Justice in America Reacts to Angela Davis Acquittal
An opinion column questions fairness of U S justice reflecting on Angela Davis acquittal in Marin County. It cites Yale president Brewster Ohio Justice Brown and a changed tone after a nonwhite jury acquitted Davis. The piece condemns simplistic judgments and urges measured critique of the system.
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Republicans Push Realistic Platform Amid DFL Rift
The GOP platform committee backs ending the Vietnam conflict, no fault insurance, smaller legislature, and decriminalizing drug and alcohol misuse with medical treatment instead of jail. It avoids liberal DFL planks on marijuana cannabis gay marriage abortion and amnesty, signaling a GOP favored by cautious candidates while risking a rift within the Democratic Party and possible voter backlash.
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Father's Day Proclaimed as National Day of Honor
The text describes fatherhood as near life’s heart and a divine gift, praising the heritage of fathers. It notes a long standing American tradition of a special Father’s Day and cites a 1972 joint congressional resolution making the observance legally significant. It urges renewal of gratitude to fathers each year.
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First Kindergarten Opens in Wisconsin in 1856
The first American kindergarten began in Watertown Wisconsin in 1856 led by Mrs Margarethe Meyer Schurz. She introduced Froebel teaching methods after moving from England and teaching in German for her initial pupils. Her family and neighbors children formed the early class.
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Wisconsin
Watertown
Margarethe Meyer Schurz
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago in Austin Licensing
A look back at Austin's 30 year ago scene shows 400 business and personal licenses due for renewal with applications due to City Recorder John Weiland before the upcoming City Council meeting. Licenses expire July 17, prompting renewals for various trades and activities.
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Ash Street
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Slander in Sports and Business Court Warnings
An American Bar Assn. feature by Will Bernard examines defamation law through cases where words like crook cheat or fraud collide with trust roles. It contrasts bluster cases at golf courses and clubs with a business conference remark judged as defamatory against a rival jeweller and a club president whose office carries trust and honor.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Lions raise over six thousand for Rapid City at Minnesota convention
At the Lions Club convention in Minneapolis the Rapid City disaster relief fundraiser surged with contributions from district leaders and clubs. Paul Giel donated his speaking fee to the Rapid City Lions, and entertainment groups gave half their fee as donors sent cash and checks totaling over six thousand dollars.
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Today in History June 17 1972 highlights
On this date in history multiple events are noted including Drake landing on the California coast in 1579, John Wesley's birth in 1703, the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, and wartime actions in 1940 1942. Other marks include China announcing a hydrogen bomb in 1967 and political moves in 1968 1972.
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New York
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Middle East
Israel
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Japan
Okinawa
Quick Quiz Answers From A Local Page
A set of trivia questions and answers covering topics from British politics to world geography. Notable items include William Pitt as prime minister at age two in 1783, Australia as a country and continent, thrips feeding on plants, the Texas Rangers as the oldest state police force, the diamond as the hardest substance, and limited aquatic life in Great Salt Lake.
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Library a la carte and reader's advisory picks
A local Austin library feature highlights a display of hand carved figures and a Readers Miscellany section. It lists books on tie-dyeing East Africa animals, a vasectomy manual, Angell on baseball, fiction titles Dark Horse and A Special Providence, The Encounter, and non fiction works on child help Attica letters and China.
Questions and Answers on Social Security in Austin Office
Series of Q and A on Social Security prepared in Austin Texas covers retirement wage effects name changes student reports and employer responsibilities. It notes automatic increases from additional earnings, name-change forms from Baltimore, annual student income rules, and employer deduction duties with penalties for late wage reports. Ordinary brooms play an important part in the sport of curl
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