Editorial on Laird and Agnew in Watergate era
The piece argues Laird’s return signals desire to restore White House credibility and contrasts Connally, urging full disclosure of Watergate and 1972 election finances. It defends Senate hearings as essential to clear facts, while urging action on inflation, trade, war, and urban decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Laird
Nixon
White House
Laird
Vietnam
John Connally
Connally
Congress
Agnew
Senate
France
Illinois
Anderson
David E. Brown
Winnetka, Ill
Brown
Stone
Watergate
al Barkan
Afi-Cio
Labor Movement
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Barkan
National Cope
Alan Baron
William Dodds
United Auto Workers
FBI Probes Collinville Narcotics Raid Backlash
In a rare shift Justice Department overrules internal pact and orders FBI to investigate BNDD and DALE agents tied to bungled April 2 raids in Collinsville Illinois. Justice Civil Rights chief Pottinger leads probe while BNDD report remains secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Collinsville
John Mitchell
J. Edgar Hoover
Joseph Sneed
Justice Department
Civil Rights Division
J. Stanley Pottinger
Drug Abuse Law Enforcement Agency
DALE
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
BNDD
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
U.S
Donald Mackay
Springfield
Ill
William Ruckelshaus
Sneed
Plea bargaining scrutiny urged in Maricopa County
An editorial argues plea bargains are overused in serious crimes. It cites a Mesa case where rape was dropped and armed robbery pled to, plus a prior similar instance. The piece calls for county bar review and stricter prosecutor guidelines to protect both defendants and public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesa
Justice of the Peace
Maricopa County
County Bar Association
Gasoline Shortage Debate Questions Oil Giants Role
The piece analyzes whether major oil companies orchestrated a drought to boost profits, citing independent refineries capacity, stockpiles, and inconsistent data. It notes investigations into antitrust concerns, environmental activism, and adds that cleaner engines could raise efficiency without hurting motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Midwest
National Petroleum Refiners Association
U.S. Bureau of Mines
American Petroleum Institute
U.S
Europe
Exxon
William V. Pennington
Reno
New
Pennington
Husky Oil Co
Salt Lake City
Alaskan
North Slope
Army
Detroit
Brezhnev Visit Triggers Distress Flag Protest
A Scottsdale letter criticizes U S policy toward Soviet leader Brezhnev and cites a Senate bulletin on slave labor camps in Russia. The author ties anti Christian persecution in China to Mao and vows to fly a distress flag during Brezhnev's visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPI
Senate Subcommittee On Internal Security
Russia
Brezhnev
Mary S. Petlock
Scottsdale
Type Slips Faces Fear of Acne and Overdose Reporter
A brief note reports Type Slips faced fear from acne and later died from an overdose of medication. Separate wires note a Gonspiracy member to plead guilty without immunization in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson Daily Citizen
Gonspiracy
Washington
D.C
Evening Star
Daily News
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Cambodia
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
Chicago
W. Clement Stone
John Anderson
House Republican
Novak
Evans
By Jeff Stansbury
Edward Flattau
Nyet
Tom
Church
China
Mao
Hitler
Oklahoma City
Oklahoman
TV Today Show
TVS Meet the Press
Cronkite's
TV Report
David Susskinds
Jonathan Marshall
Jerry McElfresh
Audit Bureau of Circulation
W. B
Doc’ Wright
National Newspaper Association
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