Abortion rights debate pits church against lawmakers
The Supreme Court's 1973 protection of a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy faces constitutional-amendment challenges led by Roman Catholic leaders and allied groups. Bills seek to ban abortion from conception, threatening low-cost clinics and vulnerable women amid political and moral clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Roman Catholic Hierarchy
Missouri Synod
Church of Latter Day Saints
National Catholic Conference of Bishops
National Right To Life Committee
Senate
House
Lawrence Hogan
G. W. Whitehurst
James Buckley
Hogan
U.S
James Armstrong
Boston City Hospital
Sen. Buckley
Gallup
Commonweal Magazine
Robert E. Burns
Congress
National Association For Repeal of Abortion Laws
NARAL
Conservatives Unite or Collapse: Murphy's American Cause
In a column a former California senator George Murphy promotes American Cause as a conservative counter to Common Cause. The piece weighs liberal lobbying strength, notes conservative gaps, and warns Murphy must sharpen aims to avoid fracturing his base. A second letter honors Gus Aldrich, 86, of Weathersfield, praising his mountain work and hinting Katahdin as a tribute to his life.
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George Murphy
California
John Gardner
Common Cause
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Murphy
Banner
Gus Aldrich
Weathersfield
Mount Katahdin
Ascutney Trails Association
Gus
Varied Bennington News Highlights From Playgrounds To Parking
Heat waves drive more kids to the North Street playground with an average weekly attendance of 112 and total enrollment 220. Edward LeBlanc wins horseshoes while Lewis Ross takes checker title. A young woman with a pipe on Main Street stirs local talk. Fresh Air vacationists depart, and parking meter rules shift to pennies and nickels. Jean Arthur buys nearly $100 in goods after paying a nickel for parking. Harwood named district deputy grand exalted ruler of Vermont. Bennington County is declared an agricultural disaster area. 1848 sees bloomers debut at Seneca Falls women’s rights convention.
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North Street
Edward LeBlanc
Lewis Ross
Bennington
North Bennington
South Shaftsbury
New York City
Jean Arthur
Arthur
Williamstown
Mass
Harry Clark
Clark
Walton C. Harwood
B.P.O. Ellis
Vermont
Emmett T. Anderson
Chicago
Seneca Falls
N.Y
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Nixon on loyalty and the Eisenhower lesson in 1973
In a March 22 1973 reflection Nixon and John Mitchell discuss loyalty amid fears of criminal probes. He recalls Eisenhower and the Adams and fund episodes, insisting on protecting his people even at personal cost. Mitchell remains loyal, while Haldeman faces scrutiny for his silence as Mitchell testifies.
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Richard Nixon
John Mitchell
Canada
Nixon
Mr. Clean
Eisenhower
Christ
Sherman ‘Adams
Kennedy
Internal Revenue Service
Adams
H. R. Haldeman
John Mitchel
Jeb Magruder
Haldeman
Mitchell
Bob Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
White House
Messrs
Judiciary Committee
Howard Hunt
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James J. Kirkpatrick
North Adams Transcript
Washington
Gardner
National Review
Barry Goldwater
Free Society Association
Americans For Constitutional Action
American Conservative Union
ACU
Ronald Reagan
Liberty Lobby
The
John Birch Society
Herbert G. Ogden
Hartland
Bennington County
John H. DeVito
Mammoth Mart
New England
Intia
Shaffe’s Men’s Shop
Main St. Bennington
St. Peter’s
Pleasant St
William Safire
Times News Service
Catamount
Bennington Plaza
Putnam Square
Brattleboro
Manchester Center
Pownal
West Dover
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