Nixon Delay in Ford Confirmation Draws Fire
The piece questions Democratic leaders' stance on confirming Gerald Ford as vice president after Nixon’s tapes standoff. It argues their resistance is a petty punishment and notes Ford’s clean record, FBI scrutiny, and the peril of leaving the vice presidency vacant amid Watergate turmoil.
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Vote Yes on Butler County Issue 5 Mental Health Funding
Mirror reprints Dorothy Damele arguing Issue 5 adds four tenths of a mill to real estate tax to unlock three dollars in state and federal funds for mental health. She warns mental illness affects all, urges a yes vote on November 6 and cites local needs and faith.
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Why we liked Ike
Jim Fiebig recalls the calm presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower and argues his strength lay in letting people govern themselves. The piece contrasts Ike’s steady leadership with later turbulent times marked by Vietnam and Watergate, calling him the last president to avoid jolting the nation.
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Double standard in Ford confirmation stories
Gerald Ford faces a partisan attack built on The Washington Pay-Off by Robert Winter-Berger. The book accuses Ford of fundraising quirks and implies mental health speculation, while praising him as a cautious operator. The piece argues liberals ignored similar Democratic figures and highlights media bias in the Kennedy era.
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The 96th Article of War and a Court Challenge
A veteran recalls the 96th Article of War's reach from Army base pranks to expulsions. He argues the Uniform Code of Military Justice may be unconstitutionally vague and hopes the Supreme Court limits this power.
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Year of the Rat in Watergate era
John Dean pleads guilty to one conspiracy count amid a flood of disclosures in the Watergate affair. The piece argues a wider moral and political crisis, naming officials like Ehrlichman Haldeman Magruder Krogh Mitchell Stans and Nixon as targets of impeachment and removal actions.
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