Watergate coverage in best tradition prompts praise and critique
The article argues that the press has acted in the best tradition of American journalism during Watergate, despite criticism of sensationalism. It defends the media's role in exposing government missteps while urging caution to avoid unnecessary harm, and notes ongoing checks and balances amid public doubt.
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Southeast Asia
Washington
United States
Richard Nixon
Watergate
White House
Congress
Nixon
Editorial on hair bans in Texas football coaching
A Houston area coach endorses banning long hair for players to project toughness and dominance, arguing men should have short hair. The piece rebuts by noting Revolutionary War soldiers wore long curls and still fought effectively, citing George Washington as an example.
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Alexander the Great
Texas
Tony Simpson
Houston
Texas High School Coaches Assn
Simpson
George Washington
Political envoys fading as rewards for donors questioned
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee policy plan would restrict ambassadorships to 15 percent from outside Foreign Service ranks, with nominees who donated over 10000 dollars deemed unacceptable. The shift ends a longtime practice of rewarding contributors, sparked by funding gaps and perceived aristocratic perks.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Foreign Service
Congress
Department of Entertainment
Canton Trade Fair Reflections On Price Shifts And Style
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reports on the 1972 Canton Trade Fair and a new Chinese approach to global pricing. He notes bottle prices and jade increases as evidence of market adaptation, with Chinese buyers increasingly weighing quality, design, and moral selling points over blunt earnings talk.
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John Cunniff
New York
Canton
Casally
Harned Pettus House
Los Angeles
Mao Tsetung
House
China
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Published for Readers
The notice outlines acceptance rules for letters to the editor. It requires the writer to provide signature and address, withholdable on request, caps length at 500 words, general interest, and bans poor taste. The guidance informs readers how to submit letters for publication.
Boyle’s column finds hope in everyday curiosities
New York based Hal Boyle surveys gloom and finds light in small positives. He riffs on Fridays, widows, crabgrass, ice, sports, elections, animals, haircuts, prices, brasieres and groceries, arguing the world’s not hell just yet and the trend toward optimism continues.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Cassandra
Hell
Antarctic
Women’s Liberation Movement
Today in history highlights for June 11, 1973
On June 11 1942 the lend lease with the Soviet Union was disclosed. Birthdays include Rise Stevens and Nikolai Bulganin. Notable past events mention George I death in 1727 and notable incidents in 1859 1936 1940 1948 1959 1963 1972.
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Associated Press
United States
Soviet Union
George I
England
Nevada
Comstock Lode
Russia
Juliana of the
Netherlands
Canada
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Sherman Ad
Rise Stevens
Hazel Scott
Nikolai Bulganin
OSHA reform urged as dangers to workers prompt action
Senator Lloyd Bentsen argues that bureaucratic rules threaten the Occupational Safety and Health Act after OSHA created a broad agency to set standards for millions of workers. He cites high costs, confusing regulations, and calls for tighter authority, economic impact studies, and variance options to preserve protections.
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Congress
National Safety Council
Occupational Safety and Health Act
OSHA
National Association of Manufacturers
Association
Associated General
Health and Safety Administration
Connally’s 1976 Presidential Prospects Dented by Nixon Ties
Early signals from a third of Republican governors at a national conference show strong doubt about John B. Connally as 1976 GOP nominee. Critics cite his new adviser link to President Nixon amid Watergate disclosures and his wheeler-dealer image, plus lack of base among established Republicans.
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John B. Connally
Connally
Treasury
Texas
Nixon
White House
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