Final Nixon Frost interview sparks national nightmare replay
The final Frost Nixon interview is set to air this week amid sharp accusations and a scathing critique of Nixon. The column asserts Nixon’s self serving conduct and blames him for Watergate while dismissing Martha Mitchell as a scapegoat.
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Martha Mitchell
U.S. Justice Department
Energy pricing debates swirl around Virginia election
Virginia voters see both major candidates renounce peak load pricing for electricity. Dalton supports peak load controls to cut consumption while Howell retracts his 1974 endorsement and questions the method amid a broader energy policy debate.
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Virginia Electric and Power Co
John N. Dalton
Kenny E. Howell Jr
Dalton
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Howell
Virginia
August 31 1977 pressures test Carter era policies
James Reston reviews a day of August 31 1977 showing rising black youth unemployment at 35 percent and 15.3 percent overall, a Virginia court ordering 5000 foreign workers for apple picking, a DC abortion birth gap and Amtrak fare cuts. The piece assigns blame and questions the administration to balance jobs energy and immigration policy.
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James Reston
N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
Labor
Ray Marshall
United States
James Schlesinger
Carter
Marshall
Iam
Dilemmas of Carter Era Unemployment and Immigration Policy
The text discusses 1977 policy struggles over high unemployment, labor needs, and the push to import workers from Mexico and the Caribbean. It notes the lack of effective domestic job creation, concerns about illegal immigration, and the aim to improve regional economies to reduce northward migration. It ponders abortion policy and broader political challenges.
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Wayne A. Cornelius
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mexico
Carter
America
Republic
Derailing Mass Transit
A Times News Service critique of the Carter energy program and Amtrak cuts. It argues the administration fails to link energy policy with mass transit, noting service reductions, fare hikes, and underfunded subsidies threaten ridership and public belief in the crisis. It highlights Amtrak's expanded network yet insufficient funding and political contradictions surrounding the energy crisis.
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Ella Grasso
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Texas
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White House probes Connally dirt links in 1972 bid
White House aides examine a suspected Connally dirty tricks operation tied to the 1972 campaign. The effort allegedly aimed to damage George McGovern and provide counterweight to the Lance affair while discussions about Connally’s national role continue.
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