Shield for Newsmen Debate On Reporter Privilege
Justice Department opposes broad shield law for reporters citing existing lawyer supervision and limited subpoena use. Article notes historical trust errors and urges federal legislation to clarify press rights while referencing Supreme Court moves on confidential sourcing. Also mentions a cigarette study funded by Tobacco Institute and cockroach issue in Longworth cafeteria.
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Justice Department
House
Roger C. Cramton
Department
Supreme Court
Stewart
Powell
New York Times
A Difference On Changes for Poor Men Running for Office
A column argues that calls for reforms to help the poor run for office stop short of guaranteeing election. The Arkansas Democrat notes the distinction between candidacy and victory and critiques such proposals.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Civilian Control Of Military Threatened Across Washington Debate
The Senate Armed Services Committee presses a dispute over civilian control as it probes unauthorized air raids against North Vietnam. Gen. John D. Lavelle faces discipline for leading 28 raids, while lawmakers weigh how far up the chain of command complicity may reach and how rigid the rules of engagement were.
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Roy McGhee
Washington
UPI
Senate Armed Services Committee
Executive Branch
North Vietnam
North
John D. Lavelle
7Th Air Force
Southeast Asia
Lavelle
Harold Hughes
D-Iowa
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Moorer
Stennis
Air Force
Armed Services Committee
Thought For Today Ben Franklin Quote
A brief reflection notes that with age comes stronger belief that God governs in daily affairs, attributed to Benjamin Franklin.
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Benjamin Franklin
Two Newsmen Buckley Kilpatrick Back Agnew On Watergate
Mike Royko rails at Buckley and Kilpatrick for spreading a wild Watergate theory about Castro funding McGovern and the CIA leak. He contrasts their sensationalism with Agnew’s supposed restraint and ridicules the unnamed intelligence expert behind the tale.
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Spiro Agnew
Buckley and
Kilpatrick
William F. Buckley Jr
James J. Kilpatrick
Agnew
Cuba
McGovern
CIA
Republican Party
Democratic
Tve
Golly
Buckley
Barry Goldwater
Castro
White House
Watergate
Nixon
Spiro
Dr. Watson
Panczko
Brezhnev Faces Soviet Economic Woes and Productivity Push
A new review of the first eight months of 1972 shows Soviet industry lagging in TV sets washing machines knit goods textiles and clothing as Brezhnev Kosygin press a five year plan aimed at higher living standards. Labor productivity is lagging and will require a push from socialist competitions and unpaid Saturdays to reach targets.
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UPI
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Moscow
United States
Pyotr Shelest
Nixon
Egypt
Supreme Soviet
Party
Soviet Industry Slows Growth Amid Bread Shortage Signals
The article notes a mere 3 percent yearly rise in Soviet labor productivity with limited bright spots in refrigerators and cars led by Fiat’s Togliatti plant. Soon citizens may face rationing as bread shortages appear in rural areas and Moscow lines lengthen. Pravda reports extra potato shipments from the Baltic states and Byelorussia to ease local scarcities.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Baltic Republics
Byelorussia
Leith and Leckie Wed at Old Stone Church
Miss Jane Cochran Leith of Beckley married Fred Douglas Leckie of Anjean at the Old Stone Church in Lewisburg on September 13. The bride, a Morgantown High School graduate, earned a bachelor of arts in political science from West Virginia University and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She has worked as a news reporter for The Raleigh Register for eight months.
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Lewisburg
Jane Cochran Leith
Beckley
Fred Douglas Leckie
Anjean
Morgantown High School
West Virginia University
Raleigh Register
Raleigh Register Democratic Rates and Delivery Details
The Raleigh Register Democratic published by Beckley News Papers Corporation lists subscription and home delivery rates. It notes daily and Sunday mail options, carrier delivery, tax inclusion, and that carriers are independent contractors not responsible for advance payments.
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Democratic
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
United Press International
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporaton
Bug Dust The Stephen Hannings Are Alive And Well In Seattle
The writer recalls travel through Montana and Idaho to Seattle. In Seattle they reconnect with Steve and Susan Hanning and their son Peter, who work with Seattle church youth. Plans shift to a September 8 Inland Waterway sailing with a lunch visit and a hoped-for photo of Peter. film for Susan remains unretrieved.
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Montana
West Glacier
Oklahoma
Idaho
Cascades
Seattle
Son
Charles
University District
University Inn
Kurt Vonnegut
Glen Daniel
Hannings
W. Philadelphia
Connecticut
Eugene
Oregon
YMCA
Peter
Circus
Ringling “Brothers
Steve
Susan
Quotes on work and change from Dr Harry H Nathan and President Nixon
The text quotes New York optometrist Dr Harry H Nathan practicing at 90 and President Nixon framing the election choice as between effective change and ineffective change. It presents two distinct figures and their views on work and political change.
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Harry H. Nathan
New York
Optometrist
Nixon
FDA Pleads Innocent On Additives But Raises Health Fears
Washington hearings on food additives probe whether current laws are lax and agencies fail to enforce them. FDA head Dr Charles Edwards defends action while noting bans or restrictions on seven additives including cyclamates MSG and saccharin. Critics warn relaxing rules could flood markets with additives as natural foods surge.
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Washington
United States
Senate Select Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
William Lijinsky
Atomic Energy Commission
National Laboratory
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Lijinsky
Food and Drug Administration
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
Charles C. Edwards
F.D.A
Edwards
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Tobacco Institute
Capitol
Congressional
Longworth House
Memphis
Beatrice Hodel
Sprague
West Va
J. Hodel
By Mike Royko
Chicago Daily News
James Jackson Kilpatrick
Kremlin
Fiat
Togliatti
Raleigh
Stephen Hannings
Stephen Hanning
Richard D. Lyons
New York Times News Service
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