Bill of Rights Week Editorials
Editorial reflects on the Bill of Rights as central to American democracy and the 14th Amendment strengthening protections. It notes ongoing efforts to limit rights, cites public calls for censorship and coerced testimony, and emphasizes trust in the people to preserve freedoms. Watergate and Plumbers referenced as a future affirmation of this faith.
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Massachusetts
Connecticut
Georgia
United States
America
United States of America
Peace talks in Geneva face pressures from Israel and Arab states
The piece argues both sides will seek gains while aiming for a settlement next month. It notes Israel may trade land for strategic points and urges Arabs to show acceptance of Israel’s right to exist, with U S and Soviet roles shaping the talks and a call for firm but reasonable American backing for a rapid peace path.
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Israel
Mediterranean
Soviet Union
United States
Europe
Geneva
Letter to the Editor Calls Out Greed and Unemployment
The writer decries unemployment amid Christmas hardship and energy shortages, blaming oil companies for past shortages and urging new leadership. He cites aerospace job losses, fears an icy winter, and suggests solar energy with a critique of big business and officials.
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U.S
Long Beach
Robert B, Wilson
Meanest Santa warned by Lakewood parent
A Lakewood parent warns about a man posing as Santa and a woman posing as Mrs Santa to lure a 7 year old child on Christmas Eve. The caller frightened the boy and left him with a vivid fear of Santa. The note names the child as Davy and mentions a Cloud 9 location.
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Davy
Santa
Mrs. Santa
Kissinger appeals to Arabs to lift oil embargo for Geneva talks
Secretary Kissinger urged Arab leaders to pause and lift the oil embargo to give peace talks a chance under UN Security Council Resolution 242. He urged Israel to withdraw from territories seized in 1967 while both sides seek a just settlement, warning against turning economic pressure into coercive diplomacy.
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Washington
Kissinger
Middle Bash
Geneva
United Nations Security Council
Israel
U.N. Security Council
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
Middle East
America
Wity Kissinger
Friends of Israel
Ceasu Re
Nixon impeachment debate widens as charges mount
An ADA broadside accuses Nixon of 73 charges including influence peddling and improper ties to Watergate. The House Judiciary Committee wrestles with defining high crimes and whether criminal proof is required for impeachment, while key trials and pleas by Dean and Krogh shape the path ahead.
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Nixon
ADA
New York Times
the Times
Cambodia
White House
John Ehrlichman
John Dean
House Judiciary Committee
Egil
Krogh
Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg
House
Paltry $156.2 Million Pay Increase Sparks Wyoming Debate
Readers gauge the cost of federal pay raises as Senator Gale McGee defends the increase. The letter outlines how $156.2 million translates into Wyoming incomes, taxes, and welfare, arguing the figure is far from paltry to citizens bearing the tax burden.
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Congress
Gale McGee
D-Wya
Senate
Wyoming
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