Congress keeps working amid Watergate debates in West Texas note
A West Texas note reassures readers that Congress remains productive despite Watergate. It cites 350 committees at work and highlights 26 proposed laws this week including transportation, housing, space, science funding, and amendments to various acts.
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Senate
Congress
Department of Transportation
H.U.D
Space, Science and Veterans
Atomic Energy Commission
National Science Foundation
Legal Services Corporation
Carl Albert
Rigid airport searches curb hijackings yet spark debate
Since January 5, strict passenger and carry on checks have halted hijacking attempts and yielded thousands of confiscated items including 1,826 guns and 11,956 knives. The ACLU challenges the procedures as unconstitutional, but FAA data show dramatic risk reduction and numerous finds supporting probable cause.
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American Civil Liberties Union
FAA
U.S
ACLU
Editorial on police state echoes amid Pekin protest
The piece argues that the Pekin incident shows police and Secret Service overreach after a demonstrator is forced to remove an “Impeach Nixon” sign and is restrained. It cites potential brutality and recalls Niemöller’s warning about collective silencing in the face of government excess.
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Pekin
Secret Service
Nixon
Myles J. Ambrose
America
Germany
Martin Niemeller
Nixon Half Quote Misused In Duke Scholar Critique
Political scientist James Barber of Duke University says Nixon may have used a new crisis tactic to distract from Watergate. He notes Barber recalls Nixon comments after reelection about Americans wanting independence, not continued government help, a part often forgotten in discussions of the quote.
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Richard Nixon
James Barber
Duke University
The
Washington Monthly
Barber
Nixon
Cambodia
Senate
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Dr. Spock
Untapped Oil Believed Vast in U S Shale Deposits
The article notes that oil shale in the United States may contain more than 2000 billion barrels of petroleum. It highlights that the richest deposits span parts of Colorado Utah and Wyoming.
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United States
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Three in One Wilson Defeats Roosevelt and Taft in 1912
Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 election by defeating former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft in a split Republican and Progressive vote. The unusual result left Wilson as the sole winner amid a fractured opposition.
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Woodrow Wilson
U.S
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Snake in the Texas car prompts chaotic rescue by neighbors
A Dallas area resident recounts a springday nightmare as a sunbathing reptile under a car triggers a neighborhood mêlée. Firemen, police, and bystanders converge with hoes and an axe while the driver, a World War II Navy veteran, finally foils the five foot intruder after a long standoff.
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Jim Brigance
Associated Press
Eve
Dallas
Texas
Ancient
Rome
Amazon
Junior Pyton
George Custer
Little Big Horn
Monroe
Corruption in government and public trust
The piece laments widespread official corruption across states led by figures like Otto Kerner and Daniel Brewster, asks why leaders are viewed as self serving, and argues for vigilant citizen oversight rather than resignation. It cites Mencken and Plunkitt to frame ethics, opportunism, and the need for realistic safeguards.
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Illinois
Otto Kerner
U.S
Daniel Brewster
Maryland
New Jersey
William Cahill
Things That Make Life Worth Living Says Hal Boyle
A Hal Boyle column lists small joys from life such as doors closing behind a guest who overstays, weekend lie-ins, a son’s haircut, and childhood notes. It blends memories and reflections with a brief George C. Scott sighting in Johnson City Tennessee.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Johnson City
Birds Cause Power Outage in Knoxville Neighborhood
Utilities report a bird nest on insulators of a high voltage line caused a spring power outage in a north Knoxville area. An electric company spokesman said wildlife tampering led to the lights going out.
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Knoxviles
Tenn
Electric Company
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