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Secret bombings tarnish Nixon era power and openness
The Defense Department acknowledged 3500+ B 52 raids over Cambodia from March 1969 under presidential authorization. Officials edited or hid data on frequency and aims, sparking distrust as secrecy undermined democracy and Nixon’s prestige.
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Nixon
Executive Branch
Defense Department
Cambodia
Sihanouk
Congress
America
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Hanoi
Richard Nixon
Washington calling by Marquis Childs
Washington notes food price rises and persistent shortages as Phase 4 advances. Secretary Earl L. Butz maintains control over 95,000 employees and grain policy, including a 20 million ton grain sale to the Soviet Union. The deal faces Senate scrutiny led by Sen. Scoop Jackson, with questions on taxpayer cost and profits for grain companies.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Soviet Union
Henry M
Jackson
Uncle Sam
Vladimir V. Matskevich
Matskevich
Siberia
Moscow
Department of Agriculture
People's Republic of China
Epitaph on an Auto Dealer and Farm Policy Critique
A reflective column mocks an auto dealer buried in a hearse and laments high prices and scarce production. It critiques corn subsidies, Phase 3 policy failures, and Shultz era economics amid global food demand and inflation pressures.
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Congress
Butz
American Farms Bureau Federation
Watergate
No-Growth Mood in Planning Stirs Two Sided Urban Debate
A National panel backs an environmental no growth stance while urging a creative tension between conservationists and developers. The study, backed by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, argues massive urban growth is inevitable and urges managed expansion with selective protections and new clustering concepts.
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Rockerfeller Brothers Fund
Thomas Y. Crowell Co
New York
National Urban League
Ronald H. Brown
Pete Wilson
San Diego
Virginia Nugent
League of Women Voters
Anew
Laurance Ockerfeller
Rockerfeller
Task Force
William K. Reilly
Reilly
Urban League
Ronald Brown
Brown
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S
Watergate tapes topic and assorted notes from H & Ocean
Opinion piece critiques Nixon handling of Watergate tapes and suggests a three hour prime time broadcast of unedited tapes. It also mentions environmental impact reporting, a California Assembly bill, a Pontiac inoperative phone line, smog alerts, and consumer protection ideas.
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White House
Pontiac
Michigan
Assembly
Elected representatives list for California and D.C. lawmakers
The document lists U S Senators Alan Cranston and John Tunney in Washington D C and Congressmen Charles Teague and William Ketchum, plus California State Senator Robert Lagomarsino and Assemblyman W Don MacGillvray in Sacramento. Addresses are provided for each official.
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Robert Lagomarsino
W. Don MacGillivray
Lompoc McDonald's
Lompoc
State
Sacramento
Calif
W. Don MacGillvray
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NEA, Inc
Common
Steve la Rue
U.S. Supreme Court
League of Women Voters Panel
Conservation News
National Wildlife Federation
H & Ocean
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Ervin Committee
Alan Cranston
Senate
Washington D.C
John Tunney
Washington, D.C
Charles M. Teague
Longworth
William Ketchum