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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...authors admit the difficulty of finding a single voice for the 535 members of Congress, or for an opposition party in which members are jockeying for leadership. But they point out that TV coverage of congressional hearings-such as the Watergate proceedings this summer-has often had great impact on public opinion. They urge the introduction of cameras on the floor of the House and Senate, where at least four times a year the three networks could broadcast prime-time debates on major issues. They balk at a similar electronic invasion of the Supreme Court, but urge that the court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Presidents and the Tube | 11/5/1973 | See Source »

Since that time, the Commission has decided that the windows do not conform to the 18th century architecture of the district. And so $18,000 in windows sit in a Minneapolis warehouse. Hall commented: "I admit I was wrong. I goofed...

Author: By Steven Luxenberg, | Title: Hall And Ma Bell Goof | 11/3/1973 | See Source »

...four Socialist Workers Party (SWP) candidates for city council--Carol H. Evans, Jane Roland, Nancy D. Charpentier, and Jane E. Strader--are campaigning on a joint platform rather than as individual candidates. They freely admit that they do not expect to win, but are running "to advance socialism and expose Cambridge to socialist ideas...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Candidates Line-Up | 11/2/1973 | See Source »

...from the commission had requested that "only a few details in the sample window be changed," he could ask the company to make the changes and have them begin manufacture. He said "In my haste, I felt that the issues were resolved and I had satisfied their demand. I admit I was wrong. I goofed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hall Admits Error in Ordering Massachusetts Hall Windows; Harvard Could Lose $18,000 | 11/1/1973 | See Source »

...conscience. The burden is now on Congress to nullify this historic insult to the rule of law and to the nation's system of justice." Argued West Virginia Congressman Ken Hechler: "Impeachment proceedings must be initiated at the earliest possible moment." California Congressman Don Edwards urged Nixon to admit that he had made "a terrible mistake" and resign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Richard Nixon Stumbles to the Brink | 10/29/1973 | See Source »

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