Watergate shows Nixon staff in internal conflict
Washington reports indicate the Watergate affair is not resolving but broadening with many involved lying or altering stories. Key aides including Magruder Mitchell and Dean are changing narratives, signaling a turbulent White House with fierce internal rivalries and unnamed sources feeding reporters.
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Washington
Nea
Lst
James McCord
Watergate
Jeb Stuart Magruder
John Mitchell
New York Times
Magruder
John Dean
Dean
White House
Mitchell
Martha
Nixon
Fulbright Calls for End of Vietnam War as Peace Talks Continue
Editorial argues Senator Fulbright seeks a congressional declaration to end American activity in Indo China while Hanoi violates the cease fire. It notes risks of losing aircraft and troops but warns of Communist advances in Laos and Cambodia. It cites a downed peacekeeping helicopter as proof of cynicism and questions Polish and Hungarian vetoes hampering investigations.
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J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas Democrat
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Hanoi
Fulbright
Indo-China
Laos
Cambodia
Duncan McAlpine
State Department
Poland
Hungary
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Paris
Moonshine Industry Report Shows Decline in Southwest
A.E. Ford reports Licensed Beverage Industries figures show 1971 illegal stills down from 1956 levels and total moonshine sold reaching 12.13 million gallons. Texas is only moderately bootlegging, Colorado and Oklahoma show small counts, while Alabama Georgia and North Carolina lead in discovered stills with the Belt of moonshine. The article traces liquor history from colonial taxes to bourbons origin and explains terms such as highball and teetotaler.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Licensed Beverage Industries, Inc
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Southwest
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Internal Revenue
Staten Island
N.Y
Kentucky
Elijah Craig
Bourbon County
St. Louis
Lewiston
James Fenimore Cooper
Nixon’s Phase 3 Wage and Price Plan Falters Under Voluntary Compliance
Phase 3 failed as firms and workers refused voluntary controls. Nixon’s club in the closet proved ineffective with many offenders, fueling inflation and renewed calls for rollbacks or mandatory controls. Meany pushes for stringent limits while Congress debates new powers, yet deflects responsibility amid deficit spending and a growing budget.
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Nixon
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Congress
House
Treasury
George Shultz
Remembering home in memory and old days
HAL BOYLE recalls a bygone era where memory is home and social norms shape daily life. He paints a picture of slower pace, strong kin networks, thrift with wealth, and admired women, noting the first national Catholic shrine near Emmitsburg, Maryland a Lourdes replica.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Salvation Army
America
St. Joseph's College
Emmitsburg
Atlantic City Ocean Boardwalk Began 1870 In New Jersey
The World Almanac notes Atlantic City built the first ocean boardwalk in 1870, extending over four miles. It says salt water taffy originated there in 1883 and first picture postcards appeared in 1893. The city also claims the largest auditorium in the world.
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United States
Atlantic City
N. J
Texas Legislature faces rush to adjourn with budget fights
Returning from Easter, the Texas Legislature pushes toward a late May adjournment with a $9.7 billion House appropriations bill and a $9.5 billion Senate budget. Key issues include ethics, tax limits, welfare funding, environmental bills, and the Shield Law. The Texas Railroad Commission reports May oil allowable at 106 percent amid stock declines, while a Sharptown era scandal panel offers recommendations on ethics and openness. The court and workers' comp debates move forward, with consumer protection and court overhaul proposals advancing in the Senate.
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House
Senate Finance Committee
Dolph Briscoe
Senate
Washington
Code of
Texas Railroad Commission
Jim Langdon
East Texas
Tom O’conner
Sharpstown
Sharpsman
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Nueces
Abilene
Bill Hobby
Supreme Court
Today in History April 25 1972 AP style
Highlights include 1945 San Francisco United Nations meeting, 1599 Cromwell birth, 1859 Suez Canal opening, 1898 US declares war on Spain, 1901 NY requires car licenses, 1917 China in WWI, 1959 St Lawrence Seaway opening, Khrushchev retirement hint, Kissinger Moscow visit disclosed. Birthdays Ella Fitzgerald 55 Melissa Hayden 45.
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San Francisco
United Nations
Oliver Cromwell
Engeland
Suez Canal
United States
Spain
New York
China
Germany
St. Lawrence Seaway
Nikita Khrushchev
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
George W. Ball
Goldberg
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Mosow
Ella Fitzgerald
Melissa Hayden
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