Pledge Controversy Spurs Courts and Civic Debate
The Supreme Court upholds a teacher right to silence during the Pledge in a Rochester suburb, while Ohio legislator Thomas Bell votes against routine pledges. The piece questions liberty and justice as ideals and notes ongoing conflicts over compulsory recitation and personal conscience.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Susan Russo
Rochester
Ohio
Thomas M. Bell
House
Bell
Ohio General Assembly
Utopia
Decimate shifts from one tenth loss to total destruction
The piece notes how decimate moved from a strict one tenth loss in military terms to a broader meaning of total destruction in common usage. Webster’s dictionaries reflect the change from 1934 to 1966, illustrating language evolution in a discussion of inflation eroding buying power as an example.
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Webster's International
Remythologizing Reality Explains Youth Drug Use
Dr Jean Houston of the Foundation for Mind Research links rising youth drug use to a "crisis of consciousness" and a breakdown of shared reality. She says the young turn inward to remythologize life as society becomes demythologized, fueling a push for inner renewal and social change.
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Jean Houston
Foundation For Mind Research
New York
America
Trade Empire Rises as US Cedes Leadership in Latin America
ERNEST CUNEO argues in Washington that world trade has supplanted imperialism, creating a nonprofit political frame where credit and processing know-how flow from dominant nations to subordinated ones. He cites Japan, Germany, the United States and Russia as major empires, notes US dollar weakness, foreign fish imports, Irish trade pressure, and German capital expanding in Ireland, while criticizing US relinquishment of leadership in Latin America.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Japan
Germany
Russia
U.S
United States
North Carolina
Ireland
Hitler
Kaiser
Goth
Rare pupfish fight to save Devils Hole habitat
The Nixon Administration acts to protect the Ice Age pupfish in Devils Hole Nevada amid a water pump dispute with millionaire GOP donor Francis J. Cappaert. A federal injunction halted drilling as Interior and Justice Department move to avert extinction.
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Devils Hole
Nev
Interior Department
Cappaert
Interior
Justice Depart
Justice
Rockefeller speaks up for revolution in new book
John D. Rockefeller III argues the United States must embrace the second American revolution and push for reform within the system. He cites historic optimism from his grandfather and supports civil rights, urban housing, education, and population concerns while stopping short of advocating radical overthrow.
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Ralph Nader
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