Press Freedom At Risk In Congressional Hearings
The Roanoke Times reports on a Senate subcommittee debate over whether to shield journalists from being forced to disclose sources. Advocates warn that compelled testimony would curb information flow and chill reporting, while editors insist press freedom underpins a self-governing society and the First Amendment rights of the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam J. Erwin Jr
Subcommittee
Congress
Justice Department
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Roanoke
Turning The Rain On And Off In Florida And Texas
The piece describes Florida and Texas discussing weather modification. NOAA and state meteorologists test cloud seeding with silver iodide to induce rain or snow, claiming increased precipitation and runoff. It contrasts past rainmakers with modern, government supported methods and notes potential ecological and legal issues.
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San Antonio
Texas
Floyd
Floyd Schneider
Robert White
United States Commerce Department
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
South
Florida
Official
Weather Bureau
White
NOAA
Miami
Colorado State
United States Bureau of Reclamation
Colorado
Climax
Colo
Mills Can't Win Claim Clouds Arkansas Democrat's Bid
The piece compares Wilbur Mills to Robert Taft, noting Mills’s charm and pragmatism while critics doubt his presidential nominating chances. It discusses identification politics, Mills’s Ways and Means role, and contrasts with George McGovern and Fred Harris. Young voters and splinter parties could reshape the field.
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National Press Club
Wilbur C. Mills
Arkansas
Ways and Means Committee
Capitol Hill
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
Mills
Europe
Acheson
Truman
America
Labor Lords
Globalissimo Lobby
Young Americans For Freedom
Americans For Democratic Action
Millis
George Wallace
Julian Bond
Harvard Law School
Wilbur Mills
George McGovern
Fred Harris
McGovern
Harris
Ambitions From A Life Re Lived In Odd List Form
A humorous New York AP piece lists fanciful life ambitions spanning travel, classics, feats and curiosities. It touches on sailing seas, reading War and Peace, walking the Appalachian Trail, and whimsical wishes like catching a greased pig and rebuilding the world’s largest cigar store in Wyoming.
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Julie Andrews
Spain
Ireland
Bali
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Las Vegas
Wyoming
Manhattan
Redskins
Minnesota
Julie Christie
America
Punishment on TV: A satirical take on televised deterrence
A columnist critiques a prison reform plan to replace prisons with televised punishment Chambers. The piece riffs on how a mock show featuring floggings and beheadings could attract sponsors and taxes, then mocks concerns about violence and suggests kids have already seen thousands of deaths on TV.
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Bob
Ray
Glenn Meagher
COTHRAN OYLER ESKO LOYER? Newspaper Leaders Listed
The Aiken Standard notes Samuel A. Cothran as president and editor with Eugene J. Oyler as executive editor, indicating leadership roles at the paper.
Parkinson Projections Put Most Americans in Government
The Wall Street Journal reports UK professor C Northcote Parkinson's forecast that civil service growth is inexorable and Britain may have all workers in government by 2195. Morgan Guaranty Survey applies the idea to the United States, noting a 51 percent rise in government employment over the past decade versus 19 percent for total labor, predicting Americans could be government workers by 2049.
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Madison Avenue
Professor Meagher
Ed Sullivan
United States
C. Northcote Parkinson
Great Britain
Wall Street Journal
Morgan Guaranty Survey
Morgan Guaranty
What Must I Do To Be Saved Billy Graham
Billy Graham argues salvation is by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, not by good works or church attendance. True faith recognizes personal sin, accepts Christ’s atoning sacrifice, and leads to faithful following of Jesus. Belief must be sincere, not mere belief in Jesus’ existence or devilish acknowledgment.
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God
Christ
B.M
Paul
Silas
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Earth
Calvary
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Econon
John MacArthur
South Florida
Everglades
Oriental Stereo
Ways and Means
New York
Gillette
Westinghouse
Olympia
American Academy of Pediatrics
Chicago
Aiken
Samuel A. Cothran
Eugene J. Oyler
Aiken, S.C
Citizen Smith
Billy Graham
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