Campaign fund reform would limit California statewide campaigns
Editorial weighs a June 1974 ballot measure to cap campaign spending. It cautions that while financing limits aim to curb buying power, they may reduce voter information as ads fade and pamphlets, speeches, and newspaper bills shrink. Incumbent spending rules may not curb excess, given media dynamics and recognizable names. The piece notes potential loopholes and urges careful legislative scrutiny before passage.
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California
Watergate’s ugly side effects threaten the republic
The piece warns that Watergate’s fallout poisons national policy and public trust. It cites Congress opposition to spending restraint, Bureaucratic hostility to economy moves, and the risk of the President losing drive. It calls for cool, coordinated action, not partisan overreach.
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Republic
Congress
Ruckelshaus chooses loyalty over six figure offers
William Ruckelshaus accepted the deputy attorney general post amid Watergate turmoil, turning down over a dozen high paying law firm offers and lecture fees. Once seen as a potential target in a Nixon scandal, he remains known for EPA leadership and a reformist stance. His confirmation was delayed by ITT memos linked to Nixon’s the Watergate era.
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Rixon
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Senate
Ruckelshaus
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Thors
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ITT
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Clean
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Watergate
Senate Watergate Committee
Richard Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Judiciary
Ruckelshaus 2
For Nixon a chance to rebuild leadership
A Nixon era pause offers the president a window to regain control and restore presidential leadership as Congress adjourns for four weeks. The bombing of Cambodia would pause after Aug. 14, and the Watergate inquiry aims to wind down. The piece notes waning public support and calls for disclosure of Nixon tapes to undercut suspicions.
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Indochina
Ervin Committee
Cambodia
Thailand
Government big user of gasoline amid shortages and grain of fuel
Government fuel use climbs as Nixon seeks 7 per cent cuts. Defense grants to foreign nations totaled 30 million dollars for 5.1 million barrels of oil in 1971 1972, while GSA reports 34 million more gallons used by federal autos in 1973 and an 80 million gallon rise projected for 1974. Followed by a report on falcon repleasant methods to deter birds at airports and the saga of Lt Col Richard Graham involving peregrine falcons, raids, fines, and interagency friction.
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Richard Nixon
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Nixon
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Dn.y
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Georgia
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America
Air Force
Richard Graham
Colorado Springs
Colo
U.S. Air Force Field
Madrid
Spain
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