Doubts Deepen Over Assassination Committee Report
The House Select Committee on Assassinations produced a costly report that raises questions rather than providing solid proof about Kennedy and King killings. It suggests organized crime involvement and a second gunman for Kennedy but offers no direct proof and remains silent on conspirators, angering many and leaving long-held doubts intact.
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House
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
James Earl Ray
Texas
John B. Connally
Oswald
Courts and the Press Public trial right vs closed hearings debate
The Supreme Court ruling allowing preliminary criminal hearing closures alarms observers who argue that courts must stay public. Critics say Sixth Amendment rights to a speedy public trial are undermined and secrecy invites routinized private proceedings, undermining public accountability.
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Supreme Court
Letters to the Editor Photo Insinuations and Thanks for Memories
Readers defend Watermelon Park Gospel Concert coverage and praise the event critics. A Virginia Swim Meet organizer thanks Winchester officials, AAU officials, radio stations, and the public for hosting and supporting a large swimming weekend with over 600 competitors and 3,000 events.
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The
Star
Berryville
C.F. Deeds
Box
Winchester
Booster Assn
Recreation Board
Jim Barnett
AAU
GROVE
Himelright
Virginia
S. Loudoun St. Tinchester
Watergate Reflections Five Years On From Rodino Analysis
Peter W. Rodino Jr. discusses the enduring Watergate trauma five years after Nixon’s resignation. He argues the constitutional system survived and works, but public cynicism and institutional mistrust persist across Congress, the presidency, the press, and voters. He urges active citizen participation and leadership to counter post Watergate alienation.
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America
Richard Nixon
Washington
Ford
Congress
Congressional Committee
Vietnam
Watergate
Nrea
Senate budget battle grows as 1980 goals miss target
The Senate faces a major fight over failing to meet May budget goals. Outlays and the deficit rise as committees cut fewer wasteful programs than promised. Pressure builds from defense, energy, and tax-cut demands ahead of 1980 elections.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Senate
Congress
Senate Budget Committee
Budget Committee
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Gary Hart
D-Colo
Congressional Budget Office
Budget
Senate Appropriations Committee
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Magnuson
Senate Finance Committee
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
Finance Committee
Moynihan
Pat
U.S
Sete Committee
Carter
End Product Energy From Manure and Garbage
A 1979 piece notes methane from cow manure and garbage can fuel homes and power plants. It cites bio gas digester processes, estimates energy from New York dairy cows, and describes NYC landfill gas use and a Bronx waste recovery project.
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N.Y
Armers
New York
New York City
Koch
Mott Haven
Bronx
Hempstead
Roa Island Lighting Company
Staten Island
Department of Sanitation
Greenpoint Avenue
Brooklyn
United States
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Ray
King
St. Louis
Courts and the Press
Harrisonburg
Winchester Evening Star
Thomas T. General
Peter W. Rodino Jr
New Jersey
Ho Judiciary Committee
By Christopher R. Conte
Arthur H. Hirshorn
India
Africa
Ee Gobar
Archer H. Birchore
Lehman
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