Justice and Calley verdict spar over law and justice
James Kilpatrick reviews debates with Kunstler and Mankiewicz on the Calley verdict. He argues law protected Calley but justice in abstract terms is flawed, noting My Lai and Hiroshima, and asserts Calley must be punished under military law.
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William Kunstler
Oklahoma
Frank Mankiewicz
Tennessee
Calley
Kunstler
Chicago Seven
New Left
My Lai
Hiroshima
Nuremberg
Eichmann
Cologne
Berlin
Nagasaki
Vietnam
Louisiana can disinherit illegitimate child ruling upheld
The Supreme Court upheld Louisiana’s right to establish protect and strengthen family life by disinheriting an illegitimate child whom the father acknowledged but did not legitimize. A minority dissent argued the decision rests on discredited moral prejudices.
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Supreme Court
Louisiana
Underwithholding plague hits millions this April
An Internal Revenue spokesman warns that many Americans will owe additional tax this April due to the 1969 Tax Reform Act. Misaligned withholding rates with tax rates, and a single low income allowance, cause underwithholding for some and overburden for others. The IRS urges workers to adjust by reducing exemptions or increasing withholding to avoid next year's shortfall.
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Internal Revenue
America
Congress
IRS
Clergymen Question Leaving Religious Life In National Survey
Nationwide survey of 2,517 clergymen finds about 40 percent of under 40 Protestant and Catholic leaders and 60 percent of young Jewish pastors seriously consider quitting. Financial strain and religious role confusion cited. many cite marriage as a motive among Catholic priests.
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Princeton
N. J
Virginia
Ohio
Illinois
America
U. S
Clergymen weigh reasons for leaving religious life
The survey lists top motives among ministers across faiths for considering leaving. Key factors include inability to communicate with people, insufficient wages, lack of congregation devotion, irrelevance of the church, and unclear expectations. Catholic priests also cite marriage, rules, and congregational interest.
Letters to Editor Support for Athens County Children's Services
A reader argues for a foster and adoption emphasis to reduce need for a new Children's Home. Friends of Children's Services notes 150+ member base and 25 foster homes in Athens County, with about 30 adoptions in 1970. The piece supports the county commissioners site and urges constructive civic involvement ahead of a sensitive meeting on April 12 at the Electric Co.
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Athens County
Philip Lavelle
the Messenger
Friends of Children’s Services
Ohio
Lavelle
E. State Street
Children’s Services Board
the Electric Co
S. May
The Messenger Publishing Co Advertising Rates
Daily newspaper notice lists delivery and mailing rates for Athens Ohio. It notes Associated Press affiliation, weekly and yearly prices by carrier and mail both in Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere. Also states post office second class matter status and mailing address.
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Associated Press
D&s
D&s Aeceasiaataatee
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Nixon faces hard choice on Vietnam troop withdrawals
Washington Insight examines President Nixon's dilemma as the Laos operation strains public support and Saigon morale. It argues delaying a decisive withdrawal risks stronger Communist pressure and more unfavorable conditions, with the president balancing political risk against strategic aims.
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Washington
Joseph Kraft Nixon
Nixon
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Hanoi
Gallup
Saigon
Creighton Abrams
Laos
Lery
Danang
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
United States
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Chattanooga
Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Ke
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
United Press
C. E. Stailey
Andrei Gromyko
United Nations Security Council
C. B. Nye
C. D. Shafer
Gallup Poll
Small Society
Stock Exchange
Brickman
Children’s Home
the Athens Messenger
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