Has Ford’s pardon shifted Washington’s view on Watergate
The piece critiques President Ford's Sunday speech granting a full pardon to Richard Nixon and hints at a broader Watergate pardon. It argues the public and Congress remain polarized, with new taint on Ford’s record and calls for clarity on whether a broader pardon is looming, questioning if change has truly occurred.
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America
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Cantante Case of State For American Republics Affairs
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Health, Education and Welfare
Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Primitive Art
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
International Basic Economy Corporation
New York State
John D. Rockefeller
Darthmouth
Teddy Kennedy
Harvard
Marc Stragier Resigns as Scottsdale City Engineer
Marc Stragier resigns after 11 years with Scottsdale city staff leaving a void in city government. As city engineer he earned a national reputation for innovative programs and efficiency efforts, earning respect from colleagues and visiting officials. He will remain in the community as a businessman.
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Marc Stragier
Scottsdale
Stragier
FBI report on crime in U S inflames debate and alarm
A critical column highlights the 1973 FBI crime report’s sober charts and data while attacking perceived evasions and political connections. The piece questions law enforcement focus resources and points to rising crime rates, handgun use, and officer assaults, noting Rockefeller scrutiny draws controversy.
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Bob Considine
FBI
Clarence Kelley
U.S
Department of Agriculture
Des Moines
Berks County
Pennsylvania
Clackamas County
Oregon
America
Ford aides urge removal of Haig amid White House power shift
Washington insiders report urgent push by Ford aides to oust General Haig as chief of staff. They cite Haig’s Nixon era influence, move to shelter ex Nixon aides, and misgivings over amnesty stance and Oval Office security. Ford aides warn the President risks being a prisoner of Haig’s system.
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Jerry Jones
White House
Nixon
San Clemente
Ron Ziegler
Steve Bull
Ford
Buchanan
Oval Office
Richard Nixon
Leon Jaworski
Vietnam
James Schlesinger
Heaven
al Haig
Mr. Ford
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Harry Truman
Lincoln
Truman
Chicago
Schlesinger
H.R. Haldeman
Robert Hartmann
Hartmann
Zenda
Mailbag Letter Questions Gun Violence and Responsibility
A reader challenges Matthew Von Gaechten on handgun defense, arguing civilization requires new citizen defenses. The letter questions deaths from alcohol and anger, and warns that guns in homes invite murders beyond self defense, urging adults to grow up.
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Matthew von Gaechten
U.S
von Gaechten
Mr. von Gaechten
Police call for patrols as vandals hit Pima School area
A resident pleads for police patrols after years of vandalism near Pima School. She reports heavy activity by juveniles, property damage to her home and the school, and calls for increased law enforcement presence to deter gangs and restore quiet evenings.
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Pima
District 24 Democrats praised for organizing drives
Carl G. Pettijohn leads District 24 Democrats with registration drives and recruitment of precinct committeemen and poll workers. Candidates Dave Bellmont Carl Bennett and Vermeire earned Pettijohn’s praise for their roles in building party organization. Jane Bullock Scottsdale.
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Carl G. Pettijohn
Dave Bellmont
Bellmont
Bennett
Vermeire
Carl Pettijohn
Jane Bullock
Scottsdale
Climb it now urged by local figure in Scottsdale note
A Scottsdale resident urges action to improve neighborhood waste management citing aging garbage cans from 86th Street to Pima Road near the True Pioneers group. The speaker, Marc Stragier, frames the issue as a mountain to climb and calls for plastic refuse containers.
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Marc Stragier
Borhood
86Th Street
Pima Road
Scottsdale
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