Editorial: The alternative to Gray in Watergate controversy
The piece argues Democratic senators should weigh L Patrick Gray II's handling of Watergate files and Nixon's concerns. It suggests his actions may reflect fairness, not bias, and cautions against replacing him with a more suspect partisan in a nonpartisan FBI role.
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FBI
L. Patrick Gray II
John Dean
Dean
Nixon
Gray
Atty
Richard Kleindienst
Senate
White House
Howard Hughes Seeks Publicity Through Interactions Abroad
Nevada columnist Mike O'Callaghan reports Howard Hughes recently met in London with the aim of arranging a television interview with U.S. newsmen. The piece notes Hughes may publish a book, tour the country, and stage press conferences, warning that reporters chase secrecy but lose interest once press invitations begin.
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Nevada
Mike O’callaghan
Howard Hughes
London
U.S
Hughes
Greece Under Colonels Control Sparked Student Protests
A visiting journalist reports on Greece's post coup climate in Athens. The regime pours money into higher education while quelling dissent by drafting student leaders and halting press coverage. Police and tax raids target Vladyni and editor George Athenassiadas as public support appears muted.
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Polytechnic Institute
Greece
George Papadypontos
Lear
Byron Stamatopoulos
Herb Klein-Ron Ziegler
Vladyni
George Athenassiadas
Athenassiadas
Stamialopoulos
Rhodes
Athens News
Japan reassesses ties after Nixon shocks
In Tokyo the Nixon shocks of 1971 72 shake confidence in U S leadership and prompt caution about future cooperation. Yasuhiro Nakasone warns that U S weakness could push Japan to diversify investments and reduce dependence, reshaping Asia Pacific economics and security. Potential gains from closer Japan U S ties clash with a shift toward more global partnerships including China and Russia.
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Washington
China
Japan
U.S
Nakasone
Ampyira
U.S.S
Letters to the editor on disability rights and medical cautions
Readers from Long Beach and Seal Beach weigh in on disabled care and amnesty for the retarded, and on concerns about home blood pressure devices. One letter praises Pacific State ward care, another commends Rev. Moss, and a third warns that constant pressure readings may raise anxiety in hypertension patients.
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Pacific State
Long Beach
Norma M. Ginther
R. V. Moss
Les Rodney
Daisy Johannesen
Ben Zinser
George Burch
Reenactment of Nathan Hale Hanged Scrapped by Computer
A 1976 bicentennial plan to reenact Nathan Hale’s hanging was abandoned after a computer model predicted outcomes with high probability. Dramatization faced cost, labor, and union hurdles, plus a chaotic finale when an actor fell through the trapdoor and the hijacker seized the President’s plane.
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Washington
Nathan Hale
Hale
Philadelphia
John Wayne
Benjamin Franklin
Nixon
Brotherhood of American
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Seal Beach
Alors” Union
Russell Baker
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