Anderson retracts Eagleton drunken driving accusation
In a Sunday column journalist Jack Anderson admits his radio claim that Senator Thomas Eagleton was arrested for drunken driving was unproven. He explains he acted on competitive haste and now apologizes to Eagleton and the public, acknowledging the charge may have damaged Eagleton’s reputation.
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Payola schemes and blues for Blue Cross revealed
An investigation exposes record promoters paying to place songs on top charts, including a $100 promo record deal and cash for moves to the top. The feature also reports Blue Cross and Blue Shield secretly cutting federal employees’ benefits while seeking rate hikes, with a memo outlining major cuts in diagnostic, mental health, and therapy coverage.
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Prison system faces critique of new federal plan
The piece argues the Nixon era push to build 60 new federal facilities risks wasteful expansion. It cites Norman Carlson, other correctional experts, and state successes with noninstitutional programs, urging a shift to community corrections and reduced prison construction.
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GOP convention uses showmanship amid limited reform and demographics
The Republican convention plans rely on showmanship with an estimated 30 percent women 8 percent youth and 3 percent Black attendees vs Democrats 96 12 and 22 percent. Analysts note Nixon faces inflation unemployment and political risk as McGovern and Wallace shape the national mood with debates on Vietnam policy labor and civil rights.
Letters to the editor on bias in reporting and ACLU links
Readers complain of biased reporting about a new councilwoman and note alleged ACLU ties of her husband and the organization itself. The letter condemns public figures and cites Barron’s on the ACLU, while others critique cultural figures and societal complacency amid shifting work and cost of living.
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