Nixon under strain and possible illness amid Dean testimony
The piece questions President Nixon’s health and stability as John Dean’s testimony implicates him in a coverup. Observers described Nixon during a Dirksen memorial dedication as nervous and unwell with twitching facial muscles and disjointed speech. The article notes Nixon’s prior denial of Dean meetings and his aides’ attempts to discredit Dean, then argues Dean’s testimony paints a troubling portrait of Nixon’s grip on reality.
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Brezhnev
Nixon
Illinois
Everett Dirksen
Dean
Ervin Committee
Mr. Nixon
10 cent stamp unlikely to solve mail problems
Postmaster General E T Klassen says wage costs put USPS among top government pay scales and 85 percent of mail delivery expenses. He urges a two cent increase in regular mail rates in January to curb deficits and fund wage demands, while warning the stamp alone will not fix service quality.
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U.S. Postal Service
E.T. Klassen
Postal Service
Klassen
U.S. News and World Report
Post Office Department
Congress
Independent Postal Rate Commission
America
Security Persistence After FAA Checks Questioned
The piece argues that despite no hijackings since Jan 5 the FAA should not abandon mandatory passenger and carry-on inspections. It rejects removing controls at airports, noting proven preventive measures require disputable evidence before changing security procedures.
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Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Skylab repair: astronaut fixes battery with hammer blow
Astronaut Charles Conrad repaired a bulky Skylab battery unit with a firm hammer strike, restoring power aboard the station. The story frames space fixes in home mechanic terms, noting the simple rule when all else fails is to hit it. The closing quote cites Mark 16:20.
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Skylab Space Station
Charles Conrad
Space
Word lists and language lore from a quirky dictionary
New York columnist riffs on pneumonoultramicroscop ic silicovolcanoconiosis and other long words. He cites Yale and Webster to tease readers about language, trips abroad, and the dominance of Mandarin and other major tongues.
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New York
Bill Buckley
Yale Quarterly
Bill
Joe DiMaggio
Yale
Dean testimony and Liddy plan shade Watergate intrigue
The early testimony recounts the Liddy Plan to use professionals for a 1971 convention operation. Details include undercover provocations in Miami and San Diego, a million dollar price tag, and a coded talk about tapping a newsman’s phone. John Mitchell’s routine reactions are noted amid the tension.
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John Dean
Liddy
Gordon Liddy
John Mitchell
Jeb Magruder
Miami
San Diego
Mexico
Dean
Nixon and White House bowling urge for regular games
A column advocates Nixon use a White House bowling alley as a way to socialise with regular guys away from politics. It argues joining a weekly bowling team could humanise him, while criticizing overreaching security and political excesses as the era’s backdrop. It references Liddy and Kennedy security discussions and critiques White House professionalism.
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Jim Fiebi
Nixons
White House
Nixon
Mike
Mr. Nixon
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy
FBI
Dean
Journal of Opinion
Sukarno
CIA
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