Supreme Court to Hear Amish Education Case
Editorial urges protection of Amish religious freedom as the US Supreme Court agrees to hear a Wisconsin case on compulsory schooling. It highlights New Glarus officials’ actions, state aid motives, and the Amish community’s alleged low crime and welfare involvement, concluding with a call to defend constitutional religious liberty.
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Firther
United Ies Supreme Court
Wisconsin
U.S
Wisconsin Supreme Court
E. Harold Hallows
New Glarus
Wis
Nathan Heffernan
US. Supreme Court
The
United
Moscow Telephone Service Called Unreliable
A Soviet newspaper in Moscow conducted a survey on the city phone system to test claims of poor service. Findings show misrouted calls and off the hook lines at the main hotel information desk, with operators arguing over shifts and two people handling three phones.
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Moscow
Fat Folks and the Mermaid Ballad in Quirky Verse Echoes
A fragmentary verse piece blends 13th and 16th century language with modern humor. It juxtaposes overweight themes with nautical and romantic imagery and ends with an old American quip about thinking versus dying. The text references a mermaid named Ye Mermayde and sailors, using playful moral tones.
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Aidenn
Saylor
John Stennis Shines in Mansfield Amendment Debate
In a tense Senate clash over the Mansfield Amendment, John Stennis delivers a masterful defense of executive authority and NATO unity. He counters calls to ease troop pullback while praising top Senators and urging restraint before a pivotal vote.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Goethe
Ike Muskie
Kenedy
Hartke
Therik
Europe
Atlantic
Alice
NATO
Canada
Tro
Moscow
de Gaulle
France
Alliance
Supreme Headquarters
West
David Burchina
Brezhnev
Toy
Vitor John Stennis
Armed Services
South Oratory
Sennis
Mississppi
Webster
Clay
Calhoun
Mansfield
Symington
Ribicol
John’ Stennis
McNaught Syndicate
Uncle Sam must stop playing patsy for parasites
Paul Harvey argues the United States has spent billions abroad since World War II and must reduce foreign subsidies. He cites Nixon's doctrine, troop withdrawals from Asia, and unbalanced budgets as signs the US should focus on domestic needs and cut aid. He urges Americans to tighten fiscal policy and emphasize home production.
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Sam
Nixon
Vietnam
South Korea
Japan
Thailand
Philippines
Okinawa
Une Sam
Patsy
Washington
Uncle Sam
Malone
Hi Global
Thank Jess
Tome
Gen
Fea. Corp
Burchett and a Party for Communist Ties Across Worlds
A dispatch from Paris by Wilfred Burchett alleges a Chinese faction tried to purge Lin Piao and seize China with Mao as figurehead, with an American link Sid ney Rittenberg reportedly missing since 1968. The piece questions Burchett's loyalties, cites past payments by Chinese and Vietnamese parties, and notes a 1960s birthday fund raiser involving Spock, Davis, and Seeger among other notable leftists showing sympathy for Communist causes.
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Wilfred Burchett
Wilfred Bureveit
Paris
Bureau
Lin Piso
China
Teaong
Mao Tseung
Sidney Rittenberg
New York Times
Burchett
George Karlin
KCB
Senate
Peter Burchett
Vietnam
Vietnam Communst Party
Lo Chinp
Seni Iy
Vilae Smese Communisty Party
Moscow
Karlin
National Guardian
Ole Cally
Motey
Soviet Communist Party
Karin
Burtett
KGB
Ion Tatte
Burchet
Benjamin Spock
Ossie Davis
Pete Seeger
Noam Doomsky
Rennie Davis
Dave Dele
Commun
Atl
Communist Secret Police
Telephone Crisis of the Working Mom
A Field Enterprises piece from 1971 portrays the Telephone Crisis faced by working mothers as calls from children disrupt conferences and work. The author mixes humor and candid anecdotes to show daily battles over phone time, household tasks, and parental authority.
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Rick
Debbie
Wesley
White House
Field Enterprises, Inc
Emperor of Pachydermia leads circus parade through Lincoln Tunnel
Alice Widener recalls a Madison Square Garden visit and a New Jersey to New York circus move. The Emperor of Pachydermia, Gabel Williams, captivates as eighteen elephants parade single file through the white tiled, fluorescent tunnel. A young girl in the crowd begs a wave from the performers, and the emperor responds, greeting the child as the parade advances.
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New York City
Barnumley Ringling Bros
Lincoln Tunnel
Hudson River
New Jersey
New York
Gabel Williams
Madison Square Garden
Les
Eli Ke
Lel
Gebeh Wiliams
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