. Noyes
Washington
White House
John Mitchell
John Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
John Dean
Jeb Magruder
Richard Nixon
Plumbers
FBI
CIA
Defense Intelligence
National Security Agency
Joseph McCarthy
Elisberg
Gandhi
Martin Luther King
Vivien Kellems
Daniel Elisberg
Press reaction to Watergate and Ellsberg in Nixon era dialogue
The speaker argues reporters are not harsher on Nixon than on Ellsberg and notes civil disobedience cases like Ellsberg's differ from perjury. He says press interest hinges on news value, not personal sympathy, citing Chappaquiddick coverage as lighter unless new information emerges. He references George McGovern and Hagleton to support the point.
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Ted Kennedy
Daniel Ellsberg
Chappaquiddick
George McGovern
Thomas Hagleton
Nixon
Iris
Nixon Loyalists Hope For Compassion Amid Scandal
An open letter to Mrs. Florence B. of Reno argues Nixon loyalists deserve sympathy for the leader's difficult position. The writer critiques media coverage, recalls public statements, and notes the Brezhnev visit as a potential moment for new explanations of national security leaks and loyalty under pressure.
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Washington
Florence B
Reno
Navy
Nixon Use Of National Security Term Examined In Watergate
The Christian Science Monitor discusses Nixon’s repeated use of the phrase national security in his May 22 statement on Watergate. It critiques the line between security measures and partisan aims, noting illegal White House actions against Ellsberg, improper surveillance, and questions of law, justice, and executive power.
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Nixon
Elisberp
Daniel Elisberg
Daniel Ellsberg
John Ehrlichman
White House
Ellsberg
Washington
Christian Science Monitor
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Father Maties
Father Mattes
Wilsberg
Pentagon
Cambodia
Executive Branch
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt
Kennedy
Harry Reasoner
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William Mills
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Arthur EF. Mayhew
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