Congressional debate on Watergate and constitutional limits
The piece argues that expediency in pursuing Watergate tests constitutional safeguards and warns against Congress appointing its own special prosecutor. It cites Judge Sirica, Attorney General Jaworski, and Acting Atty. Gen. Bork, urging adherence to the Constitution and slow reform. It closes with a moral note from Martin Yankee and a biblical verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watergate
John J. Sirica
United States of America
Congress
House
Senate
Leon Jaworski
Nixon
Robert H. Bork
Bork
Mr. Bork
Letters to the Editor backs the president amid criticism
Pauline Fields from Middletown urges fellow citizens to stand by the president despite mistakes. She recalls wartime resolve, warns against Soviet threats, and honors fallen soldiers, insisting Americans must unite to support leadership and national ideals.
With its faults, country still great
To The Editor Thanksgiving 1973 letter urges readers to study The Privilege and Responsibility in Readers Digest and reflect on being American. It calls for civic action, voting, and responsibility to improve the nation by 1976 for the 200th birthday, signed by Mrs. Harry Morlatt of Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikita Khrushchev
Harry Morlatt
John St. Trenton
United States
Madison
Museum of Constitutional Antiquities
Veterans Day meaning is lost says column by Jim Fiebig
The columnist argues Veterans Day has become a farce with federal workers and schools closing, noting Armistice Day fell on November 11. He suggests returning Vi Day to November 11 to honor the armistice and realign observances, though he doubts Congress will consider it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Fiebig
Congress
Veterans Day: First Mentioned in 1918 Decree
The text notes a 1918 federal decree granting veterans time off from work and school for Veterans Day per shown discharge papers, with spouses or children sometimes also affected. It contrasts that federal employees without service and non veteran relatives receive no day off. The passage ends reflecting doubt about the day's significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Alabama ethics law sparks press income disclosure fight
Alabama lawmakers pass a public disclosure law for all officials and add an amendment forcing reporters to disclose their income sources to gain press access. Gov. Wallace signs it, sparking First Amendment concerns and a class action by Jesse Lewis of the Birmingham Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Washington
Public Broadcasting Company
Joe Blow
Jesse Lewis
The
Birmingham Times
Lewis
Kentucky
Nixon chat with Mrs Meir sparks mid east tension hinted
A column riffs on Nixon's alleged remarks to Mrs Meir and Siscos talks in Tel Aviv, noting Israeli reliance on U S aid and fear of Arab oil leverage amid looming ambassador swaps. It compares Nixon health toast in China to Chiang Kai shek and mocks highway speed limits and car hype. The piece also notes Sirica halting Watergate tour plans and Hunt's 18 month sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White House
Nixon
Israel
U.S
Cairo
Washington
John Sirica
Watergate
James McCord
E. Howard Hunt
McCord
Hunt
Checks and balances in peril warns of parliamentary shift
John Roche argues the US lacks true separation of powers and warns against moves toward a parliamentary style. He discusses Nixon Ford succession talk, Truman Dewey speculation, a Cambridge constitutional convention, and the 1792 succession act misreadings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Nixon
Harry Truman
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Gerald Ford
Constitutional Convention
Cambridge
Mass
Kevin White
Boston
White
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hending
U. S. Constitution
Martin Yankee
John
America
Pauline Fields
Brentwood St. Middletown
the Journal
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Newspaperboy
Journal Tube
U.S.A
John Chamberlain
Caesar
Bolesae King Features Syndicate
Bob Considine
Feds
John Roche
Massachusetts
Electoral College
Dennis the Menace
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!