Editorial asserts press arrests threaten democracy and public access
The piece defends reporters as agents of the people and condemns the FBI arrest of Les Whitten, linking it to harassment of the press. It cites Rep. Waldie and Rep. Meeds accusing intimidation, arguing government secrecy harms transparency and accountability in democracy.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
F.B.I
Jarome Waldie
Calif
Whitten
Bureau of Indian Affairs
B.I.A
Henry Adams
United States
Rep
Waldie
Anderson
South Dakota
Iwans
Lloyd Meeds
Wash
House
Indian Affairs Subcommittee
Meeds
Tax break for POWs and missing in action
The piece argues for state income tax relief for prisoners of war and missing in action, noting sympathy and economic hardship for families. It cites that several states have already enacted exemptions and urges Arizona to pass a retroactive $5,000 exemption and rebate taxes to those who paid. It calls readers to contact lawmakers promptly.
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Arizona
Welcome Home Lt Jones A Glossy Guide To A Changing America
A veteran’s return is examined through a humorous yet wary lens as a Pentagon glossary of slang and a digest of 1970s social shifts shapes expectations for Lt. Jones. The piece notes hair styles, fashion, health foods, ecology terms, and cultural references from Earth Day to Watergate, urging caution and humor as families readjust home life and politics.
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U.S.A
Lt. Jones
Berrigan
Arab pressure pushes Nixon toward Middle East intervention
Inside Report notes rising Arab leverage on the Nixon administration to engage Kissinger in a new push to resolve the Arab Israeli conflict. King Hussein of Jordan and Cairo editor Mohammed Hassanein Heikel stress real progress hinges on presidential involvement, while Rogers and Sisco’s peacemaking efforts from 1969 to 1971 are viewed as compromised by U.S. weapon support to Israel and shifts in policy.
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Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Washington
United States
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Jordan
Hussein
Cairo
Mohammed Hassaneinel
Israel
William P. Rogers
Middle East
Joseph J. Sisco
Suez Canal
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Sinai Peninsula
Golda Meir
Amman
Rogers
State Department
White House
U.S
Egypt
Moscow
Safety radios on Scottsdale buses debated by parent
Walter Miller defends bus radios as essential for student safety in Scottsdale School District. He notes he attends meetings regularly and urges editors to reconsider funding of $19,000 for two-way communication for bus drivers to handle breakdowns emergencies and delays.
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Scottsdale
Walter Miller
Fragmented OCR note on election law and reporters
A garbled item notes that Democrats urged expiration of a law, versus a Tucson audience. The text also mentions Pat meeting with women reporters and a person in a red and white toboggan entering a back door in Athens.
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Aman
Athens
Our man Hoppe New crisis in Washington
Arthur Hoppe imagines a Major Crisis Center at the Washington Monument where busy officials chase alarms from Cuba to the Balkans. Pettibone explains the cycle of trial balloons, unity cries, and government expansion as a means to keep the President calm amid lingering Vietnam war fatigue.
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Washington Monument
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Russia
Balkans
Middle East
Cuba
Pettibone
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