Butt Out Says Butz on Watergate Probe
Burlington Hawk Eye criticizes Earl Butz for prompting political inquisition remarks. The editorial argues USDA scandals and congressional probes demand focus on agency reforms, not distractions from Watergate oversight. It highlights Soviet wheat deal, subsidies to exporters, and lax Commodity Exchange Administration policing.
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Earl Butt
Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
Sam Ervin
Butz
Howard Baker
USDA
Congress
Commodity Exchange Administration
Buzz
Burlington Hawk Eye
Telegram Public Pulse Letters Require Full Identification
The Telegram echoes readers to sign letters and provide a full return address before publication. It notes a zo o related letter lacking this data and emphasizes that addressing details are mandatory for all submissions.
The Shower, Televised Watergate and Everyday TV
A reader recalls hosting a bridal shower hampered by obsession with the Watergate hearings. A 16 year old suspects phone tapping, while a local wife nags her husband to tighten bathroom bolts. A Pogo reference mocks youth and a meatloaf dinner disappoints. A sexist local page mocks a recipe titled Salad Bachelor Balt.
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John
Gloria Steinem
What We Talked About Before Watergate Dinner Table
A group of friends and family joke about life before Watergate as they recall topics from amnesty to draft dodgers, Nixon, McGovern, and the 1972 election. The dinner conversation meanders through past debates on impeachment, FBI director, and government funds, ending with a desire to avoid Watergate chatter.
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Washington
Somone
McGovern
Eaglefeather
Himphrey
Sparkman
Congress
Comgrees
FBI
Patrick Gray
North Vietnam
Redskins
Nixon
Cattiee
Watergate era probes hit two congressmen
Justice rolls in the wake of Watergate as U S attorney builds cases against Rep James Collins of Texas and ex Rep J Irving Whalley of Pennsylvania for alleged kickback schemes and obstructing justice. Haiti blood trade scandals draw attention as promoters seek to revive blood plasma sales and win political cover.
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Washington
U.S. Attorney’s Office
James Collins
R-Tex
Dallas
J. Irving Whalley
Rpa
U.N
Justice Department
Collins
Whalley
George Haag
FBI
U.S
Pittsburgh
Richard Thime
U.S. A
Western Hemisphere
Port-au-Prince
Blood Seiling
Hailti
Jean-Claude Duvaliier
Hemo-Carrib
Capitol Comments Demo Candidates Weigh Docking’s 1974 Plans
A Topeka telegram notes the 1974 governor race shapes as Democrats seek signals from Gov. Docking. U.S. Rep. Roy hints at a Senate bid. Attorney General Miller contemplates a run. Labor, timing, and Democratic pressure push Docking to declare by May or December to shape campaigns.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
U.S
Sill Roy
Roy
Sev
Bob Dole
U.S. Senate
Docking
Dole
Senate
Vern Miller
Paul Pendergast
Pendergast
House of Representatives
Viet Samet
Washington
Dolee
Congress
Kansay Democrats
Smoky Hill
Bobane
Tax Break Seen As a Possibility for District 457
Dr. Horace J. Good superintendent says a mill levy cut of up to seven mills may be possible for Unified School District 457. The potential tax relief stems from a substantial state increase to the district. Details to be finalized in upcoming budget sessions of the board of education.
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Unified School District
Horace J. Good
Rap
Finney County
Good
Board of Education
Tim Scott Re-elected As Head Director At Myrtle Beach
South Carolina July conference athletic directors reelected Tom Scott of Davidson College as head director at the four day meeting in Myrtle Beach. Lyles Alley of Furman was elected vice president and Tom Joyner of VMI named secretary as schedules for basketball through 1975 6 and baseball for 1956 were reported as completed.
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Myrtle Beach
S.C
Southimm
Tom Scott
Davidson College
Lyles Alley
Furman
Tom Joyner
VMI
Five Colleges Raised To University Status
New York UP Dale Drews State Furman Lamar and Southern Illinois elevated to University Division for 1973 by NCAA. Move increases major college teams to 126 while remaining 336 NCAA schools are College Division.
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New York
Dale
Drews State
Furman
Lamar
Southern
Ilinois
National Collegiante Athletic Association
Wisconsin Guard Signs With Atlanta Falcons
Madison Wisconsin Keith Noshusch a Wisconsin guard signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL Friday. The move marks the transition from college play to professional football as Noshusch joined the Falcons roster.
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Wisconsin
Atlanta Falcons
Madison, Wis
Univerity
Guand
Keith Noshusch
Friday
National Football League
Nixon moratorium on subsidized housing praised by Harrigan
Anthony Harrigan argues the Nixon administration’s moratorium on federally subsidized housing benefits taxpayers by ending a costly program he calls inequitable and wasteful. He cites 2.4 million units costing about 3.3 billion and predicts lifetime costs near 85 billion to reach six million units, calling the program scandal ridden yet necessary to curb government giveaways.
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Nixon
Wailil Sweet Journal
Congress
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
William P. Cheshire
Wral-Tv
Raleigh
N.C
St. Louis
Eity
America
Mr. Nixon
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Homo- Caribbean
Life Services
Joe Sharlitt
Milton Banal
Capitol Hill
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Adrien Raymond
Rene Chalmers
Dante Fascell
D-Fla
D.C
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Yauntrog
Sharlitt
Shavlitt
Congress of the
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Capitol
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Harrigan
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