Cloistered Court Justices Out of Touch With Reality
Opinion columnist notes Supreme Court justices live sheltered lives and may misjudge public realities. It cites the 1971 school busing case, shifts in votes, and broader concerns about crime and law enforcement. The piece argues empathy and person experience affect legal judgments.
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Paul Harvey
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, D.C
Congress
D.C
High Court
Burger
Blackmun
Black
Earl Warren Court
Illinois
H.S. Green
Address by J O Willis sparks Rotarian concern over youth
Rotarians listened intently as J O Willis retired principal of Aiken High School warned that permissive parents have helped shape a generation with warped values. He cited cases of unneeded work, unemployment benefits, a girl choosing welfare over marriage, and a culture focused on “living off the land.” He blamed parents for failing their mission, but praised many diligent students who will lead tomorrow.
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J.O. Willis
Aiken High School
Willis
South Carolina and slave troops debated in 1779
Henry Laurens urged Gen Washington to raise slave troops in the South after Savannah fell. Washington doubted the tactic. Congress recommended arming 3,000 slaves in 1779, but the SC legislature rejected it. Gadsden opposed the policy, while John Laurens became minister to seek French aid.
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Savannah
South Carolina
Henry Laurens
Charles Town
Washington
South
Laurens
John
Ton
Congress
Georgia
Isaac Huger
William Henry Jayton
Christopher Gadsden
John Laurens
France
Palestinians and Arabs in Middle East policy debate
Holmes Alexander surveys American views on Palestine and Israel policy. Dr Richard son argues for recognizing a Palestinian state and regaining the Arab world as a natural ally, noting polling biases and the need for public education before action.
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Holmes Alexander
John P. Richardson
American Near East Refugee Aid
Richardson
Gallup
Palestine
Israel
Mideast
Palestine College
West Bank
Gaza Strip
America
DR. Richardson
United States
Dear Dr Graham: Brotherhood of all mankind
Billy Graham responds that Christians cannot agree with the claim that all religions worship the same God. He argues Jesus is uniquely God in the flesh and states he is the way to the Father, asserting exclusive truth claims from Colossians 1 19 and John 14 6.
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Billy Graham
DR. Graham
J. B
Christ
Son
God
Jesus
Independence Moves Spread Across Colonies
The narrative traces steps toward independence from January through July with New Hampshire South Carolina North Carolina Virginia Connecticut Georgia Rhode Island and other colonies instructing delegates to vote for independence. Rhode Island declares independence May 4 as New Jersey Virginia draft state constitutions in May and June. The push culminates in Philadelphia on July 2 and 4.
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New Hampshire
South Carolina
North Carolina
Continental Congress
Virginia
Connecticut
Georgia
Rhode Island
New Jersey
New York
Delaware
Maryland
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
State Dept promotes sex abroad as aid policy risks waste
In an Indonesian case ambassador Newsom reports a surge of contraceptives as foreign aid, detailing shipments of condoms and pills totaling about 51 million condoms and 14 million dollars in pills for 1977 while stockpiles exceed use. Washington officials urge increased usage, not new shipments.
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Washington
State Department
Indonesia
David Newsom
Foreign Aid Agency
United Nations
Latin America
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Dorothy Macdowell
Aiken
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
White House
Truman
PLG
South Dakota
U.S. Senate
James Abourezk
Senate
Abourezk
Chronicle of
UNITE
Ross Mackenzie
Jeff MacNelly
United Feature Syndicate
By Jack Anderson
Jakarta
Alabama - Mississippi
Army
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