The intellectual and the sports fan in American culture
A 1976 critique by James R. McConnell on the divide between thinkers and athletes. It discusses Michael Novak and Dan Wakefield arguing that sports can resemble religion, while questioning if intellectuals can fully honor sports without losing critical perspective. It highlights the tension between liking and admiring.
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Carter Echoes Southern Political Style in national race
The piece traces Gene Kneece’s door to door campaign tactic for school superintendent in a small South Carolina town and links it to Jimmy Carter. It argues the South’s persistent personal politics resists issue discussion, shaping national attitudes amid energy, détente, and Watergate concerns. New York Times News Service.
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Privacy and Court Process in Virginia Homosexuality Case
A Harvard Law scholar criticizes the Supreme Court for issuing a summary decision in the Virginia crime case on homosexual conduct. The piece traces privacy rulings from Connектicut to abortion, noting conflicts between personal privacy and state interests, and questions the Court’s reasoning versus outcomes.
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Court of nine weighs privacy in Virginia case dissenting views
The piece questions how Justice Blackmun dismissed privacy in the abortion ruling while Brennan Marshall and Stevens dissenters urged full hearing. It notes Powell's stance, speculates on Court motives, and criticizes the Virginia decision as undermining trust in judicial process and constitutional protections.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars box to stage 30 round show at Armory
The Veterans of Foreign Wars extend their fight program with a 30 round boxing spectacle at the Armory featuring two eight round main bouts and supporting rounds of six four round fights to entertain the public with strong matches. Joe Bokina of Bennington becomes a Washington Senator pitcher after a seven player cut at Chattanooga and recovering from double pneumonia and a knee gash. Five thousand Texas workers pause for a minute as Texas honors Vermont veterans who fought for Texas freedom, naming Moses Laphan Willard Chamberlain Ellis Benson Judge Royal T Wheeler Ira Ingram and Seth Ingram.
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