Watergate Reassessment on Public Attitudes Toward Politicians
Edward Neilan reports from Georgetown where Prof. O Connor and Dr. Clark discuss why Americans idolize certain leaders yet distrust politicians. They note tension between respect for the office and distrust of compromise and explore who enters politics and why.
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Edward Neilan
Copley
Washington
Robert J. O'Connor
Department of Government
Watergate
Clark
Oil exports spark public call for embargo
The nation questions fuel oil exports to Europe as President Nixon urges rationing. Rep Les Aspin accuses oil firms of profiting from shortages, urging a full fact check before any embargo, while Americans seek relief from rising energy costs.
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U.S
Europe
Nixon
Les Aspin
Wisconsin
Magnetic device aims to detect unidentified flying objects
A group of scientists works on a magnetic detector to prove UFOs. The piece questions whether tangible proof is desirable or trustworthy given fallible human senses and the need for unimpeachable instruments to confirm any presence of UFOs.
Coed Space Crew Implied at Ames Tests
The Ames Research Center reports tests show women can endure weightlessness and space reentry and work aboard stations. The piece jokes about crew assignments for the first coed orbiting crew, asking who handles dishes and garbage and who washes windows.
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Ames Research Center
Nixon Brezhnev Talk Sparks Cold War Gloom
A satirical column traces strains between the United States and Soviet Union over the Middle East, arms supplies to Israel, and a military alert. It cites Pravda reports on impeachment talk, Brezhnev and Nixon exchanges, and a Moscow Washington joke about flags with legends.
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Pravda
America
U.S
White House
Kremlin
Brezhnev
Moscow
Nixon
President
Washington, D.C
Capitol
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Red Square
Schlesinger challenges imperial reach of the presidency
In a discussion of The Imperial Presidency Arthur Schlesinger Jr argues the United States may be an empire in practice rather than a republic. He notes the White House power expansion and the global network of interests linking America to clients and allies worldwide.
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Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Jackson
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Raphael
Schlesinger
United States
White House
Richard Nixon
United
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Caribbean
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Berlin
Middle East
South Pacific
Afghanistan
Armco stock tumble marks 1929 market crash impact
Middletown residents watched Armco decline from 140 to 75 as the New York Stock Exchange plunged. The Middletown Journal recalls the Oct 29 market crash with dramatic trading, bankruptcy fears, and plans to swap debentures for common stock amid a broader national crisis.
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Financial News
Middletown Journal
New York Stock Exchange
Armco
New York Exchange
Armco Common
Ashland
Middletown
United States Steel Corp
East Side
Wall Street
Board of Governors of Exchange
Middletown News Journal subscription rates
The notice lists daily newsstand and Sunday prices, home delivery options by newspaperboy and motor route, mail rates for local and distant areas, payment terms, and a note on a service charge for Journal tubes. It identifies the paper as a publication from Middletown Ohio founded in 1657.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Lsc
Newspaperboy
U.S.A
Save fuel right here in Middletown traffic light plan
A letter argues for turning off about two thirds of traffic signals to cut car use and save fuel and time. Other letters thank Bike-A-Thon sponsors for Margaret Anne Sweeney and urge public action against obscene TV content, urging letters to stations sponsors and the FCC.
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Middletown
The
Cancer Society
Margaret Anne
Mike C. Herzog
Renee Drive
American Cancer Society
John Eckart
Central Ave
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Jean Upton
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