Laird and Nixon form uncertain White House alliance
The long fraught bid to place Melvin Laird in the Nixon White House ends at Camp David as both men face the Watergate crisis. Laird accepts amid clashes with Nixon’s habits, while Republicans push for a reformist domestic agenda and a more open White House. The pair must navigate potential conflict as they try to salvage the presidency.
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Editorial Gasoline Guzzlers and Tax Options
The Nixon administration weighs two tax paths to cut gasoline use. Raise the gas tax by 5 to 10 cents a gallon or tax cars at purchase by weight and power, with the latter seen as fairer and more effective. A gasoline tax hit would hit the poor harder, while higher prices haven’t curbed demand. Encouraging smaller, efficient cars could reduce fuel use, congestion, and costs, with American firms likely to meet market demand.
Making way for bicycles in a car dominated America
Public officials face safety and trail expansion to boost cycling as transportation. Despite rising bicycle sales and growing support, California risks 25 000 rider injuries and deaths while federal action lags. States like Oregon and cities such as Denver fund bikeways, yet uniform safety rules and widespread bike trails are still needed.
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Edward Kearney
National Committee On Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances
U.S. Department of Transportation
Department
Davis
Ann Arbor
Denver
Oregon
Nixon Must Restore Confidence With New White House
Washington analysis argues President Nixon faces a tough task to rebuild public trust after Watergate. It notes shifts toward a broader leadership group, cabinet emphasis, and new advisers Melvin Laird and John Connally, while Haig remains to advise on security. Revenue and economy loom as tests of governance.
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Bob) Haldeman
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Kissinger
Indochina
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John Connally
Alaska pipeline debate and alternatives discussed
Letter writers challenge Rogers C. B. Morton on building the 784 mile Alaska pipeline arguing for an ecologically safer Prudhoe to Edmonton railway and interprovincial pipeline routes. They critique energy policy, environmental risks, and growth assumptions while urging consideration of safer options before the Supreme Court.
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Fair trial's easy EDITOR: Watergate hearings and publicity
The editorial urges ongoing Senate hearings on Watergate, arguing pretrial publicity will not prevent a fair trial. It warns that a broad informed public is essential and mocks critics who want the hearings halted. It notes the indicted deserve a speedy, fair process, while viewers return to their soap operas and quiz shows in Long Beach.
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