Editorials Leaky ship of state
The Washington sieve seems perfused with leaks as the vice president accuses Justice Department staff of leaking Baltimore investigations while others leak speculation about the department. A Time Magazine piece cites officials predicting indictments and suggests a possible motive from an Agnew associate blaming Atty. Gen. Richardson. Leaks persist despite vowed dismissals.
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Justice Department
Department
Baltimore
Agnew
Time Magazine
Time
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Justice
Morton Kondracke
Chicago Sun- Times
Kondracke
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
White House
Kissinger Nomination Signals New Era in State Department
Henry Kissinger, once a White House adviser with a private foreign policy reach, is nominated as secretary of state. The piece notes his Vietnam peace efforts and opening to China, his leadership style, potential friction with career diplomats, and urges Senate confirmation.
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Henry Kissinger
Richard Nixon
Harvard
Kennedy
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
Vietnam
China
Soviet Union
Henry Alfred Kissinger
Kissinger
State Department
Dwight Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Department
Senate
Letters to the editor critique press and amnesty stance
A reader from Seal Beach questions Nixon-supporters and calls editorials biased against the nation. A Long Beach reader critiques James Reston’s Aug 1 1973 column on amnesty for draft dodgers, arguing they harmed the country and should not be forgiven.
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Nixon
Us.s.r
James Reston
Independent
Washington
Ervin
Watergate
Long Beach
Dope War Widened as Smugglers Use Planes Boats
Classified Customs documents reveal smugglers outmatch federal control as private planes and fast boats carry narcotics from Mexico and Canada. Budget cuts slow sensors and tracking gear, while interagency coordination remains fragmented and ineffective.
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Washington
Customs Bureau
Dunkirk
United States
Mexico
Canada
Foes of defense spending rise in House coalition
In the July 31 vote the House cut nearly $1 billion in weapons research from the military authorization bill while a new anti defense spending coalition formed among fiscal conservatives and liberal doves. The Watergate era shadow shapes this trend as Aspin of Wisconsin leads the assault on research funds and Jr. members push to curb federal defense spending.
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Nation
White House
House
Pentagon
Nixon
Congress
Indochina
Administration
Les Aspin
Wisconsin
Aspin
House Armed Services Committee
Jong Ren
Coal energy debate cites coal supply lifespans
Washington experts clash over coal as the quick fix to the energy crisis. Estimates vary from a 30 year supply to a 500 year horizon, shaping policy and public expectations.
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Washington
United States
Coal and shale strip mining sparks energy debate
The piece argues coal could fuel plants and shale yield gasoline, but questions strip mining. It cites Atlantic articles by Caudill and Conaway on land and ranch loss, polluted runoff, dust, and barren scars. Water needs and gas pollution complicate the energy shortcut. Restoration costs rise, and no easy coal solution exists.
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Midwest
Mountain States
United States
Caudill
James Conaway
Montana
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Jack Anderson
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England
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