The Journalist's Creed Reprinted and Examined
A long reprint of Walter Williams’s Journalist Creed is examined for its ethics and duties. The piece argues journalism is a public trust with accuracy fairness and independence as core values, while noting vagueness in idealistic parts and stressing facts and responsible reporting as a journalist’s lifelong task.
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Walter Williams
University of Missouri
George Robeson
Public Journal
Tre
Firefighters union debate prompts reader questions
Letter from James Zapata criticizes pay parity talk and fire department staffing. He argues Southern California buildings are newer, questions firefighting risks, and mocks high salaries for routine tasks. He cites Los Angeles County retirement lottery as example and asks readers about real fire destruction locally.
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Wior Harold J
Geldr
Long Beach Firefighters Union
Julia Mansell
Laure
Tin Rae
California
Los Angeles County
Omel
Fire Department
Carles
Budget Battle Marks GOP Win In House Vote On Water Program
The House rejected overriding Nixon’s veto of the rural water and sewer program by 225 to 189, fending off a big-spender bloc. Republicans, led by Ford, kept a united front with only 24 defections, mainly rural GOPs, signaling stronger party cohesion and a halt to the federal funding initiative.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Gerald Pord
Carl Albert
Ford
Andrews
North Dakota
Senate
Nixon veto over rural water grants outlined in 1960s program
The piece traces the evolution of a federal loans and grants program for water and sewer systems in small communities from 1961 through Nixon’s 1970s veto. It notes initial limits, expansion to nationwide aid, and the political clash over executive privilege, with examples from Millwood Virginia and San Andreas California. It argues local control vs federal funding and portrays Nixon’s stance as protective of constitutional powers while criticizing federal overreach.
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Congress
Nixon
House
Clarke County
Millwood
San Andreas
Calaveras County
Calif
Cambodia
Ain
Food gamblers and high prices in futures market
A Des Moines investigation highlights chaotic wheat and meat speculation in the two hundred billion dollar annual futures market. Critics urge stronger regulation, noting price surges in cas tost and soybean meal while urging a reexamination of the Commodities Exchange Act to protect consumers, producers, and exchanges.
Brandt Dominates West European Politics Says U S Allies
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt solidifies leadership within the Social Democratic Party and broad Western backing. He denounces anti American voices, signals a rise in influence across West Germany and Europe, and announces upcoming talks with Yugoslav, Egyptian, and Soviet leaders plus a Washington visit.
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Social Democratic Party
NATO
Charles de Gaulle
Western Europe
Bundestag
West Germany
Brandt
HONEA
Flu
el du Dime
Middle East
U.S
Germany
Brandl
Leonid Z. Brezhnev
Bonn
Brezhnev
Washington
Moscow
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James Zapata
Justifica
Wampler
Virginia
James J
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Wation
Des Moines
Hogister
Congressional
General Accounting Office
Sevrer
U.S. Commodity Exchange Authority
Ceas
SEL
Dod
Hushbush
Naths Childs
CEA
Alex Caldwell
Caldwell
Hull
Richard
Wilson
Phil Newson
Mnitee Press
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