Reagan's call on academic freedom sparks political clash
The Oroville Mercury discusses Ronald Reagan's push for ideological balance in universities, contrasting charges of politics with the aim of fair academic freedom. It cites critics of liberal campus dominance, Johnson Clark era debates, and calls for fair hearing to allow non collectivist voices in higher education.
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San Francisco Chronicl
Charles McCabe
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Philadelphia
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Oroville Mercury
Alphabet soup grows as three FHAs appear in news
The Louisville Times notes confusion as federal agencies multiply, highlighting two FHA agencies and a Farmers Home Administration. It jokes about overlapping functions like water systems loans and farm homes, quipping the alphabet may be too large or the alphabet soup too small.
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Federal Highway Administration
Farmers Home Administration
Louisville Times
Harold Wilson abandons Lords reform after year long effort
Britain’s prime minister signals drop of constitutional reform as factions resist changes to the House of Lords. The piece notes deep roots of tradition and cites scattered comments from congressmen and press humor about ambitious plans like an SST, reflecting a tense reform climate and broader political chatter.
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Britain
Harold Wilson
House of Lords
Jurors Deserving Praise for Sirhan Sirhan Verdict
Washington opinion piece lauds jurors who imposed the death penalty on Sirhan Sirhan. It credits their courage and public duty, calls for thanks from citizens, and urges accountability of leadership while defending the capitalist justice system. The text reflects on trial obstacles and the broader meaning of civic responsibility.
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Washington, D.C
Sirftan Sirhan
Sir Han
Sirhan
Scientific Miracles Risk Our Health and Morals
Russell Kirk argues that American faith in scientific miracles like water fluoridation and birth control pills risks serious harm. He cites clotting deaths, potential uterine cancer from pills, and thalidomide tragedies, urging strict medical prescription and caution against untested cures.
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Denmark
Paul VI
National Cancer Institute
Food and Drug Administration
Don Maclean on Computer Driven Press Releases
The writer warns that automated press releases could reshape government communication. He imagines routine texts becoming fully standardized and followed by automated corrections, potentially creating new roles in editing computerized releases rather than eliminating human staff.
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Census Bureau
Napoleon’s illnesses and death traced through history
Henry J. Taylor recounts Napoleon Bonaparte’s decline from continuous illness after 1809, noting wounds, a failing pituitary gland, obesity, and emotional lethargy. It highlights key events: codes and treaties of 1801–1802, the 1812 Russian campaign, Ney’s sacrifice, Waterloo, and Napoleon’s death from stomach cancer aboard St Helena in 1821, with burial details and posthumous notes.
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Luneville
Austria
Spain
Turkey
Russia
Holland
Prussia
Moscow
Michel Ney
Ney
Waterloo
St. Helena
Maclean’s Microscoops on Desert Territory and Israel
A brief note cites Arabs seeking desert lands with the aim that Israel would teach Shete farming methods. The fragment hints at regional land hopes and agricultural instruction amid geopolitical tensions.
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Israel
Shete
On This Day In History Snapshot
On this day in history Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on Saint Helena in 1821. In 1925 John T. Scopes was arrested in Dayton Tennessee for teaching evolution. In 1955 West Germany became a sovereign state. Last year Houston surgeons performed a heart and kidney transplant from a donor of one dollar. A thought for the day by Greek poet Pindar.
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Helena
Dpher Scopes
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