Energy crisis reflections urge action beyond talk
A columnist argues Americans misread fuel shortages and warns government intervention, speed limits, enforcement, and potential rationing will be needed to curb power use. They oppose new taxes and urge perspective this Christmas season, noting younger generations doubt the urgency while elders recall past sacrifices.
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Thanksgiving cost and shortages temper holiday cheer
Editorial Research Reports recalls Nixon era thanks as shortages and austerity loom. Turkey prices may rise to 70 to 75 cents a pound, with Consumer Reports warning of processed turkey additives and injections. Families may skip gatherings in favor of long distance calls while many football games fill the day.
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Nixon
Value Demonstrated Gun Law Spurs Suspect Warrants in Lincoln County
Deepening tensions over firearm regulation followed a Friday kidnapping and murder in Lincoln County. Officers swiftly linked two men to the crime using purchase forms that require registering ammunition for high powered weapons. Warrants accuse them of kidnapping and murdering Mrs. Laura Blackburn, highlighting calls for national gun control and registration.
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Lincoln County
Laura Blackburn
Britain's Press Views Nixon in Mixed Light
British coverage over five years largely favorable to Nixon but mixed with sharp critiques. The Times defended Nixon against impeachment chatter, while other editors highlighted Watergate and domestic issues. The Economist and Sunday Times noted crises in credibility and questioned his moral authority amid foreign policy assertions.
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Robert Pierpoint
Dan Rather
CBS
Heron
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Archibald Cox
Elliot Richardson
William Ruckelshaus
Weekly Journal
Henry Brandon
Sunday Times
Brandon
A Word Edgewise on Righteous Stir and Mystery Thinking
John P. Roche notes the paradox of political essays drawing mail and mockery while nonpolitical pieces about cotton shirts and motor homes provoke strong reader reactions. He recalls discovering Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries and laments TV and film neglect of famous detectives as he contemplates subscriptions and extinct species.
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WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Woes Of A Wiretapper
Former White House covert operative John Caulfield testified to Senate investigators about wiretaps on Donald Nixon and journalist Joseph Kraft. The taps, ordered by John Ehrlichman, included Secret Service surveillance and an assignment to track Donald Nixon Jr. Caulfield reported no value from the Kraft tap and recommended cancellation. The Kraft operation faced technical and jurisdictional hurdles, while other notes mention Kept tape destruction, Ragan, and related White House staff involvement.
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Georgetown
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Jack Ragan
Ragan
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George Clifford
Jack Anderson
Philip Herrick
Senate Watergate Committee
Hawaii
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Letter Opposes Year Round Daylight Saving Time
Mrs. F L Foster writes Hon Mizell to oppose daylight savings year round. She argues darker mornings endanger school children and bus riders, questions energy savings, and calls for stopping auto racing to conserve fuel.
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F. L. Foster
Kernersville
North Carolina Liquor Vote Damps AB C Reform Bid
Reverend Earl C Black of Archdale United Methodist Church applauds North Carolina voters for defeating the ABC store liberalization proposal by Archdale residents with wide opposition. He praises lawmakers for standing by constituents and salutes Archdale citizens for voting against the liquor referendum by a large margin.
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Earl C
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