Jaworski Stands Tall and Quits Watergate Probe
Leon Jaworski ends his service as special Watergate prosecutor after a year of tough yet principled work. He leaves amid praise for integrity, middle ground stance, and dedication to law, returning to Texas practice after not pursuing the Nixon pardon legality. His career is seen as a solid, statesmanlike chapter in Watergate history.
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Leon Jaworski
Nixon
Washington
Texas
Archibald Cox
Justice Department
Eliot Richardson
William Ruckelshaus
Jaworski
Ford
Mr. Jaworski
Richard Nixon
Old Dogs New Tricks On aging and intelligence
The essay argues that aging does not inherently shrink intelligence and memory. Dr. Lissy F. Jarvik cites studies showing no decline in knowledge or reasoning into the 60s and 70s, and notes memory lapses often reflect learning issues or mood. Illusions about elderly memory persist due to stereotypes.
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Lissy F. Jarvik
University of California In
Los Angeles
Jarvik
Newspaper
Enterprise Assn
Projecting the News Behave Yourself conference begins
The sixth annual Southern California Conference on Behavior Modification opens in Los Angeles. The piece weighs the promise of shaping behavior to reduce crime and social dropouts against brutal methods like aversion therapy and drug regimens, noting fears of a Brave New World society and loss of personal autonomy.
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Los Angeles
Philip J. Hills
Albert Rosenfeld
Saturday Review/World
Goodell as Ford’s tentative pick for attorney general
President Ford tentatively selects Charles Goodell, former Republican senator, to replace Ally General William Saxbe. The report notes Goodell’s antiwar stance and past clashes with Agnew, his conservative House roots, and Ford’s push to usher him into the attorney general role amid ongoing staffing changes.
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Washington
Charles Goodell
Ford
Senate
New York
Goodell
Agnew
Christine ‘Jorgensen
House
Nixon
James Buckley
Gerry Ford
William Saxbe
Saxbe
Letters to the Editor on Police Hearings and Council Conduct
A reader criticizes High Point Council members for grilling witnesses during police department hearings. The letter asserts witnesses fear retaliation, questions council fairness, cites past testimony on Chief Pritchett, and notes high turnover with 80 percent of officers having under two years on the force. The writer, a former inspector now a North Carolina magistrate in Greensboro, urges frank testimony and concerns about governance.
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High Point
Council
J. L. Fagan
Fagan
North Carolina
Greensboro
Police Dept
Energy crisis debate fuels public concerns
A reader voices skepticism about an energy shortage, arguing that gas lines and rising bills are government tactics linked to Watergate, not actual shortages. They critique thermostat limits and blame Duke Power and coal interests for higher charges, defending public hardship as unfair.
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Duke Power
Students oppose taxes in letter to Congress
A group of concerned high school students led by Phyllis McCoy of Rt 2 Trinity argues taxes are unfair for teens. They claim a 10 to 20 cent gas tax and a 5 percent tax on incomes over 15000 could burden graduates starting families, with costs for a house, a car, and children.
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Congress
Phyllis McCoy
Trinity
City Efforts Praised for Commerce Street Wing Opening
A letter to High Point city manager Harold Cheek from the Southern Furniture Market Center thanks city staff for cooperation. Phase 1 completion enables the October 1974 market, with architect William McGehee of Six Associates praising the city’s caliber and collaboration on this key economic project.
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Harold Cheek
High Point
Southern Furniture Market Center
William McGehee
Six Associates
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Kingdom of Heaven
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Utah
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Log Cabin
M.J.B
Nestle
Nabisco
Clover Club
Glad
Owens
Joe Ruckus
Equal Emplyment Opportunity Commission
John Powell
Purex Corp
Commission
William Carey
Powell
Purex
Carey
Office of General Counsel
Rocky
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