Time for FBI reform with Gray nomination withdrawn
The Gray withdrawal sparks renewed push for FBI reform. Congress weighs independence from politics, term lengths, and whether the director should stay under the Justice Department or become independent. Proposals include fixed terms of seven to fifteen years and professional experience requirements.
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L. Patrick Gray
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nixon
Gray
Congress
White House
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Texas
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Pants Wallets and a Dollar Coin Dilemma
In a tongue in cheek note columnist Russell Baker jokes that turning the dollar into a coin could ease the burden of pocket change and worn seats as inflation strains wallets. The piece blends satirical commentary on government action and rising prices with a biblical verse reference from Luke.
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Russell Baker
Travel advice from Bob Considine on innocents abroad
In a humorous column Bob Considine riffs on international travel and American pretensions. He notes Getty’s wealth myths, warns Americans abroad face changed manners and costs, and lightly sketches attitudes from Britain to Russia, China, and beyond while urging readers to keep their prejudices.
Public TV public affairs faces end under Curtis plan
Washington opinion piece argues public affairs programs on public television are ending with Thomas Curtis as chair and President Nixon's influence. It contrasts these broadcasts with symphonies, cites examples like Moyers Buckley and Sander Vanocur, and questions if Americans care enough to sustain funded public broadcasting.
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Washington
Bill Moyers
Bill Buckley
Elizabeth Drew
Nixon
Public Broadcasting
Missouri
Thomas Curtis
Curtis
John Pastore
D-R.i
Office of Economic Opportunity
Lincoln
Neb
Sander Vanocur
Journal publication and subscription rates listing
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc in Middletown Ohio outlines subscription options. It lists rates for home delivery by newspaper boy and motor route, mail subscriptions, and related service charges, noting advance payment and yearly costs.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Post Ice
U.S.A
Paperboy’s plea on service and payments from editors readers
A mother writes about the challenges of delivering papers, noting door delivery in rain, locked screens, and unpaid weekly collections. She argues for pay-as-you-go government, links beef prices to policy, and urges customers to settle accounts to support future paperboys. Her son plans to quit the route due to unrecovered earnings.
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Russia
Nixon
Midwest
I Remember the Milkman of San Francisco
Nostalgic reflection on how milkmen once served 1940s San Francisco with full routes and a trusted routine. The piece notes a 1948 peak of 20 000 customers shrinking to less than a third, as milkmen diversify to hardware pantyhose and other goods while abandoning fewer daily stops.
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Jim Fiebig
San Francisco
Dobbin
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