Press tiger or tame? Nixon era coverage debated
Journalist Jim Bishop argues the press bowed to Nixon in 1972, burying Watergate as a minor caper. He notes 143 days between the break in and election day, and says few reporters pursued the story while officials shaped coverage. A related book claims officials largely steer front-page news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nixon
Jim Bishop
Nixon
Democratic National Committee
Watergate
White House
Washington Post
Washington
Associated Press
Bishop
Lexington Books
Leon V. Sigal
20Th Century Fund
Agencia
U.S
New York Times
Europe
Appalachia
Miami
Sigal
Roosevelt Nominated for Vice Presidency by New York Senator
The World Almanac recalls Theodora Roosevelt was nominated for vice president after New York Senator Thomas Jatt moved to remove him from the governorship. In 1900 Roosevelt rose from an intended exclusion as vice president when President William McKinley was assassinated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Jatt
Theodoraoosevelt
Nergetic
Roosevelt
Illiam McKinley
Detoxicated Wick Aims at Rehab at Sacramento Center
Peter Wick, 71, long arrested for drunkenness since 1937, now at Sacramento's Community Detoxification Center. He has not drank for several months and aims for full rehabilitation after years of street life and jail. He says he is tired of drinking and hopes to stay sober.
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Sacramento
Calif
Peter Wick
New
Wick
Conservatives Win Big in Lutheran Denomination
Sixty four religion writers call 1973 top story the conservatives winning control of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. The year also saw more personalized religion, Bible study and prayer groups, evangelism focus, and a Pentecostal style surge among Protestants and Catholics. Episcopal ordination of women remained blocked. Key 73 crusade boosted faith visibility. Dialogue with Judaism noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S
Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod
Episcopal Church
Eileen C. Spraker
Wilmington, N.C
News-Journal
Thoughts From The Living Bible Excerpt
A passage from John 16 12 15 discusses the Holy Spirit guiding believers into truth and revealing Jesus glory and future events. It emphasizes the Spirit’s role in truth speaking not from self but from what God has heard. The text references Jesus departure and return in a spiritual sense.
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John
America
Telephone interviews to aid job hunters in New York
The state Labor Department will start a dial opportunity program in January using telephone interviews to help job seekers who cannot travel to manpower offices. Employment interviewers will work until 8 p.m. daily to assist mainly housewives and others unable to visit offices, aiming to conserve gasoline and expand access.
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Binghamton
N.Y
State Labor Department
Herbert Horowitz
Horowitz
Oswego News Snippets From 1948 And 1963
Historical items note O Keefe Grill taken over by 20th Century Food Corp with C Andrews as GM, Garlock to retire from Oswego Post Office after 42 years, and a Capitol Men's League score. Also mentions Fire Academy approval, Oswego Catholic High Crusaders win, new SUCO fieldhouse rink, young Francis Map ordained, a library clock gift, vaudeville at Oswego Theater, Christmas Ball by Medical Society Auxiliary.
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O'Keefes Grill
First St
20Th Century Food Corp
C (Andy) Andrews
George A. Garlock
Iquiday
Oswego
Ied Kuno
Capitol Men's League
J.B. Kelly, Jr
John Murray
Common Council of Fire
Pat Frawley
Oswego Catholic High Crusaders
Mexico
Suco
Oswego Theater
Auxiliary of
Oswego County Medical Society
This Date in History December 29 1973 Highlights
Events include Japan renouncing the Washington Naval Treaty in 1934, Thomas Becket’s 1170 murder, Andrew Johnson’s 1808 birth, Texas statehood in 1845, White House gas lights in 1848, London bomb damage in 1940, UN troops in Katanga in 1962, Jacksonville hotel fire deaths in 1963, and US Soviet tensions over Beirut and Vietnam in recent years. Actress Viveca Lindfors turns 53.
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Japan
United States
Britain
Thomas Becket
Canterbury
England
Andrew Johnson
Raleigh
N.C
Texas
White House
London
United Nations
Elizabethville
Congo
Katanga
Jacksonville
Fla
Soviet Union
Beirut
Lebanon
North Vietnam
Viveca Lindfors
Man Gets License Plate After Name Beat By Early Rival
In Houston, Harry Hurt sought a personalized plate with his name but someone beat him to HURT. He now displays OUCH on his car, reflecting the pun on his surname.
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Houston
Tex
Harry Hurt
Hurt
Bicycles Abound in Communist China Says New Book
A study in China Journal published by Rand McNally notes state policy limits car ownership so most private citizens rely on bicycles. It reports about 1,700,000 bicycles registered in Peking alone.
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China
Man's Continuing Need for Good News in Middle East Peace
The essay links biblical Good News to modern Arab Jewish peace talks urging a spirit of goodwill. It notes historical parallels from Jesus birth under Roman occupation to current tensions, referencing Cairo's Al Ahram praising Jesus escape and a call for higher vision and brotherhood in negotiations.
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Herod
Cairo
Al-Ahram
Jesus
United Arab Republic
Egypt
Nile
New Answers For E Bond Questions in Personal Finance
A guide explains Series E bonds yield and maturity, noting the 6 percent equivalent rate applies only if held to maturity. It compares E bonds with bank and thrift accounts, highlights payroll deduction as a strong saving helper, and shows how early cashing reduces gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Congress
Savings Bonds
Bees and Politics: Mississippi Legislator Also Entomology Grad Student
Rep Cecil Simmons, 24, of Starkville and Mississippi State University entomology student, says beekeeping knowledge helps with agriculture bills. Elected in 1971, he serves on Games and Fish, Agriculture and Conservation, and Water Resources committees. His dissertation is The Effects of Insecticides on Honey Bees.
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Starkville
Miss
Cecil Simmons
Mississippi State University
Simmons
Games and Fish Commission
Agriculture and Conservation and Water Resources
Oswego Palladium Rates and Postal Terms Notice
Oswego Palladium published rates for delivery, carrier routes, and mail subscriptions. It lists prices for Oswego and surrounding areas, annual and semiannual rates, weekly carrier charges, and advertising representatives. The notice notes Associated Press privileges and editorial standards.
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Washington Press Corps
Dr. Lamb
World Almanac
Hone Po
Henrod
By Roger Bollen
Francis J. Map
Grand Seminary
Montreal
William J. Cameron
Hubert Dickinson
Mills and Petrie
THE
David Poling
D.D
NEA
Middle East
Joseph
the Palladium - Times
West First St
N. Y
Oswego Palladium
Clark Morrison
Carrie
Wayne
Northern Coyage Co
Themsos Newspapers, Inc
Des Paines Ave
Des Plaines
Thomsos Newspapers, Inc
Rockefelier Plaza
Associated
Palladium
Eny
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