Advice for King Juan Carlos on Spain’s future path
Opinion notes mixed advice for Spain’s new monarch as he navigates a post Franco transition. Don Juan urges multiparty democracy while the United States counsels caution. Basque terrorists threaten a mayor, underscoring Spain’s fragile move to freedom. King Juan Carlos begins a delicate transition with six years of preparation behind him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Carlos I
Spain
Madrid
Don Juan
Francisco Franco
United States
Portugal
Juan Carlos
FDA rules on chips from dried potatoes split over label wording
The FDA ruled that reconstituted potato products must label as potato chips made from dried potatoes with type at least half the size of the term potato chips. The decision followed industry disputes over naming and product integrity.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Blood labeling law saves lives in Illinois and beyond
Paul Harvey argues blood transfusion safety hinges on labeling purchases. He cites Illinois 1972 labeling, reducing post transfusion hepatitis by about 80 percent, and urges a national all voluntary blood program amid regulatory pushback. He notes Stanford and California efforts and VA studies supporting Illinois results.
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Paul Harvey
Illinois
University of Chicago
J. Garrett Allen
State of Illinois
Allen
Stanford University
California
Washington, D.C
American Blood Commission
Nationa
Letters To The Journal Warn Of Unrest And NATO Threats
In a letter, John Richard Page urges morale boosting and criticizes media for focusing on U S and NATO woes while ignoring worse conditions in communist nations. He warns of Nazi trained minds possibly using the fuse of unrest to trigger an attack on the United States and NATO, stressing economic and military readiness.
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Free World
United States
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Washingtons Law and Order Scorecard in Nixon Era
The Nixon era touted law and order while federal anti crime funds failed to cut crime in eight target cities from 1972 to 1974. FBI data show total crime rose 43 percent. homicide and related crimes fared worse in most cities despite millions spent on helicopters lighting and desk jobs. Newark and Dallas saw small gains while others ballooned. Spiro Agnew faced muzzling amid discussions of his downfall and a Colson book detailing White House influence.
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Jack Anderson
Ith
Les Whitten
Washington
Richard Kleindienst
Bo Goldwater
John Mitchell
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Mitchell
Kleindienst
Nixon
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
FBI
Dallas
Newark
SEAA
Atlanta
Baltimore
Cleveland
Denver
Blackmun and the Pentagon Papers a warning for the press
In his dissent on the Pentagon Papers case Justice Blackmun warned that publication could cause great harm to the nation. He argued courts might decide what information may be restrained, potentially allowing prior restraints undermining First Amendment protections, a view Brennan and Stewart rejected in 1971.
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Tom Wicker
New York
Harry A. Blackmun
Jackman
Pentagon
Blackmun
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Congress
William J. Brennan Jr
Pentagon Papers
Brennan
Potter Stewart
Stewart
New York Times
Obituary and staff credits for Foster and Whitehouse era
Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 and Alta W. Foster listed alongside B. F. C. Whitehouse 1891 1971 and 1889 1972. W. Paul Casavant serves as Publisher with Charles C. Sutton as Managing Editor. Gladys M. Whitehouse is noted as President and Treasurer.
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Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
The Will Report Lawyers as Priests
George F. Will argues that growth in legal complexity has eroded trust in lawyers and expanded government. He notes that Carter’s non-lawyer status highlights public resentment toward a profession seen as a costly, opaque elite shaping a sprawling state. The piece cites de Tocqueville on legal power and contrasts 1830s democracy with today’s omnipresent government and tax complexity.
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George F. Will
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
de Tocqueville
America
Dean
Mitchell
Nixon
United States
Hierophants
Egypt
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Reagan
The
Washington Post Co
Wry quotes on aging and patriotism surface in papers
A collage of snappy lines from papers notes aging, money, and national pride. Vancouver Sun jokes about aging bankers and perfunctory payoffs while U S News and World Sport cites a small town Texas banker. The Landing, Kansas City, Missouri offers a quip about bifocals and head held high.
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Aes
U.S. News & World Sport
Optimist Bulletin
the Landing
Kansas City
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Paul Harvey News
John Richard Page
Portland
Ore
St. Louis
Bob Owens
Charles Colson
Colson
Capitol Hill
White House
Lurie
O.K
Manuela
Blackmun Vs
the Press
Diddeford -Saco Journal
Jack Wasserman
Vancouver Sun
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