Conspiracy charges against Watergate 7 called a bum rap
The column argues conspiracy indictments are overbroad and unjust for the Watergate seven. It notes the core crimes should be tried as perjury obstruction of justice or burglary, while conspiracy remains a weak legal theory. It urges fair treatment for Mitchell Mardian Haldeman Ehrlichman Colson Strachan and Parkinson.
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Cambridge
Mass
Watergate Grand Jury
Brothers Berrigan
Abbie Hoffman
Dr. Spock
Et al
Messrs. Mitchell
Mardian
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Colson
Strachan
Parkinson
Chicago
Harrisburg
Henry Kissinger
United States
Watergate 7
Mitchell
Arab View Aims to Shape U.S. Opinion on Middle East
Dr. Clovis Maksoud, envoy of the League of Arab States, tours the United States for three months to present the Arab viewpoint amid U.S. sympathy toward Israel. He says peace hinges on American pressure on Israel, but hopes Arabs and Jews can live in harmony someday.
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Clovis Maksoud
United States
Israel
Maksoud
League of Arab States
Middle East
Mahsoud
U.S
Turkey resumes opium poppy cultivation amid U S dispute
Turkey announces a return to cultivating opium poppies despite U S pressures and a prior 13 month ban. Analysts see a grave setback to global anti drug efforts and a tougher Ankara stance as it renegotiates about 55 U S agreements while subsidies may rise to fund narcotics enforcement.
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Turkey
United States
Ankara
U.S
Freedom to own guns debate sparks editor letters
A reader argues against guns as sport and the hunting ethos, urging tighter gun controls to reduce crime. The letter asserts ownership freedoms threaten life and happiness and calls for Congress to pass proposed gun legislation.
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Edward W. Kroger
Congress
Kroger
Family thanks community as boy returns home
Mr and Mrs Roscoe Rogers of 1898 Shaker Road Franklin express gratitude for prayers and support after their son’s illness. They thank doctors nurses and ICU staff at Middletown Hospital and note the boy Mike Rogers is home and doing well.
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Mike Rogers
Icu
Middletown Hospital
Goodby
Roscoe Rogers
Shaker Road
Franklin
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options from 15 cents on weekdays to 25 cents on Sundays with home delivery options including motor route plans at 80 cents weekly or 3.47 monthly in installments, plus a $30 annual mail rate and $38 outside the U.S. All subscriptions are payable in advance.
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The
News Journal, Inc
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First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Journal Tube
U.S.A
Thetford impeachment vote judged by distance and doubt
Jeffrey Hart questions the Vermont impeachment vote at Thetford, noting local tension between longtime Vermonters and newcomers drawn by Dartmouth College influence. He argues the televised town meeting obscures complexities and suggests Vermont politics are shifting away from a simple rock ribbed image.
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Garry Wills
Thetford
Baltimore
New England
Boondocks
Rocks Wills
Vermont
Phil Hoff
Thomas Salmon
England
Dartmouth College
Elmers
Provincetown
Truro
Thornton Wilder
Our Town
Jacqueline Lucy
Dartmouth
Simon as captain of crisis turns energy fears into modest victory
The piece likens energy chief William Simon to a high school captain, praising his team effort in reducing consumption and preserving jobs during a milder winter. It credits his allocations plan, notes the limited test of his approach as prices rose, profits climbed, and inequities persisted, and observes his readiness to adjust signals if needed.
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Washington
William Simon
New York Times
New England Council
Simon
Bill Simon
Defense Department
Harry Hopkins
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Tom Braden
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