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...things, including the infamous 18½-minute gap in one Watergate tape and the misleading tape transcripts that Nixon had issued while President, as indications of his "propensity to distort the historical record." Congress had acted quite "rationally," the brief declared, in perceiving that Nixon was "not a trustworthy custodian" of the tapes and documents...
...heated by oil-burning furnaces and 70% of electricity is oil-generated. In a second winter of discontent over soaring oil and gasoline prices, New Englanders are aghast at the proposed $2-per-bbl. tariff on imported oil. "This isn't leadership," said Lawson Ramsdell, a building custodian in Portland, Me. "I don't think Mr. Ford knows where he is going...
...Labour has swung swiftly and militantly to the left. Since World War I, Labour party strategy had been to present itself as a political party just like any other party appealing to a broad cross-section of the population and not just to class interests. Herbert Morrison was the custodian of this vision of the parliamentary Labour Party, and since his death more than a decade ago the party has abandoned his position. Once again, Labour represents the working class, and, as far as it is concerned, its appeal to anyone else is purely coincidental and altruisitic...
Growing Consensus. The Supreme Court could yet rule on the question of ownership. Leon Friedman, professor of criminal law at Hofstra University, points out that if Congress were to direct a GSA custodian to take possession of the papers and tapes and Nixon challenged the move, the question would then go to the courts. No matter who is given title, there may still be disputes over access to the material. If the Government is declared the owner, Ford could prevent the release of any materials not subpoenaed. Should Nixon be granted ownership, he could try to deny access by claiming...
...Boston debutante list will not be published in local newspapers this season. The reason: political terrorism. "The way things are going with kidnaping and robberies, the less people know about one another the better," declared Emelda Libby, secretary-treasurer of Margaret Howell, Inc., a social organization that serves as custodian of the list. "We decided this might not be the year to publish...