Watergate royalties fuel a vast profit wave
A wide spectrum of Watergate figures profited from books, legal fees, music rights, and TV deals in the five years after the break in. From Woodward and Bernstein to John Dean and John Mitchell, royalties and fees ran into tens of millions as publishers, lawyers, and record companies cashed in on the scandal.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
John W. Dean III
Watergate
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
Government
Supreme Court
White House
Lincoln Memorial
Smithsonian
National Zoo
Democratic Party
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Howard Johnson
Woodward and Bernstein
Nixon
Dean
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Charles Colson
James W. McCord
H.R. Haldeman
John N. Mitchell
McCord
Haldeman
Jaworski
Richard Ben-Veniste
George Frampton
James Doyle
Senate Watergate Committee
Samuel Cash
Fred Thompson
John J. Sirica
A Moment of Prayer and Reflections on Values
A brief devotional note contrasts biblical virtues with modern fears of simple words like mercy and kindness. It reflects on trust in the traditional values and laments a world perceived as sick for abandoning them. The quotes reference Galatians 5 22 23 and Lin Utang the Chinese philosopher.
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Lin Utang
Buchwald mocks fall book flood at nation’s booksellers
Art Buchwald jokes about the fall publishing season during a San Francisco booksellers convention. He highlights outrageous titles including How to Perform Your Own Heart Transplant Operation and How to Make a Million Dollars in Real Estate and Have Sex at the Same Time, noting the spectacle of promo booths and sensational topics.
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Washington
San Francisco
Jackie Onassis
Anita
Florida
Speak up to government Speak up to government
The notice lists contact details for West Virginia politicians across districts and offices. It includes the Twenty-sixth, Twenty-eighth, and Twenty-ninth District representatives, state senators, and U.S. lawmakers with street addresses, boxes, cities, ZIPs, and phone numbers for Morasco Shingleton Prunty Starcher Teets Bryan Shaffer Byrd Randolph Staggers Harman Hinkle Jr.
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House of Delegates
Samuel A. Morasco
P.O
Grafton
W.va
William A. Shingleton
Fairmont
Paul Prunty
Cody A. Starcher
James W. Teets
Terra Alta
E.E. Bryan
Hilltop St
Philippi
Charles R. Shaffer
Buckhannon
Grafton Arson Fire Spurs Call for Strong Punishment
A downtown Grafton arson fire at Dr Tampoya’s building on June 4 prompts authorities to investigate with gasoline traces found. Suspects questioned as community voices urge a severe sentence to deter destructive fires and protect property and lives.
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Grafton
Dr. Tampoya
On This Date In History June 17 1977 Highlights
Events include Bunker Hill battle 1775 as British assault Americans across the Charles River from Boston. Drake lands California coast 1579. Wesley born 1703. France seeks peace 1940. Naples and Sicily bombed 1943. China tests hydrogen bomb 1967. Nixon visits Israel 1974. Kosygin at UN 1967. Birthdays Dean Martin 60 and Dave Concepcion 29. Thought by Carlyle.
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Bunker Hill
Charles River
Boston
Sir Francis Drake
California
John Wesley
England
France
Germany
Naples
Sicily
China
Richard M. Nixon
Israel
Egypt
Alexey Kosygin
United Nations General Assembly
U.S
Arthur Goldberg
Middle East
Washington
South Africa
Soweto
Johannesburg
Dean Martin
Dave Concepcion
Cincinnati Reds
Thomas Carlyle
The oyster cocktail origin tale from 1866 California bar
A 19th century anecdote claims the world’s first oyster cocktail appeared in 1866 when a California miner drank whiskey with raw oysters, the oysters slipping on the plate until poured into a shot glass and doused with ketchup and hot sauce. The bartender charged 50 cents per glass.
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California
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Simon and Schuster
Woodstein
Michael Fox
American Booksellers Association
Dell
John Dean
Leon Jaworski
CBS
Dan Rather
Baruch Korff
John Ehrlichman
Mitchell
John Wilson
Mike Wallace
60 Minutes
Ehrlichman
Seattle
New Mexico
John Mitchell
William G. Handley
Bill Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice Stans
Vesco
James W. McCord Jr
Miami
Ooh
Art Buchwald
Southampton
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
South Orange
Country Club
Robert C. Byrd
Russell Senate
D.C
Jennings Randolph
Dirksen Senate
Washington, D.C
House of Representatives
Harley O. Staggers
Rayburn Building
Harman
Harman Lane
J.D. Hinkle, Jr
Lightburn St. Buckhannon
By Phil Angelo
The
Mountain Statesman
West Virginia
Alph J. Cooper
Phil Angelo
Montani
Semper B
Liberi
Grafton, WV
Main Street
Sentinel
Cntles
Gratton, WY
Arrier
L.M. Boyd
Jacksonville, Fla
Berry's
NEA, Inc
John
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