United action urged to curb powerful agencies in hydro and noise battles
An editorial argues that collective regional coalitions beat back large powers like Consolidated Edison and the MTA. It notes Orange County's move toward a county noise code, warns that local consent limits runaway projects, and recalls Watergate as a warning that unchecked power harms citizen rights.
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Consolidated Edison
Hudson River
Urban Development Corp
New York State
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
MTA
Rockefeller
Stewart Airport
Orange County
United Action
Stewart
Watergate
Environmental cleanup praised by Soviet experts at White House
Soviet environmental specialists praised the United States for its cleanup efforts, noting progress within the White House staff. The appointment of a special Watergate prosecutor drew attention and sparked comparisons to Cox and robbers in some discussions.
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White House
Watergate
Cox and Robbers
President Seizure Of Steel Mills Spurs Constitutional Debate
The piece recalls Truman's 1952 steel mill seizure amid the Korean War, Judge Pine ordering mills returned, and warns of executive power overreach. It cites Nixon’s 1970 domestic intelligence memo on wiretaps, mail opening, and CIA activity, arguing such acts threaten constitutional limits and legitimacy, urging courts to uphold restrained presidential power.
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Boston
Truman
David A. Pine
Holmes Baldridge
Baldridge
Pine
Congress
Nixon
White House
New York Times
The
C.I.A
Richard Nixon
United States
Supreme Court
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Secretariat
Confederacy
Dimes Gerrala Ecoff
Orange County Publication
Ottaway Newspapers, Inc
Mulberry St
Middletown
P John Var Kleeck
Coward J. Somers
Donald P. Dadko
Offical
the Times Herald Record
Orange County Publications Division
James H. Ottaway, Sr
James H. Qrtaway
John van Vleeck
Allan Meath
Edward J Somers
Tree Yrer
Notonal
Onaway
P.O. Bar
Carmobell Hall
Carrer
Anthony Lewis
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