Watergate figures escape light sentences and holiday parole
The piece laments light penalties for Watergate figures John Mitchell Bob Haldeman and John Ehrlichman after prison releases over Christmas and a limited spring parole, arguing the system treated them with undue mercy while stressing the political crimes and selective justice involved.
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Mitchell
Bob Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
John Sirica
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Mr. Mitchell
Richard Nixon
Frank R. Myers Editor-Vice President Jim Mills Managing Editor
Frank R Myers and Jim Mills hold senior editorial roles at the publication with Myers as editor and Mills as managing editor detailing leadership positions within the newsroom.
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Frank R. Myers
Jim Mills
CIA ethics clash with press independence in Cold War
Commentary argues the CIA used journalists as cover and planted articles to influence public opinion, while stressing that such actions threaten the Fourth Estate and public trust. It warns against overreaching secrecy or turning journalism into a tool of espionage, urging balanced oversight and caution.
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FBI
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
Fourth Estate
U.S
Adm
Stansfield Turner
William Colby
House
United States
Joseph Fromm
Subcommittee
Colby
Soviet Union
KGB
Letters to the Editor on utilities and first baby rule
Readers urge action on high utilities and share household tips. A caller praises Brigadier and Mrs. Baker of the Salvation Army for support during hospital care. A correspondent questions newspaper rules for the first baby of 1978, calling for clear published criteria and fairness for all parents.
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Robert Baker
The
Salvation Army
Boat People and Australian Attitudes Toward Vietnam
John Roche surveys the Indochinese boat people fleeing to Australia and contrasts Australian and Swedish responses. He traces 1960s US- Australia ties, wartime memory, and the shift to anti-Americanism in the Labor Party while urging Australia to remember its moral role in taking in the refugees.
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Hanoi
Thieu
Machiavelli
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
Australia
Australian Labor Party
Gough Whitlam
Sukarno
Suharto
Indonesia
Pnom Penh
Labor Party
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Journal Published daily by the News Journal Inc lists pricing for various delivery methods. It details prices for newsstand copies, home delivery, motor route, and mail subscriptions including annual and international rates.
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U.S.A
Sleeping through a flight earns Lori the nickname Tex
Lori Boyd assistant manager at Ernesto’s restaurant drifted asleep on a Cleveland to Dayton flight via Columbus awakening after the jet told her Mississippi was to the right. She believed she was in Texas next and learned attendants had already arranged a return flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Dayton. She resolved to stay awake on future trips and adjusted to her new nickname Tex.
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Lori Boyd
Lori
Texas
Middletonian
Warren
Ohio
Dayton International Airport
Columbus
Dayton
Mississippi
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dfw
Florida
Tex
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