Let Us Pray Editorial Sparks School Prayer Debate
Editorial argues New Hampshire law allowing voluntary Lord s Prayer in public elementary schools may revive school prayer controversy. It contrasts Supreme Court rulings and amendments attempts, notes dissent by Justice Stewart, and recalls historic church-state debates shaping public education and religion.
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New Hampshire
Supreme Court
Connecticut
Potter Stewart
Church of England
National Council of Churches
Congress
Ford and Shriver Face Off In 1976 Campaign Shuffle
A Washington discussion among Republican figures centers on Sargent Shriver as a potential Democratic challenger to Ford. Shriver, backed by a 102 member committee, aims to raise 100000 dollars in small donations to qualify for federal matching funds. Ford counters with a moderate, steady contrast focusing on self-reliance and restraint while acknowledging aid to the poor. The piece weighs whether a Ford Shriver duel could electrify a weary electorate or yield a cautious election.
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Washington
Watergate Terrace
Gerald Ford
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
The
Poverty Corps
France
Kennedy
Ford
Arge
Shriver
Federal Elections Commission
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Jack Kennedy
Bobby
Paul Newman
James Caan
Arthur Ashe
Aaron Henry
Mississippi Naacp
Chicago State University
George McGovern
Barry Goldwater
Helsinki document satire undercutting a universal rights claim
The author mocks the Helsinki Security Treaty, arguing its language is evasive and its impact negligible. It contrasts the document with the U S Constitution and attacks the Soviet Union for Ratifying rights while denying them, suggesting Western leaders hyped celebrations and failed to stand firm against Soviet subversion.
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Helsinki
Soviet Union
United States
Whittaker Chambers
Communist Party
New York Times
West Germany
France
England
Ford
Auschwitz
United Nations
Neville Chamberlain
Nazi Germany
Free World
Leonid Brezhnev
New Federal Paperwork Commission Baffles Observers
A federal commission in Washington is formed to review rules and regulation of the vast federal paperwork. Observers doubt it will cut red tape and fear it may create more paperwork rather than reduce volume.
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Federal Commission On Federal
Washington
At Wit's End Dinner Table Cereal Saga
A family dispute over eating opened cereal boxes ends with a humorous plan to finish every box. The narrator recounts twelve or more half eaten brands, a 39 cent Bloated Oats submarine box, and the quirky cost of leftovers totaling 116.83 dollars. The scene shifts to a grocery trip where one box is chosen Mangled Wheat Bits with a magic kit to make things disappear.
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Connecticut
Fie
A Good Cop Foresees Crime Fight Realities
Paul Harvey reflects on city policing highlighting limits of TV style detection and the crucial role of informants. He cites Chicago crime rates, trial gaps, and court leniency, noting detectives rely on trusted street sources while preserving informants from exposure. An FBI remark backs discrete informant use.
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Kojak
Chicago
Tral
William Hanhardt
Chicago Sun-Times
Hanhardt
Jake Cohen
Cohen
Wisconsin
American Legion
Portland
Ore
FBI
Deke DeLoach
Will Rogers Says A Teetering World And Rackets
Will Rogers quips that every plan to fix the world misfires, noting times when it works for some but not all. He says such grand schemes are not his concern and mocks economists and theorists, insisting people each have their own racket to mind.
Affirmative Action, Unisex Policy Sparks Political Friction
An opinion piece argues against federal pressure for gender integration and affirmative action in Detroit police patrol assignments, Boston pool staffing, GM federal purchases, and university funding. It critiques bureaucratic zeal, claims coercive policies threaten institutions, and calls for resisting federal enforcement while suggesting a woman president might offer a different approach.
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Los Angeles Times
Detroit
Detroit Police Department
Boston
Uncle Sam
General Motors
Washington
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