11 Sep 1973
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1973
Page
1
Pennsylvania Governor Shapp leans on gubernatorial commissions as a policy crutch while facing the death penalty and mortgage rate debates. The article notes his opposition to the death penalty and how commissions may guide or justify future actions, including a 23 commissions since 1971.
A satirical interview mocks public fixation on Watergate. The speaker, a Nixon supporter, treats Watergate as a pervasive, entertaining obsession, contrasting it with inflation and the energy crisis. The piece lampoons political scandal as a grand, mud ridden diversion.
The 1923 extension places Reed Station on a direct concrete route to Pittsburgh and other Pennsylvania cities, hailed as a scenic and modern improvement in state infrastructure.
Washington's Carl Albert asks FBI director Clarence Kelley for guidance on congressional files amid past disclosures of dossiers on politicians. The piece notes FBI resistance to sharing, cites Albert's push for access, and mentions Kelley urging new legislation to purge or inspect files. Also covers diplomatic baggage of souvenirs from lawmakers' overseas trips and associated costs.
Don Oakley notes Webster defines a politician as schemer or intriguer, obsolete yet still feared. He argues Watergate taints the term and the Senate inquiry resembles a political smear against Nixon, who says the courts should decide and he must attend to urgent national business.
A Washington Monthly interview with Thomas Cronin argues presidents must engage in political bargaining to stay in touch with reality. Cronin critiques Nixon era for creating a fictional above politics stance via CREEP while noting the value of clean, negotiated politics for democratic governance.
Washington column outlines allegations that Tony Boyle ordered mine owners' slayings and the 1969 Yablonski murder. FBI probes persist as Turnblazer pleads guilty and Miller reforms UMW leadership while seeking new headquarters. Scene shifts from Old King Coal era to present union power dynamics.
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