Editorial exposes a questionable Nixon era funding move
Victor Lasky accepted $20 000 from the Nixon campaign while writing a column. The National News Council upheld a complaint about potential conflicts of interest and questioned journalistic integrity. Separately Laurance Rockefeller secretly funded a $60 000 Lasky biography of Arthur Goldberg. Nelson Rockefeller denies knowledge, but the piece suggests campaign‑level manipulation and calls for pledges against such interference.
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Victor Lasky
Nixon Campaign Committee
National Conference of Editorial Writers
National News Council
Society of Professional Journalists
Sigma Delta Chi
Nixon Re-Election Committee
Rance Rockefeller
Lasky
Arthur Goldberg
Goldberg
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
New York Times
Business leaders back multi year pledges to United Crusade
Simon Ramo of TRW proposes longer pledge commitments to stabilize United Crusade funding. TRW commits a minimum 500000 dollars over four years in the Los Angeles area, embracing the Crusade's fair share formula. Other executives are urged to follow this model to improve efficiency.
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United Crusade
Simon Ramo
TRW
Los Angeles
Crusade
Mr. Ramo
Youth and reform reshape Congress era in progress
The 93rd Congress enacted campaign finance changes and the House weighs structural reform as many members evade long tenure. A surge of freshmen is changing the balance, with new lawmakers pushing procedural shifts while leadership shows signs of accommodating renewed energy.
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James M. Naughton
New York Times News Service
Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
White House
House of Representatives
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
Bolling
Ktevin Bolling
Paul
Sarbanes
D-Md
William A. Steiger
Wis
Ford
Senate
Sen
Dick Clark
D-Town
Miss King
Edward Mezvinsky
Town
Sam Rayburn
Letters to the editor wise Nixon advice sparks reaction
Readers debate Nixon remarks and Armenian business pride amid accusations of a hate campaign. A Long Beach letter criticizes a doctor over a restaurant joke, while another discusses SB 2482 extending unemployment benefits to 39 weeks, funded by employers and the federal government, with 140,000 workers affected and Nejedly noting benefits for high unemployment in building trades.
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Ixon
Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
Nixon
Robert Toumasian
D. Stewart
Long Beach
Steve Cziraki
P-T
Senator Nejedly
Reagan
California
Nejedly
Cover-up anger over Nixon photo incident fuels editorials
Olga V from Landmark Satem Oregon condemns a newsman who tried to photograph former President Nixon in a hospital, linking such journalism to Watergate cover ups. A Long Beach police officer’s wife thanks the paper for its October 3 editorial Damaging police image, praising its defense of officers and criticizing city leadership for forcing the blue flu action.
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Nixon
Landmark Satem
Ore
Long Beach
Oet
Ford inflation speech tied to lobbyist aims and power plays
Ruth Byrd criticizes President Ford’s inflation focused talk as a front for lobbyist demands and political maneuvering. She questions funding allocations including $994,400 federal manpower funds for 192 jobs, noting $186,612 to Long Beach Unified for 26 positions and urging wiser spending to create more jobs.
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Long Beach Unified
Ruth Byrd
Long Beach
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