Failure of levy would be disastrous for Monongalia schools
A Monongalia County special election on the operating levy prompts warnings that failure would harm education. Voters are urged to renew to fund teacher salaries textbooks library books and facilities, with the ballot offering For the Levies and Against the Levies options.
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Monongalia
Monongalia County
Buchanan refreshingly candid in Watergate hearings
Patrick J. Buchanan, Nixon campaign tactician and former newsman, testifies to the Watergate Committee with candor and apparent lack of hidden agenda. He defends countering tax exempt groups and emphasizes the panel’s role to uncover illegal campaign activity and propose safeguards.
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Patrick J. Buchanan
Ford Foundation
Watergate Committee
Blue Ribbon
Withdrawal symptoms shadow US defense policy shift in Senate
James Reston argues the Senate's 40 percent overseas force cut, then reversal under White House pressure, signals a rift between Congress and the Administration. He notes Nixon Doctrine aims, shifting budgets from defense to social programs, and the growing retrenchment mood influencing NATO and allied talks with the USSR.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
United States
White House
Western Alliance
House
Moscow
Peking
Congress
Vietnam
Europe
Japan
U.S
Thailand
Rhine
Ruhr
NATO
SEATO
Mike Mansfield
Mike
Asia
Sakharov
Sizhenitsyn
Soviet Union
Festival honors Frank Heaster as Buckwheat Celebration ends
Friends recall Frank Heaster promoted the Preston County Buckwheat Festival with affection and flair. The festival committee dedicates this year’s Buckwheat program to him, praising his love for Preston’s people, scenery, and culture.
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Kingwood
Frank Heaster
Frank
Preston
Preston County
The Ghost of Stalin Walks Again in Ministry Mind
Russell Baker portrays the ghost of Stalin haunting minds and institutions. The piece traces show trials, psychiatric terror, and coercive confessions under the Ministry of Thought, with references to Khrushchev era shifts and modern echoes in politics and media.
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New York Times
Stalin
Ministry of Thought
KGB
Josef
GBK
Shrushchev
Party
Agnew Vindication Call Through Grand Jury
The piece argues Vice President Agnew should seek prompt grand jury presentation of evidence and a possible indictment or trial for vindication. It criticizes his lawyers for delaying tactics and urges Agnew to push for full, timely disclosure to the grand jury and trial if indicted.
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United States
Agnew
Mr. Agnew
House
Baltimore
Senate
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Bergen County
Burr
Albert
Poll put Democrats at forty three percent of voters
The Gallup results show Democrats hold 43 percent, the same share as before Watergate. Republicans fall from 28 to 24 percent after the scandal, while more Americans register as Independents, many anti Republican in sentiment.
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Charleston Gazette
Gallup
America
Mitchell
Dean
Stans
Liddy
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