Broadcasting on Congress and the rise of television
An analysis of how television and radio reshape congressional life and public access to proceedings. It cites Coolidge’s 1923 radio speech and McCarthy's hearings as pivotal moments, arguing broadcasting expands public involvement while warning against overreach.
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Washington
Fredon
Congress
Met
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Congressional
Capital Hill Broadcasting
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
Dudgeon
Joe McCarthy
Senate
George Marshall
President urges prompt independent strip-mining bill action
Following a second veto of strip-mining legislation, the administration calls for a standalone bill, separating it from the energy package. It cites environmental scars and a need for federal standards to aid coal development while addressing potential cost and job fears in Appalachia.
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Ford
Congress
White House
Rocky Mountain States
Appalachians
Navajo Nation Rejects AIM Convention Bid
The Navajo tribal council voted 48 to 0 to bar the American Indian Movement from holding its annual convention on the reservation. Chair Peter MacDonald recalled AIM’s early sympathy but noted recent counterproductive violent protests.
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American Indian Movement
AIM
Navajo Reservation
Peter MacDonald
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington
Reading a look from a rattlesnake in Phoenix traffic
Jim Fiebig describes a rattlesnake sighting in a Phoenix residential area. A driver retaliates with a car strike while a bystander defends the snake's ecological role and argues about coexistence and concessions between nature and urban life.
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Jim Fiebig
Middletown News Journal Subscriptions and Rates
The Journal published by News Journal, Inc. in Middletown Ohio advertises subscription plans for home delivery by carrier or motor route, and by mail across the U.S. Prices range from 15c per issue to $38 yearly, with Sunday rates and weekly or monthly options. Established 1857.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
CIA misuse and the democracy role in Kissinger era
The Rockefeller report exposes CIA misuse under past presidents and urges restoring the agency as a weapon for democracy. It argues the agency should promote democratic ideals abroad, support dissidents, and back real reform rather than prop up the status quo. It questions current policy toward Portugal Spain Chile and Cuba.
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CIA
United States
Kissinger
Greece
Chile
John Foster Dulles
John Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Castro
Dulles
Tough talk on aid, gender, and power across eras
New York columnist recalls Turkeys ultimatum on aid in 30 days, intertwined with Pat Hurley style courage. Lillian Hellman urges armed defense of rights while Irene Won counters for equality through social change and evolving roles.
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New York
Turkey
Sam
Pat Hurley
Red River Valley
Lillian Hellman
Letters
Barnard
Irene Fontaine
Pittsburgh
Calif
Hellman
Brrr
Horrors
Irene
Joseph Won
Joseph
Letters to the Editor praise San Francisco housing ordinance
Readers applaud San Francisco June 19 housing rule banning landlords from refusing to rent to families with children. They argue cities nationwide should follow, noting fewer disturbances from children and the injustice of denying rents to would be parents.
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San Francisco
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