Monday newsletter defends GOP in Watergate flap
Editorial notes the Republican National Committee’s sprightly weekly Monday avoided Watergate until May 14 and argues the GOP and its workers did not sponsor illegal activity. Lofton seeks a Reston correction, but Reston declines. the piece concludes Lofton should have aligned with Reston’s cautious stance.
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Republican National Committee
Watergate
Lofton
Reston
Esquire Magazine
Washington
Republican, National Committee
Roston
Letters to the Editor on Vietnam veterans and Nixon era politics
Editor letters discuss Vietnam veterans benefits and unity with veteran groups, a disabled veteran urging joining DAV and Legion, and a Long Beach reader criticizing Nixon campaign handlers and Watergate coverage. Both pieces reflect postwar veterans’ advocacy and political controversy of the era.
Hoover defended by Long Beach alderman on Hoover record
An alderman from Long Beach defends J Edgar Hoover against editorials accusing him of smear campaigns about an assistant fired by Hoover. He urges William Sullivan to publish a list of alleged illegal acts by Hoover or remain silent, arguing Hoover’s public record should judge him.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
William Sullivan
Long Beach
Vietnam waifs inherit the wreckage of war
In Saigon Go Vap orphanage, once visited weekly by American GIs, grapples with postwar hunger as government subsidies fail to cover 1,100 orphans. Sister Agatha warns of dwindling donor support while aid groups say they will persist, though some Vietnamese charities seek more supplies after U S troops depart.
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FOX Butterfield
New York Times
Saigon
Vietnam
Agatha
Go Vap
G.i.’S
Richard Hughes
Hughes
Dispatch News ‘Service
My. Laimas- Sacre
South Vietnam
Shoeshine Boys
United States
Paris
Valparaiso
Fla
Pittsburgh
da Nang
Elsie Weaver
Steven
World Vision
Monrovia
Calif
Catholic Relief Services
International Rescue Committee of the Red Cross
Holt Children’s Services
Watergate’s aftermath and the path to reform
An essay on compensation cites Watergate as a blow to trust in government. It argues five reform areas: campaign finance limits, election practice change, diminished political foul play, a shakeup in the Nixon team, and a humbling reevaluation of power in public life.
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Washington
Emerson
Gildty Hill
John Mitchell
Maurice
Stans
White House
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Republican Party
Congress
Afl-Cio Committee On
Watergate
Nixon
John Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
L. Patrick Gray
Annals of
The
FBI
Defense
Justice
CTA
Lew
White Henge
Capitol Hill
Who Should Pay For Quieter Jets
United Press International reports a debate over jet noise as Supreme Court limits local curfews and Congress may act. Advocates warn of slowed airport expansion while others stress the cost of muffling older jets at roughly 750000 dollars per aircraft. The article weighs who should bear the bill—the airlines, passengers, or the government.
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Robert F. Buckhorn
United Press International
Washington
United Air Lines
Edward E. Carl
Los Angeles International
Burbank
Supreme Court
William G. Douglas
Congress
William H. Rehnquist
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Editorial
John D. Lofton Jr
James Reston
Times Corporation
Neouta
Roy Schaper
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Legion
Schaper
Tang Beach
Jack Karan
Jane Fonda
George
Margaret VY
Steff
James J
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