Strauss considers settlement to lift Democratic debt
Washington columnist outlines Robert Strauss weighing a 550000 settlement with Republicans to drop a Watergate civil suit. The piece notes debt relief, party politics, and mixed advice from figures like Mansfield, Ervin, Porter, and Maurice Denie, cautioning that settlement details may obscure truth.
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Robert Strauss
Texas
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Larry O’brien
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Paul Porter
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Sam Ervin
North Carolina
Maurice Denie
Ironies of law and public policy in air travel and drugs
Richard Brandshaft urges reform of airplane safety and shows how current rules create risks and waste. He argues rear exits should function and that seat belts and airbags balance driver behavior, while criticizing aging heroin policy and justice department practices in Watergate era. He supports Strauss civil suit to uncover full Watergate facts.
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No Time for Revolution in Legal Services Debate
John Roche argues against the claim that the Office of Economic Opportunity's legal services program spawns radical lawyers. He notes many former students enter poverty law out of genuine commitment to helping the poor, not a radical overthrow of the legal system.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
SDS
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Legal Services Program
Hart calls Kennedy hawk after defense cuts hit New England
A Massachusetts debate over defense cuts heats as Kennedy and Brooke pledge support for workers at Otis and Westover bases while O’Neill warns of political fallout. The piece notes Elliot Richardson’s unpopularity in Massachusetts and cites a GAO report on poverty lawyers diverting time from class-action work.
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Edward Kennedy
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Saigon
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Brooke
Thomas P. O'Neill
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Cambridge
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O'Neill
George Moern
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Elliot Richardson
Senate
James A. Burke
New York Times
Elliot
South Dakota
Supreme Court Expands Habeas Corpus Rights
The article notes a Supreme Court expansion of habeas corpus beyond imprisonment, prompting Justice Rehnquist to oppose and call it a Faustian bargain. The ruling holds a minister effectively in custody due to court obligations, allowing federal redress when state remedies fail.
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William H. Rehnquist
Rehnquist
California
Faust
Harry A. Blackmun
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for newsstand copies, Sunday papers, home delivery by newspaperboy, motor routes, and mail subscriptions. Rates show 5 cents per weekday, 25 cents Sunday, motor route options, and annual mail pricing with international rates.
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