The Flood Case and Big Money in Baseball
The piece reviews Curt Flood’s 1971 stand against the reserve clause and his antitrust suit, noting the Supreme Court hearing on Flood v. baseball and its potential reach to football and basketball. It cites NFLPA boss John Mackey and Senate testimony on ABA NBA merger aims, with timing tied to the Court’s June opinion.
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Curt Flood
Flood
Supreme Court
John Mackey
National Football League Players Association
Mackey
Senate
National Basketball Associations
ABA
NBA
S.E.C. raises small investor costs in broker commissions
The Securities and Exchange Commission plans higher commissions for small investors while reducing fees for large institutions starting next Friday. The change shifts 0.2 to 3.3 percent on trades, with a $1.16 per share hurdle for 100-share buys and a $0.44 hurdle for 10,000-share institutional buys, prompting concerns that rising costs may push small investors from the market.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
S.E.C
L. O. Hooper
Forbes Magazine
Meet the Agnew surge in New Hampshire write-ins
Holmes Alexander profiles Spiro Agnew as the dominant write-in winner in New Hampshire, with 45 000 votes and strong conservative sentiment. The piece compares Agnew to Nixon and Ashbrook, notes Bedrock support from Peter Booras, and surveys other candidates like Brooke and Kennedy while speculating on Agnew’s broader impact.
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Washington, D.C
New Hampshire
Che Wrtein
Spiro Agnew
George ‘McGovern
McGovern
Hiberal Democrats
Agnew
Alexander
John Ashbrook
Richard Nixon
Henry Cabot Edge
Nixson
Mr. Lodge
Massachsetts
Granite State
Nixon
Syl Bridges
Senate
Lodge
Peter Booras
Keene, N.H
Mr. Booras
Massachusetts
Ed Brooke
Brooke
Ted Kenedy
Manchester Union
Ted
Ashbrook
McCloskey
Agnew (Ce
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Radical economists infiltrate universities say critics
Sensing The News argues radical economists have penetrated college faculties with left wing views and Marxist influence. It cites studies, university grants, and the Socialist Scholars Conference as part of a planned radicalization network spanning Ivy League to underground centers.
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Nashville
Tenn
Wall Street Journal
Harvard
Columbia
American University
Union For
American Economics Association
New Orleans
North Carolina
North Carolina State University
Labor Department
Alice Widener
Barron's Financial Weekly
Socialist Scholars Conference
United Front
Widener
Barron's
John M. Cammell
Lloyd Gardner
Eugene D. Genovese
Warren I. Sussman
Rutgers University
New Jersey
Helmut Gruber
Louis Menashe
Brooklyn Polytechnic
New York
Columbia University
Herbert Aptheker
Communist Party-Usa
Bryn Mawr College
America
Herbert Marcuse
University of California At
San Diego
Russell Kirk
Berkeley
Why we owe and cannot collect World War debts
Alice Widener explains why the United States cannot compel repayment of World War I debts from France Britain and Germany and analyzes postwar lend‑lease and Marshall Plan settlements. She cites 1970 figures showing large outstanding sums from France Belgium West Germany Britain Chile Brazil India and other nations while noting the dollar impact of central bank holdings and long‑term collectibility.
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New York City
Treasury
France
Belgium
England
Britain
West Germany
US Treasury
Italy
Luxembourg
Chile
Brazil
Tran
India
East
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Congress
U.S.A
Why phonics is the path to reading literacy today
A concerted push for phonics as the core method of teaching reading. The piece cites Rudolf Flesch and Mitford Mathews, reviews resources from Open Court and Lippincott, and reports on advocates like Dr. Edward Vail and Miss Rae Wolf. It notes that public schools largely cling to look say while Catholic and independent schools show mixed adoption, urging homes and boards to embrace decoding. It highlights Arizona’s three hours in decoding to certify teachers and contends phonics remains essential despite resistance.
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Rudolf Flesch
Johnny
Mitford Mathews
University ‘S Chicago Press
Reading Reform Foundation
Charles C. Walcutt
Little, Brown
Watson Washburn
West 44Th 5T
New York
Washburn
Open Court LaSalle
Tlinois and
Lippincott
Philadelphia
Open Court
Edward Vail
Integrative Learning Systems, Inc
West Chevy Chase Drive
Glendale
California
Vail
Phonics
Rae Wolf
Texas
Allacy
Arizona
State Board of Education
Raymond Rubicam
Foundaton
Arizona Board
China
the Herald
Anthony Harrigan
William F. Buckley
Chiang
Hacrigan
Nixon
Chou
Peking
Taiwan
Fidel Castro
Marshal Law
Readers Comment on Political Divide and China Policy
A reader letter criticizes both major parties for compromising civil rights and urges action to reclaim powers. The writer cites George Wallace, Patrick Henry, and references Nixon’s China visit while praising the Constitution and warning of a potential need for force if freedoms erode.
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Scott
Charles W. Laugh
Dolly
Anderton
Boris Woud
Cory
Harold
Herold
Associated Press
Associated Pros
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George Washington
George Wallace
Patrick Heney
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