The Most Embarrassing List in Washington
Harper's Magazine reports a plan to save federal officials in nuclear catastrophe. Key figures like Humphrey Byrd Rhodes ONeill and Warren discuss who could evacuate and who cannot take family members. The piece questions the ethics of leaving families behind during a bomb attack and urges congressional inquiry.
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Washington
Barney Collier
Harper's Magazine
Collier
Hubert Humphrey
Congress
Senate
Sen
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Senator Byrd
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House
John Rhodes
Thomas P. ‘Tip’ O'Neill
Humphrey
Muriel
Mama
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Warren
Daley press conference highlights gaps between quotes and truth
The text contrasts a wire service summary of Daley remarks on a mayoral wedding with an unedited transcript. It argues edited quotes trim nuance and humor, while full transcripts reveal the mayor’s rambling cadence and reveal more about his thinking. It suggests brief unedited quotes might improve clarity.
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Richard Daley
Daley
Chicago Daily News
Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times
Unemployment and Crime Link Stirs National Debate
A New York Times survey and public figures tie rising unemployment to crime, warning that joblessness may endure into the decade. The analysis notes 1974 crime up 17 percent nationally, with violent crime, robberies, and assaults rising sharply, and points to teen and black unemployment as key factors.
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New York
F.bi
Edward Levi
New York City
Michael Codd
Soma Golden
New York Times
York City
Letters on Vietnam aid and leash laws spark debate
Readers clash over humanitarian and military aid for South Vietnam with pleas for action to save lives. A letter argues for humane policy and freedom, while others call for repealing leash laws to curb crime and dog bites, urging city action and civil code changes.
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Congress
South Vietnam
William E. Peters
Long Beach
Private mail reform discussed by Senator Cranston
Mrs M Ellis writes that postal service deterioration concerns influenced by Senator Cranston include competing private delivery and S 718 to reform the Postal Reorganization Act. The bill would appoint the postmaster general by the president, remove the board of governors, give the Postal Rate Commission final rate authority, and cap rate increases at 10 percent.
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Senator Cranston
Senate
Board of Governors
Postal Rate Commission
M. Ellis
Long Beach
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Covina
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Balderdash
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