Nixon’s FBI pick saga shows a hesitant personnel crisis
Jim Bishop traces Nixon’s struggle to replace J Edgar Hoover, noting the FBI’s insular structure and the long search within the ranks. He details candidates from Cartha DeLoache to Clarence Kelley, the interim director Ruckelshaus, and Gray’s controversial acts, concluding Nixon’s weakness as a hiring agent.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
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Johnson
White House
FBI
Clyde Tolson
Admiral Moorer
U.S. Navy
Cartha DeLoache
Pepsi-Cola
Mark Fett
William Sullivan
Cinch
Clarence Kelley
Kansas City
Governors as Presidents? A Fresh Look From Capitol Hill
Washington observers suggest governors, once seen as bland, may regain clout as contenders for the presidency. At Lake Tahoe, they projected energy and focus on domestic problems like inflation, unemployment, crime, and transportation chaos, signaling a possible shift away from Washington-centric leadership.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Lake Tahoe
GOP
Dwight Eisenhower
Daniel Evans
William Milliken
Michigan
Patrick Lucey
Wisconsin
John Gilligan
Washington Mines Officials Linked to Free Travel Scandals
Two top officials at the Bureau of Mines, Director Elburt Osborn and Deputy Director Donald Selick, accepted free air travel from coal companies and contractors, violating a regulation against gifts. Incidents include chartered planes, a helicopter ride to a Kentucky coal event, and a Buffalo Creek visit amid Pittston involvement.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Elburt Osborn
Donald Selick
Osborn
Indiana
Florence Mining Company
James Hurley
Charleston
W. Va
Johnstown
Consolidation Coal Company
John Corcoran
Pittston
Lexington
Kentucky Coal Association
Buffalo Creek
Donald Schlick
Los Angeles
Food Machinery Corporation
Wyoming
FMC Corporation
Schlick
White House
Speaking Freely On Seniors and Economy In U S
United States residents 65 and older number about 20.6 million and grow by 300,000 to 400,000 annually. Projections show a shift as the 65 plus group expands, with the 75 plus cohort rising while the 65 to 69 group declines. Gerontologist Dr. Mary M. Seguin predicts major economic and social impacts, including retirement policy changes and new roles for older adults as pioneers.
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Don Oakley
United States
Census Bureau
Mary M. Seguin
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Dr. Seguin
Mark Spitz
Two Deckers Point youths mourned after tragic auto train crash
June 18 1928 tragedy at North Point left Ira Douglas aged 28 and Paul Sheesley aged 19 dead when their car collided with a moving train. Community sorrow paused typical business as friends and relatives gathered to honor memories in Deckers Point.
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Deckers Point
Ira Douglas
Paul Sheesley
North Point
Post-Freeze Wage Controls Eyed By White House Chiefs
Washington insiders say the White House plans a midsummer wage and price stabilization, likely reviving Phase Two controls and delaying new pay board needs. Labor leaders fear Connally leaks and expect a hard Phase Four, with George Shultz and John Dunlop resisting but lining up political support. The plan targets major firms for price approvals and relies on tightened administration rather than broad remobilization, with Teamsters chief Fitzsimmons’s contract at stake.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
White House
John Connally
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Labor Chiefs
No. 1
Chicago
George Shultz
Texas
Nixon
Connally
Texan
Chuck Colson
Treasury
John Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Internal Revenue Service
Teamsters
Frank “Fitz
Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Meany
United Steelworkers
Big Steel
Sam
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