Editorial: Watergate and the integrity of public service
The piece argues Watergate harms trust in government but praises most public servants as honest and dedicated. It notes high level officials are implicated while urging reforms to curb dishonesty, and warns against branding all officials corrupt. It highlights the distinction between a few corrupt actors and the many who serve the public.
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Archie Bunker
Bob Hope
Hope
White House
Lincoln
Mitchell
John D. Ehrlichman
UPI
Helen Thomas
Nixon
John Mitchell
Haldeman-Ehrlichman
Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped plans local training facility
Scottsdale area residents who led a prior fight for a Phoenix training and home facility for retarded children now propose a local center for training older retarded individuals. The Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped would use Scottsdale Jaycees space, with city council support and hoped for state pilot funds to launch the program.
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Scottsdale
Phoenix
Scottsdale Foundation For the Handicapped
Scottsdale Jaycees
Trash pickup commotion prompts citizen critique
A resident laments irregular trash collection in Chaparral and Orange Blossom Lane. They complain missed carts, scattered debris, and inadequate cleanup equipment. They urge the Chamber of Commerce to fund push brooms to improve street cleanliness.
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Chaparral
Orange Blossom Lane
Chamber of Commerce
Pet Peeves of a Nation in an Era of High Prices
A writer lists social irritations reflecting 1960s culture including loud rock music in public spaces, beaming airline hostesses, provocative fashion, crude TV humor, antiwar rhetoric, health food trends, flag decor hypocrisy, abortion debates, cooking costs, aging, dirty content, evasive reporters, and Nixon era hypocrisy, highlighting a restless public mood.
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Erich Fromm
CBS
Mitchell Denials Deepen Watergate Mystery
John Mitchell denied approving national security wiretaps despite evidence he signed the files and marginal notes. Investigators question credibility ahead of possible testimony as Mitchell shows agitation and hints at talking, fueling a volatile Watergate era turn.
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Washington
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Justice Department
Senate
Nixon
FBI
New York
White House
Atty. Gen
Supreme Court
Vesco
Let's educate the school board
A Scottsdale reader urges the school board to stop meddling and focus on policy and hiring a professional superintendent. The letter argues boards should trust the chosen leader like Dr Reuben and avoid duplicating administration.
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Scottsdale
Reuben
Mildred Norman Scottsdale
Type Slips SAN JOSE DRIVE-IN No ties hats hi-hell shoes
Local notice from Rock Valley San Jose Mercury requests readers to avoid hats and open-toed footwear at a drive in showing Bonnie and Clod. Letters to the editor are welcome with 380 word limit and author verification via name and home address. Typewritten letters preferred and double spaced.
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Rock Valley
San Jose
Calif
Mercury
Iowa
Bee
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