Sources and ethics in news reporting explained
A Plain Dealer discussion on how news is gathered and attributed. It argues against a single confidential source myth, describes how chains of inquiry rely on multiple public sources, and offers clues for identifying the true origin of statements.
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Washington
Memorial Day Parade in Middletown Honors 95 Year Old Civil War Vet
The May 30 1928 Middletown diary records a Memorial Day parade starting at 9 a.m. from Baltimore and Girard, with a ceremony at the Soldiers' Monument led by Hamilton Williams. Grand Marshal Jesse P Moren, 95, the oldest Civil War veteran, rode in a automobile after decades of horseback leadership. reflections note the fading Grand Army of the Republic as Spanish American and World War veterans carry the tradition. C.A. Sulfsted led the three division parade with Bert Duvall and Joe Cox assisting.
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Baltimore and
Girard
Baltimore
Central
Main
14Th Avenue
Woodside
Soldiers’ Monument
Hamilton Williams
Grand Army of the Republic
C.A. Sulfsted
Bert Duvall
Joe Cox
Middletown
Jesse P. Moren
Jesse Moren
Allegheny Mountains
Camden
Ohio
Illinois
Joseph
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Douglas
Abe
Army of the Republic
Frank H. Frayser
Heretical questions on Watergate hearings and Nixon era
Jeffrey Hart questions the Watergate fallout and McCord clemency bid, argues the public moral panic over Watergate is excessive, notes public polls showing cost of living dominates concern, and questions Kissinger taps and Justice Department information sharing during political campaigns.
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Washington
Nixon
Gallup
Symington Sees Memoranda Edge Toward Watergate Knowledge
Senate account shows memoranda discussed by Gen. Walters and White House aides hint at White House awareness of Watergate actions and CIA cover up attempts. The Walters notes center on Haldeman Ehrlichman Helms and debts of political risk, with Helms accused of resisting White House pressure. The piece notes Helms faced scrutiny and personal stress amid the scandal.
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Washington
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Gen. Walters
White House
Defense Department
Fred Buzhardt
Vernon A. Walters
H.R
Bob) Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
CIA
Richard Helms
Haldeman
Walters
Helms
FBI
Bill Fulbright
Bill
Foreign Relations Committee
Dick Helms
Symington
Tom Huston
H.R. Haldeman
Iran
Sen. Fulbright
Fulbright
E. Howard Hunt
John W. Dean III
L. Patrick Gray
Mexico
Mr. Nixon
FDR's Son Says Watergate Bugging Was Invented
Bob Considine recounts a rainy East River ride with Bill Levitt aboard a luxury barge. He asks FDR's youngest son about Watergate and hears a sharp reply that his father "invented bugging" and had bugs spread widely.
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New York
John Roosevelt
East River
Brooklyn Bridge
Bill Levitt
Fdr
John
Roosevelt
Journal price list and clippings from press items
The Journal reports subscription rates for mail and motor route delivery in Middletown Ohio with prices per year and per copy while including a garbled note about a $50 auto horn crackdown in New York. It quotes random political tidbits and a Reno Executives Club exchange about Watergate with a jokey reply.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
New York
Environmental Administration
EPA
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Matthew
George Crout
Moren
93Rd Ohio Infantry
Kirby Smith
Lexington
S. Main Street
Goldman
Jeffrey Hart
James McCord
Sirica
McCord
John Caulfield
Walter Rugaber
Republic
Larry O’brien
Henry Kissinger
Jack Anderson
Sen
Lowell Weicker
Justice Department
Tom Braden
R. N
Bob Considine
Reuters
San Francisco Chronicle
the Journal
Chou En-Lai
Crowell
Bob Haldeman
China
Chou
Newsweek
Executives Club of
Reno
Dennis the Menace