Watergate Tapes Gap Shows Deliberate Erasure Evidence
The June 20 1972 White House tape featuring Nixon and Haldeman has an 18 minute gap. Six experts say erasure happened at least five times, implying deliberate destruction of subpoenaed evidence. Judge Sirica and Cox note the tape’s missing segment could reveal knowledge of illegal activity at the White House. Ford countered claims of a large activist backlash against Nixon.
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Memphis
Nixon
White House
John J. Sirica
Washington
H. R. Halderman
Archibald Cox
Sirica
Cox
Haldeman
Rose Mary Wood
Special Prosecutor’s Office
Ford
American Farm Bureau Federation
United States
Aestretch
Tobacco Squeeze Tests North Carolina Farmers
The Department of Agriculture and Earl Butz did not erase planting limits but raised acreage allotments by 10 percent. Small farmers face further squeeze while big operators gain. NC delegation urged 1973 level retention, but House subcommittee will hear Butz explain, amid Wall Street style scrutiny.
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Department of Agriculture
Earl Butz
North Carolina
Revival of good manners in modern life
A sermon extols Christian love as the basis of true etiquette citing I Corinthians. It contrasts past chivalry and communal kindness with today's haste. The speaker urges a return to considerate conduct toward family, neighbors, and the weak amid the rush from home to work and leisure.
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Emily Post
Paul
Europe
Good Manners Move Hearts in a Carnegie Moment
A discussion of Christian love and good manners referencing Christ's compassion toward all people. A New York department store tale shows how courtesy to an elderly customer led to Andrew Carnegie funding an escort to Scotland, illustrating manners yielding goodwill and benevolence.
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Apostle
Jesus
Calvary
Jairus
New York
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
Skibo Castle
High Point selects Lynn Blackwood as postmaster leader
Lynn Blackwood, longtime postal employee, is named postmaster of High Point, signaling merit based promotion and a push to complete the new Post Office project with better housing and parking. The piece notes his rise from substitute carrier to manager, with family details and community ties.
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High Point
Lynn Blackwood
Howard White
Burlington Times-News
Lynn
Blackwood
Burlington
White
Louise
Atwater Ford
Postal Service
Jaycees
Thomasville
Archdale-Trinity Jaycees
Deep River Fire Department
Jamestown
North State Telephone Company
Jaycee
The
North Exchange
Washington Merry-Go-Round Consumers Unaware
The piece notes the Arab oil embargo and a $28 billion credit crisis driving higher gas and home loan costs. It cites a Senate study accusing bankers of record profits in 1973 due to the credit squeeze, while motorists see gas at 30 cents, and rents and mortgages rising.
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Washington
Senate Consumer Credit
William Proxmire
D-Wise
The Case For A Fifth Wheel In Electric Cars
Capital Viewpoint argues flywheels powered by electric plants could replace batteries in autos. Posts describe lightweight fused-silica flywheels storing energy for 200 mile ranges, high efficiency, quick recharge, and long rotor life with minimal maintenance. They envision vehicle, substation, and transferable units enabling lower fossil fuel use per mile.
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Richard F
Father and Son
Scientific American
Credit crisis hits consumer costs and bank profits
A Proxmire study reports rising profits for big banks in 1973 while inflation forces more Americans to rely on credit. It notes higher consumer loan rates, predicts $254 million more annual interest, and details mortgage rate hikes from 7.57% to 8.86% with broader costs for 15 million home buyers over 30 years.
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New York City
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur Burns
Proxmire
P.R
Burns
Feisal
Kennedy-Johnson
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Butz
Holt McPherson Enterprise
John Haley
High Point Historical Association
Mary Browhing
Western Electric
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Guild
Haleys
Bladen County
Piedmont
John Hayley
Rowan
Guilford County
Orange
Patrick’s Branch
Deep River
D. W. Hunter
Shell Oil Company
Crystal Marriott
Shell
High Brass
Hunter
Savings and Loan Associations
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