Watergate authors and the price of honesty
A columnist surveys Watergate figures and book advances from $15,000 for Doyle to six figure and seven figure deals for Nixon, Dean, Magruder, Hunt, Colson, and others. He notes Woodward and Bernstein earned through truth and questions post Watergate morality rewarding crime. Dean Wicklein rebukes paying Ziegler for lies, urging platform without endorsing deceit.
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John Dean
Jeb Stuart Magruder
E. Howard Hunt
Hunt
Charles Colson
New York
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
Watergate
John Wicklein
Boston University
Ronald Ziegler
Magruders
Deans
Nixons
Hunts
Levi Named Attorney General Nominee for Post Watergate DOJ
President Ford nominates Edward H. Levi, dean of the University of Chicago Law School, as attorney general. The selection aims to restore morale and continuity after Watergate as Levi faces Senate hearings and questions about his past National Lawyers Guild membership.
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Edward H. Levi
Department of Justice
Levi
Ford
University of Chicago Law School
University
American Bar Association
Senate
National Lawyers Guild
William Saxbe
Justice Department
Saxbe
Department
Stockpile debate shifts to world conditions and oil omission
The 1970s stockpile of strategic metals faces new world conditions as a congressional committee questions selling $6.6 billion worth of materials. The piece notes third world cartels, the stockpile as a potential defense tool, and criticizes the absence of oil in the reserve. It ends with a Baptist Courier reflection on responsibility and faith.
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Federal Office of Preparedness
United States
Congress
Congressional
Office of Preparedness
MARK MY WORDS Stable cookies
A stylish party hosted by a major corporation showcases a new line of photo copying equipment. Eight cookie cutter representatives mingle in conservative suits with perfect teeth while touting stable employment and schooling sales across the state.
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Jim Fiebig
Blank Corporation
Rsonnel
Cincinnati
Klondike
City Hall
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily in Middletown Ohio lists subscription costs for home delivery by carrier and motor routes, and mail options for domestic and international addresses. Rates include daily 72c, Sunday 95c weekly, motor route 13 2c daily, 24c Sunday, and annual mail at 38 locally, 46 outside USA, with payment in advance.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Small firms spark car rebate trend in Detroit
In December Warner Electric Brake & Clutch Co and local dealers offered $100 rebates toward cars with their parts, prompting Chrysler to launch a similar program on January 6 and encouraging Ford GM AMC to follow. The column urges further tech-based improvisation, proposing dual fuel electric systems and consumer-driven price shifts to cut reliance on imported oil and spur broader industry action.
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William Keefer
Warner Electric Brake & Clutch Co
Rodney Ackerman
Chrysler
American Motors
Warner Electric
AMC
Beloit
Wis
Chrysler Corp
Ford
Public utilities, cancer funding spark reader letters
Readers vent about CG&E bill hikes likening calls to a Chinese fire drill and demand clearer service. Another letter urges preserving funding for cancer research, arguing it saves lives and warrants support alongside other programs.
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Marita Lawson
Grand Ave
Letter-writing rules for editor submissions
Letters to the editor must include the writer's name and address and a telephone number for authentication. Writers are limited to one letter every 30 days. All letters may be edited shortened or rejected. No poetry please.
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James Doyle
Doyle
Richard Nixon
Woodward and Bernstein
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Baptist Courier
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Dennis the Menace
Margaret
the Journal
John Chamberlain
Detroit
Gulf & Western Industries
Sperry & Hutchinson Company
Falcon Golf, Inc
John Kenneth Galbraith
Christiaan Barnard
Arabia
England
Nixon
Bleeding Heart
Public Utilities Commission
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Cg&e
Ray Linville
Bendel Drive
National Institute For Cancer Research
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