Press Restrictions Ease Reflections On Free Press Fair Trial
A Seattle pair of septuagenarians charged with bank robberies prompts debates on free press fair trial limits. The piece traces how pretrial publication and official commentary can shape public perception and potentially affect juror neutrality across cases.
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Seattle
John Dillinger
Baby Face Nelson
United Press International
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Free Press
Free Press Fair
United States
Patricia Hearst
Politics As Usual A Harbinger Of Stability
Senator Abe Ribicoff reflects on the 1976 nomination fight and the nation’s crisis, arguing for patience and stability. News notes from May 1974 describe Mansfield Byrd warnings against abrupt resignations and a broader view of political steadiness amid economic optimism and energy policy hopes.
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Abe Ribicoff
D-Conn
Daley
Chicago
Tom Dodd
America
Little Rock
Eisenhower
Old Miss
Kennedy
Ribicoff
Senate
Mansfield
Byrd
Crystal Hone claims to restore used razor blades
A California firm, Hard Times Manufacturing Co, advertises Crystal Hone as the perfect gift that purportedly restores dull double edged razor blades to their original sharpness, a device seen as a sign of changing times.
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California
Hard Times Manufacturing Co
Hearst Saga Continues and SLA Tragedy Erupts
The Patty Hearst story lingers as six SLA members die in a violent blaze at 1466 East 54th Street. FBI focus shifts from brainwashing theories to the victims and their families, with Hearst, Emily, and William Harris remaining unresolved questions.
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Patty Hearst
Hearsts
Symbionese Liberation Army
East 54Th Street
Emily
William Harris
SLA
FBI
Moynihan Critique Echoed as House Moves to End CAP
The House votes 331 to 53 to abolish the Office of Economic Opportunity amid praise for CAPs from New York lawmakers. A New York State Charter Revision study blames CAPs for racial tension, isolation, and weak program design, urging shift to HEW with $4 billion in funding over three years. The piece argues local officials know better how to spend public money.
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John D. Lofton JR
CAP
Daniel Moynihan
House
Office of Economic Opportunity
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
New York
Jonathan Bingham
R.N.Y
Herman Badillo
Frank Horton
Bertram Podell
Podell
NEW York State Charter Revision Commission
Cap’s
New York City
OFO
Bingham D-Ny
Gambling as a public policy and peril
The piece argues against legalized gambling in New York and beyond, noting growing political interest and local parlors. It cites lotteries funding the Washington Monument, warns of crime and social harms, and contrasts faith with reliance on luck in a Christian view.
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New York City
T.R.E
New York
Washington Monument
National Observer
Faith
Lady Luck
Pine Needle Garden Club organized in Aiken
The Pine Needle Garden Club, organized with help from Mrs. Charles Ashley, held its second meeting at Mrs. B. T. Duches Jr home on Spring Street. Officers include Mrs Duches president and Mrs Wade vice president with members and committees named for programs, yearbook, and scrapbook duties.
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Pine Needle Garden Club
B. T. Duches
Spring Street
Charles Ashley
Green Gardeners
Duches
Arthur Wade
George Townes, Jr
Llewellyn Burckhalter
Cecil Seigler
John David Dixon
Cecil Ziegler, Jr
B. T. Dyches. Jr
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Aiken
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
Business Week
Fred Dent
Jackson
Wallace
Mondale
Bentsen
Percy
Rockefeller
Reagan
Sign of the Times
Bers
S.la
Billy Graham
Yesteryear
Dorothy Macdowell
Citizen Smith
Ed Ste
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