Father’s Day tale mocks the hoax and Hallmark profits
The piece recalls the 1910 origin of Father’s Day by Mrs. Bruce Dodd and notes the absence of arrests or fines in a Father's Day fraud. It lists famed "fathers" from history and literature, and mocks Hallmark’s role while hinting at financial relief for the father.
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New York
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Father
Bruce Dodd
Spokane, Wash
Hallmark Cards
Secrecy in Watergate Discourse and Open Society Debate
A nation weighed between secrecy and transparency as Press Secretary Ziegler defends limited disclosure amid Watergate leaks. Sen. Ervin touts secrecy for grand juries while acknowledging dangers to diplomacy, arms talks, and economic negotiations.
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Ron Ziegler
District of Columbia
Henry Kissinger
National Security Council
United States
Senate
Watergate Committee
Sam Ervin
Watergate
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Holmes
Sherlock
Watson
U.S. Supreme Court
Kennedy Chappaquiddick compared with Nixon Watergate Part 2
The piece discusses similarities between Kennedy Chappaquiddick and Nixon Watergate, noting brief April 1970 grand jury action, concealed records, and regional press responses. It cites Times and Journal critiques, Harris polls, and argues Kennedy avoided scrutiny while Nixon erred on television.
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Kennedy-Chappaquiddick
Nixon-Watergate
Sen. Kennedy
New York Times
Grand Jury
Chappaquiddick
Edward Dinis
Dinis
Sen
Kennedy
Times
Chappaquiddick Island
Edward Kennedy
Louis Harris
Time Magazine
Time
Nixon
Presidents and Precedents on Impeachment and Subpoenas
The article traces historical debates on presidential accountability, examining Johnson impeachment as a partisan precedent, Burr treason trial as a test of subpoenas, and Marshall's stance on compelling presidential testimony, highlighting the tense boundary between executive power and legal process.
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Aaron Burr
U.S
Virginia
Burr
Republic
Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Andrew Jackson
United States
American West
Richmond
John Marshall
Luther Martin
Marshall
Zaph Jefferson
Promised fall from Oxford water tower backfires
In Oxford a campaign promise by William Meyer to jump from the downtown 110 foot standpipe if Lukens marries Toshiko Davis proved unfounded as Lukens and Davis wed in Columbus. Meyer’s comment was unavailable. Lukens faces a pending legal challenge over election filings. A separate item notes a misdialled wedding notice and a toddler answering a phone in a humorous miscommunication.
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Oxford-area
William
Bang) Meyer
Ohio
Donald E
Buz) Lukens
Middletown
Oxford
Meyer
Buz
Lukens
Toshiko
Shirley Jane Davis
Columbus
Bang
Miss Davis
P.C
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Journal published daily by News Journal, Inc. lists rates for newsstand, home delivery, motor route, and mail subscriptions. Pricing includes 15¢ single copies, 80¢ weekly home delivery, motor route plans of 3.47 or 3.20, a 15¢ monthly service charge, and annual mail rates of 30 dollars within the trading area and 34 dollars outside, with U S rates. This item notes no further context beyond pricing.
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News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
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