Supreme Court hears Watergate subpoena on presidential powers
The case centers on President Nixon’s claim of executive privilege and a separation of powers in response to Special Prosecutor Jaworski’s subpoena for White House tapes and documents. The issue is the presidency’s constitutional responsibilities and its relation to other branches, not Nixon’s guilt.
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Supreme Court
Leon Jaworski
John Sirica
White House
Jaworski
Nixon
Gerhard Gessell
Peter Rodine
House Judiciary Committee
Gessell
John Ehrlichman
Ellsberg
Rodine
Committee of
Congress
Rodino
New Yorker
Inflation victims and a plan for damage repair
Richard Riemer argues inflation harms savers and rewards debtors, urging urgent federal inflation legislation. He proposes a government fund to compensate savers for inflation losses, financed by inflation gains and debtors’ unearned gains, and suggests recording all savings and debts in IRS files to compute payments.
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Don Oakley
High Point Enterprise
US News and World Report
Congress
Senate
Internal Revenue Offices
Richard Riemer
N. Hamilton St
Calls to rework Farriss Main intersection traffic signals
Letter from a local resident blasting the North Main Street Farriss Avenue junction. The writer notes no right on red for northbound Main, right on red allowed for southbound traffic, and similar restrictions on Farriss and nearby streets. He urges timed signals or removal of no turn on red signs, citing heavy turning traffic and lack of lights at key cross streets.
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North Main St
Farriss Avenue
Main Street
Farriss
North Main Street
A&p
Food World
Kepley’s
Louise Avenue
Hillcrest
Rockspring Road
North Carolina
Lexington Avenue
Presbyterian Church
The Right To Violate National Rules on Nixon Emoluments
A Washington Merry-Go-Round column argues the Nixon White House exceeded constitutional limits by accepting emoluments and funding for personal benefits. It cites home improvements funded by taxpayers, foreign travel paid by foreign governments, and jewelry gifts. The piece accuses officials of flouting constitutional provisions and urges restoration of strict adherence.
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House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
James Ream
Thomas Payne
Internal Revenue Service
United States
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
U.S
Iran
Ceylon
Capitol Hill
Richard Hanna
D-Calif
Far East
Pertamina Oil Company
Indonesia
Taiwan
South Vietnam
Saigon
Southeast Asia
Jack Kemp
R-N.y
House Ethics Committee
Kemp
House of Representatives
State Department
Spira Agnew
William Rogers
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
J. William Fulbright
Robert Keller
Nixon and Brezhnev Brag of Detente Over Moscow Banquet
A critical column portrays Brezhnev as Nixon’s chief defender in Moscow, praising a shift from confrontation to cooperation while accusing Nixon of appeasing Soviet hosts. The piece likens the swap to selling a country boy the Brooklyn Bridge and questions U.S. policy toward Israel and the Middle East.
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Leonid Brezhnev
James St. Clair
Nixon
Brezhnev
United States
Alger Hiss
Moscow
Henry Jackson
George Meany
Soviet Union
Israel
East
Radio
Algeria
Tunis
Suez Canal
Air Force One
Brooklyn Bridge
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Joe Brown
Washington
Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Senator Soaper
Shotgun Schultz
Henry Kissinger
Golda Meir
Josef Stalin
Germany
BERRY
Ralph
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