Pearson Diaries Stir Book Frenzy and Watergate Reflections
The forthcoming Pearson diaries edited by Tyler Abell spotlight 1949 to 1959 politics and press freedom. The author critiques Watergate era precedents, Nixon era finances, and Lyndon Johnson alliances while urging robust Senate scrutiny.
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Tyler Abell
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
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Georgetown
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Scripps- Howard Papers
Potomac Fever: Ex-Congressmen Turn Lobbyists on Capitol Hill
A Wall Street Journal observation notes that former lawmakers who stay in Washington become effective lobbyists due to insider knowledge and access. The piece argues this dynamic helps expand federal power as new legislators, bureaucrats, and lobbyists converge in the capital.
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Guilty or not a national day of humiliation
A Senate resolution by Sen. Mark Hatfield set April 30 as a national day of humiliation and prayer. The columnist calls it a dumb idea and argues for national pride instead, criticizing belief in corporate guilt and suggesting the Senate merely sought another day off.
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Jim Fiebig
USS
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Mark Hatfield
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America
Buckley on TV, energy crisis and demagogy
Buckley argues television favors simple emotions over complex economic explanations in the energy crisis. He notes oil executives struggle to convey nuances in 30 seconds and critiques demagoguery by politicians while stressing real profit context and consumer impacts.
Letters on community release program and foster care values
Readers urge Gov. Gilligan to back Ohio’s community release plan and propose legalizing it as rehabilitation. A Middletown Jaycees member cites progress at Lebanon Correctional Institution and calls for vocational training support. Foster care article thanks the paper and shares call for local homes and contact numbers. A reader mocks a cartoon and comments on national politics and Nixon’s fate.
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John Gilligan
Ohio
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Franklin County
Middletown Jaycees
Lebanon Correctional Institution
LCI
Middletown
Oliphant
Alka Seltzer
John Chamberlain
Baruch Korff
National Citizens Committee For Fairness
Nixon
White House
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
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