Enforcement, Not New Laws, Answer To Gun Problem
James Kilpatrick argues Congress should focus on enforcement over sweeping new gun laws. He cites 1970 U S crime and handgun figures, critiques flawed confiscation and licensing ideas, and urges harsher penalties for criminals using firearms rather than broader restrictions. He notes existing 1968 laws and 1970s proposals like Saturday night specials and favors court-driven crackdowns.
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United States
Wallace
Senate
Birch Bayh
Congress
The Athens Messenger Publisher Credits
The Athens Messenger staff page lists key figures including Frederick W. Bush Charles W. Reamec and Richard R. Paynter. It notes Athens Ohio origins with 43 West Union Street as the long time office address and marks historical leadership from 1825 onward.
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the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Associated Press
D&s
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Turn-On Wilderness Experiments Boost Struggling Students
English teachers in Fairfield Connecticut use back-packing expeditions to reach low achieving students. The program addresses self esteem, discipline, and communication, helping youths handle existence and group cooperation. The effort, tied to a Teacher Challenge grant, aims to expand wilderness enrollment and share its potential with other schools.
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Fairfield
Conn
Robert H. Gillette
Patricia Clark
Gillete-Clark
New England Teacher Education Commission
Wallace assassination attempt prompts grief and debate
The Washington Wallace shooting is analyzed as a tragedy that unsettles U.S. politics and underscores the peril of political murder. It notes the assailant was captured alive, and comments on race, leadership, and the uneasy normalization of political violence.
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Wallace
America
Muskie
Florida
Evers
the Kennedys
Malcolm
King
Predicting violence and the risk of political assassinations
The piece discusses unpredictability in political murder and the imitation of spectacular crimes. It weighs whether America is becoming more violent and whether disarming madmen is possible, noting the near assassination last Monday afternoon and public worry about the nation’s direction.
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America
Wallace
China’s Leadership Struggles Slow to Stabilize under Nixon Move
The article portrays ongoing power struggles in Beijing centered on Chou En-Lai and Lin Piao. It notes downgraded May Day symbolism, stalled National People's Congress sessions, and provincial shifts. It cites Lin’s ouster, hardliners, and fears the Nixon policy toward North Vietnam as a new pretext for internal clashes.
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Washington Post
Washington
Peking
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Chou En- Lai
United States
China
Chou En-Lai
Tienanmen
National People’s Congress
Liu Shao-Chi
Mao Tse-Tung
Communist Party
Kwangtung
Liu Hsingyuan
Ting Sheng
Hou Ein-Lai
Lin Piao
Lin
Mao
Nixon
Soviet Union
Thhe United States
Chou
North Vietnam
Washington Insight on Self Expression and Political Violence
A Washington essay links a decade of unbridled self expression to political shootings including the Wallace attack. It argues ethnic pride, women’s rights, and civil rights critiques fuel public unrest, urging gun reform, restrained protest, and a civility climate to curb violence.
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Washington
George Wallace
Michael Novka
Birch Society
Wallace Movement
Women’s Liberation Movement
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Nelsonville
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Sirhan
Ray
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Kennedy
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Sirhan Sirhan
Arthur Bremer
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