Nixon interview highlights moral fault and political cover up
Editorial views condemn former President Nixon for lying and violating his oath while denying criminal acts. Rep Rodine and Sen Ervin call clear obstruction of Watergate and abuse of office, noting Nixon’s high pay for TV defense amid public erosion of trust. The piece laments times and Nixon’s burden.
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Vance Prefers Delegated Policy Yet Travels Far for Talks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, appointed by President Carter, plans a globe trotting schedule, saying he would not be a hands on world statesman like Kissinger. He has already visited Moscow and will attend NATO and economic talks in London, Madrid for a U S Spain Council meeting, Tehran for CENTO ministerial meetings, then Geneva for SALT talks with Andrei Gromyko.
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Dover cliffs defended by famous songstress in bid to curb development
British actress Anna Lee leads a campaign to protect the Dover white cliffs from private development including trailer parks and billboards. A Beverly Hills fundraiser supports preservation of the 14 miles of coastline, amid concerns the cliffs’ impregnable image may be eroded by encroaching projects.
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Nixon on TV Reveals Complexity of a President
The televised Richard Nixon interview exposes a leader torn between strategic restraint and raw political survival. Persistently framed as victim by some, he insists his missteps were heart decisions, not venality, even as critics see him using the moment to shape a comeback.
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Moynihan mocks Congress idle in long Senate vacancy
Senator Moynihan vents over welfare reform delay and calls the Senate a cavernous empty place aside from a few frolics like the tax reform debate. He suggests the chamber sits largely unused while leaders try to organize, and notes Sen. Curtis’s 25 member rule attempt as unworkable.
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