Editorial on newsmen snooping and AT&T record policy
The piece denounces AT&T policy limits on sharing newsmen telephone records with IRS and FBI. It argues court involvement should decide secrecy, warns about press freedom dangers if agencies gain broad access. Urges Nixon administration and Congress to cap government intrusion into phone records.
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Internal Revenue Service
FBI
At&t
Party A
Party 3
Party B
Ile
Nixon
Congress
GPO under fire again over proofreading lapses
In 1953 McCarthy charged the Government Printing Office with harboring a bookie and a man linked to communism twenty years earlier. Now Dingell declares a grievous proofreading breakdown in Congress Daily. He cites a missed letter and notes committee times conflict for busy members.
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Joe McCarthy
GPO
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
Congressional Record
America
Dingell
Carson parade anniversary prompts reader corrections
A letter notes the Carson sixth anniversary parade spanned 2.2 miles with 72 marching units and 11 floats, praising Elks as parade chair and urging an apology to organizations. It also blasts gasoline policy, blaming oil interests and government, advocates ration books, and mocks a Sunday emergency gas surcharge.
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Carson
Philip Ahn
Parnelli Jones
Lynda Day George
Christopher George
Dave DeSoto
Charlie Tuna
Albert Cole
Preston Pierce
Selma Rifkin
The
Elks and Parade
the Elks
Middle East
James Hayes
Eclipse in the GOP as voters shift in November
The piece argues a Democratic surge could gain up to 40 House seats, echoing Hoover's 1930s paralysis. It links Nixon's Watergate crisis to a broader political cycle, forecasting a recall-like climate and lasting impact on the presidency amid inflation and economic distress.
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GOP
Hoover
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Ford
Michigan
Congress
Moore
Protecting privacy as data banks grow in power
In the current Intellectual Digest, Diane Divoky notes improvements in privacy protections amid expanding government data collection. Legislation, state safeguards, and new rules aim to curb misuse while preserving access for law enforcement and credit reporting. The balance seeks safety with reasonable privacy in a mobile society.
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Intellectual Digest
Diane Divoky
National Education Association
American Council On Education
Des Moines
Oregon
New Mexico
New Hampshire
Divory
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Florida
Iowa
Hawaii
Washington
Justice Department
FBI
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Word
Sig Brother
Jackson’s 1976 bid gains pace amid party shift
Washington Senator Henry M Jackson says he is not running a nationwide campaign while touring three states and tending to his Senate duties. He argues a changed Democratic climate since 1972 and energy, defense, and trade issues align with his views. Jackson cites strengthened labor and Jewish community ties and a rising role for COPE allies as he steps up public appearances and keynotes with union support.
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Henry M Jackson
Jackson
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Senate
George McGovern
McGovern
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Subram
Robert Strauss
Afl-Cio
Strauss
Midwest
COPE
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Communication Workers of America
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Steelworkers Union
Machinists
Communication Workers
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