Nativity Scene Sparks ACLU Battle At National Christmas Display
Editorial recalls the Ellipse display near the White House featuring a Nativity Scene beside the national Christmas tree and a row of smaller trees. The ACLU sued to bar the Nativity Scene, arguing establishment of religion, while the Justice Department defended it. A three judge court of appeals panel allowed the display, prompting further criticism of secular challenges to religious traditions.
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White House
The
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Justice Department
U.S. Court of Appeals
America
Rockefeller Warns of Communist Subversion in Latin America
Gov Nelson Rockefeller urges Nixon that communism remains a real and growing threat in the Western Hemisphere. He cites Castro and Chinese communists funding and directing subversion, escalating urban terror to topple governments and urging the United States to stay alert and concerned about Moscow's influence across the region.
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South America
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
Rockefeller
Western Hemisphere
United States
Hockefeller
South
America
Castro
Moscow
Cuba
Communist Party
Vietnam
Latin America
Quote Of The Week From Sumner On Duty And Sacrifice
The Week’s quote highlights William Graham Sumner arguing that nothing comes for free and all wealth knowledge or institutions inherit their value from the labor and sacrifices of earlier generations, stressing equivalence of duty and reward.
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William Graham Sumner
Successful Investing by Rogar EF Spear
Mutual fund holders ask whether to move savings into the bank as markets wobble. The Puritan fund, Gryphon, and Founders show varied performance with Puritan at 69 percent of $823 million in assets. A $10,000 January 1959 reinvested would have tripled by year end. Gryphon, founded 1963, tripled by 1968 but fell this year. Founders rose 135 percent in the same period.
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Hife
Gryphon
Puritan
L.A. A
Philadelpha Electrics
Tennessee Valley Authority
W.J
Moody's
TVA
Philadelphia Electric
Spear
Gen. Fes. Corp
Massachusetts
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward Kennedy
United States
Kennedy
In Defense of the Court by Paul Harvey
A Chicago courtroom scene shows a disruptive defendant and a judge using gagging and restraints amid contended rights. The piece cites Bobby Seale and the Seale trial, condemns the disruption, and urges reforms to uphold due process while facing revolutionary courtroom tactics.
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Chicago
Jixige
Thad
Julius Hoffman
Bobby Seale
Rudge
Hoffman
Seale
Su Prems
Chicago Bar Asso
Monument to ACLU lapses in law enforcement debate
Acolumn argues Citizens for Law Enforcement Needs support tough stance while the ACLU is accused of opposing peacekeeping laws and defending disruptive eccentrics. The piece cites figures like Lawrence Speiser, Roger Baldwin, and historical links to no longer enforced Communist ties. It asserts the ACLU defends rights for criminals and dissenters, and mockingly dismisses a monument to the ACLU's achievements.
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ACLU
Wshington
D.C
Citizens For Law
Los Angeles
Calif
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Oo Olepka
Sirhan Sirhan
Abclu
Dob Kennedy
Robert Williams
FBI
Williams
RAM
Revolutionary Action Movement
New African Republic
U.S
Havada
Hanoi
Chicago
United States
Inal
Wth
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
AOLU
Shirley Scheibla
Barrons Magazine
Lawrence Speiser
Ulus
Roger
Beaty
William 2. Foster
Parsty
Ceil
University of Utah
Speiser
Hugh Scott
Subcommittee
Communist Party, USA
Sora
AOLUS
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Folklore Notes on Small Grievances by William Wade
A collection of light folklore sketches centered on everyday irritations and wry exchanges. The piece uses humor about marriage letters, scolding neighbors, newsboys, employers, and celebrities to illustrate small, common tensions. It closes with a remark on original dramatic situations and audiences pondering outcomes.
Inventor Beanhill Pitches Bumper Sticker Bumper Gimmick
John Keasler visits Rushmore Beanhill, inventor of the bumper sticker bumper, as he explains how the device lets car owners swap slogans on demand. He touts a panels of words and plans autographed lines by famous authors, while joking about political and social slogans and a public reception in an old hotel suite.
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Rushmore Beanhill
Beanhill
Spiro Agnew
Mountain
America
Cypress Gardens
Harold Robbins
Jacqueline Susann
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Anderson Newspapers, Inc
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Indiana
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Jane Toner Scott
Robert E. Jackson
Rent
Jeaneger
Charles W. Laughlin Laceatary
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Heralda
Fe Escalva
Herod
JHY
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Dre
Paul Harvey News
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Alexander
By Russell Kirk
Wilkes-Barre
Pennnsylvania
Lite Cvimee
ITV
Mary Jo Kopechue
Gen. Ken. Corp
William Wade
James
Roa
Golfes
Wade
John Keasler
Hotec
Scranton
California
Washington
Sam Boycott
Wallace
United Ales of America
Keasler
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