Right and Wrong In Congress After Watergate How Morality Shapes Trust
A columnist argues post Watergate morality harms public perception of Congress while few lawmakers abuse power. Calls for courts and Congress to convict or censure violators, urges personal ethics, and notes many lawmakers avoid misdeeds. It reflects on political culture and electoral consequences.
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Brussels
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Azores
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Wayne Jays
Elizabeth Ray
Camelot
Kissinger Bows To Politics
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger plans to retire at year end, bowing to politics as he faces attacks from Reagan and Democratic rivals. He remains highly regarded by the public for shaping Vietnam and Cold War policies, while Ford navigates primary scrutiny and keeps Kissinger largely sidelined.
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Henry Kissinger
Gerald Ford
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Ford
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Inflation and taxes erode purchasing power, study says
The piece argues inflation quietly raises federal tax rates via bracket creep and devalues exemptions. It notes the personal exemption, estate tax threshold, and gift exclusion lag behind prices, urging a stable currency for sound policy.
Ten million more Americans reach voting age this year
The Census Bureau projects ten million more citizens will be eligible to vote in November 1976 than in 1972. Yet turnout may dip as in previous years, with only a bare majority of 18 plus adults likely to vote unless participation improves. Young voters could shape the presidential outcome.
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Census Bureau
Proxmire pushes bribe legislation amid investigations
The opinion piece argues the bribery issue requires thorough probe and OBEAT oversight before rushing new laws. It notes Senator William Proxmire's hearings on a bill to criminalize corporate bribery and require disclosure of foreign sales agents, urging caution to avoid overreach.
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Dwis
Proxmire
Senate Banking Committee
Business Week
A Glance At Yesterday June 3 1926 1946 1956
Entries note Army recruiting vacancies in Monroe for Panama duty with no cost to recruits. 1946 reports SH returning to rationing to reduce food waste of imports in Tokyo area. 1956 nine Russian church leaders visit New York for a 10 day lesson on religious freedom amid protests. 1966 Peng Chen loses post in Beijing party secretariat during anti party purge.
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New York Daily News
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Chappaquiddick
Edgartown
Mary Jo Kopechne
Christopher Look Jr
Cemetery Road
Kely
Dike Road
Robert E. Gilliam
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Panama
Canal Zone
Tokyo
Supreme Headquarters
New York
United States
Peng Chen
Red China
Peking Communist Party
Arty
Eking
Peng
Peking
Reagan Outlook Favorable In US Republican Presidential Race
Reagan shows resilience in Kentucky and Tennessee as gains in Nevada Idaho and Oregon offset border losses. Human Events projects Reagan with 1144 delegates to Ford 1115, aiming for a June 8 convention win aided by California victory hopes and a threatened proportional representation bill that failed.
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Tennessee
Rimland
Washington
Human Events
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Maryland
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Ford
New York
California
Ohio
New Jersey
Robert S. Stevens
Los Angeles
Brown
Monroe Mews-Star Publisher Structure and Miscellany
The Monroe Mews-Star lists officers and directors of the News-Star-World Publishing Corp at Monroe Louisiana with names including Robert Ewing Brown and Mildred Hunt Ewing. The piece notes a second class postage and Associated Press affiliation and national ad reps including Branham Company, with a long, garbled postscript.
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News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Streets
Monroe
Robert Ewing Brown
Mildred Hunt Ewing
Edmund Graves Brown Jr
Mesert Ewing Jit
Petrici Ewing Hendrick
Bother Ewing Jenten
Kenneth C. Barr
1 Temmin Hunter Brown
Jenn D. Ewing
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