Fortas among near great Supreme Court justices says ABA study
A panel of 85 legal scholars ranked Abe Fortas as near great in the American Bar Association Journal. The study lists twelve greats and several near greats, noting Fortas resigned under ethics cloud and that presidents must seek durable traits like integrity and temperament in picks.
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Great’ Supreme Court
Fred P. Graham
N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
Supreme Court
American Bar Association Journal
Fortas
Truman
Fred M. Vinson
Sherman
Minton
Harold Burton
Willis van Devanter
James
McReynolds
Pierce Butler
James F. Byrnes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles E. Whittaker
Eisenhower
Albert P. Blaustein
Rutgers
Roy M. Mersky
University of Texas
Look Magazine
John Marshall
Joseph Story
Roger B. Taney
John M. Harlan
Oliver Wendell
Holmes Jr
Charles Eb, Hughes
Louis D. Brandeis
Harlan F. Stone
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Hugo L. Black
Felix Frankfurter
Earl Warren
Justice Fortas
William
Thomas Johnson
Robert Trimble
Philip P. Barbour
William B. Woods
Howell E. Jackson
Blaustein
Mersky
Roosevelt
California
U.S. Thanksgiving shows growing affluence and progress
Louis Cassels notes a Census Bureau analysis finds real purchasing power up about 42 percent since 1960 after inflation. Median family income rises to near $10,000 for many. four of five households own a car. two thirds own homes. high rates of appliances. Women and non whites gain in professional and high level jobs, though racism and sexism persist.
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Louis Cassels
United Press International
U.S. Census Bureau
Congress
America
Census Bureau
TV's first 25 years analysis of growth and limits
Hollywood reports on television’s silver anniversary noting progress in racial representation and sex topics, with networks cautious, public TV reliance on federal funds, and tech leaps from live color to satellite broadcasts. FCC officials push for equal opportunity while minority hiring gains momentum. A future of localism and new formats like Table TV and home video is teased.
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United States
Hollywood
Bill Cosby
Robert Culp
Nbc-Tv
HG Menn
Peyeunes
Benjamin Hocks
FCC
Abyamal
Hooks
Dean Burch
New York
London
U.S
Table TV
Minnesota
Public
Britain
America
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