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...current cliché from the political lexicon-"the people's right to know"-marks the battlefield but does not exactly illuminate it. This lofty phrase was first used a quarter of a century ago by the late Kent Cooper, then executive director of the Associated Press. "It means," he explained, "that the Government may not, and the newspapers and broadcasters should not, by any method whatever, curb delivery of any information essential to the public welfare and enlightenment." The Constitution, as it happens, does not provide for any such right. The courts, moreover, have never interpreted the First Amendment...
Ultimate Trip. The manufacturers will channel much of their TV savings into other promotions to hook customers. Lorillard Corp., the maker of Kent and Old Gold, plans an extensive direct-mail program. Lists of known smokers will be sifted by computer, and cigarettes will be speeded to them along with other product samples by United Parcel Service. Other companies have already begun mass samplings through the mail. Some firms are giving away free samples on the streets, at sporting events and wherever crowds gather. Reynolds has started the Salem Sweepstakes to attract new customers. Participants send contest forms...
Nixon cited as the major accomplishment of his administration that "we are now seeing the end of America's combat role" in South Vietnam. But he said that his success in office has been tempered by "the tragedies of Kent State, Jackson State and the University of Wisconsin." He predicted that campus violence will recede as the war "winds down," adding, "but during this administration to have had three such major tragedies as that left a very deep impression...