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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1973
Page
4
Spiro Agnew attacks on news media and subpoenas threaten source confidentiality and First Amendment protections. The piece argues editors and publishers face aggressive pressure while praising reporters for protecting confidential sources amid leaks and grand jury access.
A Hennepin County unit tested 507 motorists at 16 locations last May with no penalty for test results. 4.6 percent read 0.10 or higher and 7.8 percent ranged from 0.06 to 0.10, totaling 12.4 percent legally drunk or impaired. Translated to a busy freeway, drunks could number about 200 per hour.
The Wall Street Journal notes Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs with a $100,000 purse as experts doubted her, arguing that observation showed she was the stronger player. The column suggests confidence in personal judgment over expert consensus in various fields.
Twenty years ago report notes the recovery of the body of 6 year old Bobby Greenlease in Kansas City with a paired confession to involvement in the abduction and most of the ransom money recovered. The item also covers a rise in Mississippi river barge traffic and other varied 1953 notes.
Tribune readers object to Onalaska City Council decisions citing conflict of interest in a 2nd Avenue North rezoning vote, a city road through alderman property, and lack of long range planning. They call for new leadership and a growth plan with properly sited development.
A historical view traces presidential immune power from Washington to Jefferson and Nixon. The piece argues the president's obedience to law is uniquely different due to office, citing Lincoln's wartime actions, Adams Ellsworth Maclay debates, and Jefferson's stance on constitutional duties. It notes ongoing court tests in the 1970s and highlights Founding-era tensions on executive immunity.
Vice President Agnew battles to block indictment while news organizations led by the Washington Post challenge subpoenas seeking reporters records and sources. The issue tests First Amendment protections versus pre trial and pre indictment disclosure and may extend Branzburg v Hayes to civil and grand jury contexts.
A tennis aficionado laments rising commercialism and TV in the U S game. He warns that sportsmanship and reverence for excellence may be eroding as crowds applaud opponents and fans cross the line into partisan cheer. He argues true sportsmen applaud great shots from any player and seek merit over victory.
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