Confederate Fleet Triumph at Norfolk and Monitors Clash
A vivid account shows the James River Fleet engaging near Newport News with the Patrick Henry leading the pursuit as Cumberland sinks under fire. Virginia and her consorts press the port defenses, capture the Congress, and turn toward Norfolk amid cheers and grim lessons of naval warfare.
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Nixon Slumps to All-Time Low in Harris Poll
Nixon's overall standing slides to 26 percent positive and 71 percent negative in a Harris Survey of 1,407 households conducted March 3–7. Indictments against aides tied to Watergate fuel the decline, with 45 percent rating his job as poor and a broad shift of Republican rank and file to negative views. The piece notes related religious history trivia about the Christian Science Church.
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