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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1973
Page
5
California faces a choice on the Capitol delavn ee and Reagan proposes preserving the dome and rotunda while adding a new wing. Engineers say the building is unsafe and the legislature has set aside 21 million dollars for reconstruction. The goal is to keep the historic exterior and create usable space for a safe, functional government building.
The piece recalls Mitchell law and Nixon campaign links, Johnson and Kennedy era appointees, and the shift toward keeping the attorney general’s role separate from politics. It notes Ervin's questions on barring political activity and the evolving view that Watergate disclosures should end political uses of the office.
Editor voices sharp criticism of auto industry for pursuing more engine gear to curb smog, urging return to high performance cars of the past. Alma Bolick and Tiger Wanted readers seek info on a Tiny Tiger electric generator, while ads attack California sales tax and Governor Reagan’s 1976 presidential bid and tax limitation measures.
Senator Howard Baker argues for housing the president’s main executive offices in the Capitol, making the White House a ceremonial residence. The plan would ease congressional access to presidential staff, improve White House–Congress relations, and foster public accountability while leaving constitutional boundaries intact. Baker also calls for stronger congressional reform, including the budget process, and hints at a post Watergate political shift toward candidates who favor reduced presidential power.
The piece argues that Congress is moving to grant the President power to manipulate tariffs and trade barriers, with a working partnership that would centralize foreign trade control in the White House. It notes Senate opposition, Nixon’s push for authority to reach rapid trade deals, and the broader shift in global markets pressuring U.S. negotiators ahead of a 1975 round.
The United States says it will consider Prince Sihanouk as a participant in peace negotiations for Cambodia though he resists talks now. The unresolved triangle includes Lon Nol in Phnom Penh, the Khmer Reds insurgents, and Sihanouk aligned with Hanoi and Peking. End of U S bombing on August 15 tests three possible paths to a settlement.
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