Senators Seek Private Audition of Watergate Tapes
Opinion page notes the Watergate tape dispute raises questions over access and timing. It suggests private hearings with Cox Ervin Baker and a court order may be needed while cautioning political overreach and urging adherence to the President’s pledge to directors Cox.
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White House
Sam Ervin
Howard Baker
CBS
Face the Nation
Archibald Cox
John Williams
Delaware
Select Committee
Cox
Adlai Stevenson
D-Ill
Elliot Richardson
Wisconsin Assembly weighs bike traffic code changes
Last week an Assembly committee heard a proposed update to state bicycle traffic laws. The bill would require six feet clearance for passing motor vehicles and three feet for bicycles, while dropping a bells requirement. editors note ongoing street crowding and rider disregard for traffic rules remain concerns.
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Assembly
la Crosse
Taft dies at 63. peers call loss to nation
Tribune notes Taft former senator from Ohio nicknamed Mr. Republican dies of cancer at 63. Eisenhower calls the death a tragic loss for the nation. The piece quotes tributes and reflects on his political legacy.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Robinsdale
Rea
la Crosse
Lawrence Smith
Racine
Munich
Churchill
Mussolin
Grand Council
Milan
Badoglio
Fascist Party
Hamburg
Home rule loses ground in Wisconsin state politics
The article argues Wisconsin shifts toward centralism as state government expands control over local powers. It cites Lucey era moves to take over public assistance, school funding influence, and property tax assessments, with local governments largely silent or disorganized in opposition.
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John Wyngaard
Madison
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Wisconsin County Boards Association
Wisconsin Towns Association
Wisconsin School Boards Association
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Capitol
Washington
Nixon lacks purpose and limits in policy says critic
In a sharp critique, the author argues the Nixon administration has no clear purpose or boundaries. He cites economic policy as ad hoc and incoherent, questions the Cambodia bombing, and likens Lon Nol to an ineffective figure with no viable government to support.
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John P. Roche
Nixon
Cambodia
Lon Nol
White House
Johnson
North Vietnam
Saigon
Edmund Burke
Lord North
Readers respond to La Crosse censorship debate letters
A trio of letters to The La Crosse Tribune discuss Mayor Gilbertson's proposed X rated film ban, defending free expression, questioning censorship, and urging against government movie control. Other letters rebut false welfare claims by American Motors and praise for Gilbertson's theater cleanup, with a Vietnam War era opinion piece on Nixon Watergate context and surveillance debates.
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4Th and
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la Crosse
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Hugh A. Young
Springbrook Way
Imogene Cashmore
Gays Mills
American Motors
John Gfroever
Welfare Department
Kenosha
Democrats Split By Watergate Divide In Fort Collins
Washington report notes Democratic leadership clash in Colorado mirrors past splits. Coalition for a Democratic Majority wins amid reformers and McGovernites. Jackson, Humphrey cited as power figures shaping the party's path toward 1974 and 1976.
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Washington
Fort Collins
Colo
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Colorado
Jean Westwood
Joseph Crangle
New York State
Jackson
Humphrey
Thomas Foley
Washington State
Coalition For
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Louis Stokes
Cleveland
Wattenberg
Stokes
Democratic Party
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