Editorial: Censorship Bill Threatens Democratic Rights
The piece argues that S 1400 would empower 20000 officials to seal almost any information, punishing disclosure by officials and press alike. It warns of peacetime censorship, suppression of waste and fraud proofs, and chilling effects on democracy and public access to government workings.
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India
Pakistan
United States
Navy
Justice Department
Pentagon
State Department
Bridge Crossings Drive Scottsdale Tempe Unity
Scottsdale and Tempe residents pressed county supervisors to build river bridges to ease divides and save time. One bridge will begin soon while another is planned, promising long term Valley benefit. Phoenix, by contrast, delays bridges until Orme Dam.
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Scottsdale
Tempe
Salt River
Phoenix
Orme Dam
Scottsdale-Tempe
Pipeline politics roil Earth Day as TAPS drive advances
On Earth Day's third anniversary a congressional push to authorize the trans Alaska oil pipeline gains traction. Senators Henry Jackson and Mike Gravel align with Alyeska to push a 789 mile line from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez amid opposition from Mondale Anderson Aspin Udall and others favoring a Canada route. Environmentalists warn of ecological harm while proponents cite national security and energy needs.
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Jeff Stansbury
Edward Flattau
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Mike Gravel
D-Ala
Alyeska
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
John Anderson
RTI
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Canada
Midwest
Capitol Hill
Jackson
North Slope
Rogers C.B. Morton
Middle East
Morton
Nixon
Interior Department
TAPS
Charles Cicchetti
East
Japan
U.S
Aleyska
United States
Type Slips S. Known Metrologist Turned Sales Engineer
Salem Massachusetts Evening News notes Type Slips S. is recognized as a meteorologist by profession yet is noted for his work as a sales engineer, highlighting dual skills and local regard.
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Salem
Mass
Brandt Leads West Germany as Europe Seeks Unity
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, a dominant post Gaulle figure, argues against anti Americanism within his Social Democratic Party and presses for close East relations and European integration. He plans talks with Tito, Brezhnev, and Pompidou, plus a June Israel visit, a May Washington trip, and a Siberian overflight deal for Lufthansa.
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Willy Brandt
Brandt
Charles de Gaulle
Western Europe
Bundestag
West Germany
Tito
Warsaw
Soviet Bloc
Brand
East
Vienna
Helsinki
Israel
Middle East
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Washington
Nixon
U.S
Germany
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Bonn
Brezhnev
Moscow
Soviet Union
Siberian
Lufthansa
Siberia
Far East
Georges. Pompidou
United States
Builders group thanks paper for fair Scottsdale ballot coverage
Richard E. Mettler of the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona writes to commend the newspaper for impartial, in depth reporting on Question No. 1 in Scottsdale. He notes fears about vague language and signals strong defense of property rights, while praising editorial freedom.
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Home Builders Association of
Central Arizona
Scottsdale
Richard E. Mettler
City fines over Deep Throat contrast with Kiva theater showing it
A reader laments NYC fines of 109 000 for obscene film Deep Throat while praising no action against the Kiva theater. The letter argues for city government to take positive action to clean up a rotten situation in town and urges publication.
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New York City
Kiva
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