Velvet glove treatment of Fifth Amendment in 1950s echoes
Russell Baker reflects on congressional inquiries and the use of the Fifth Amendment by Lt. Col. North and Vice Adm. Poindexter. He recalls the velvet glove approach of committees, cites earlier Red Hunt era figures like Witt, and notes how headlines and public opinion were shaped by repeated Fifth Amendment assertions.
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North
Congress
Messrs
Poindexter
Nathan Witt
New York
Witt
Joseph R. McCarthy
Richard Nixon
Washington
McCarthy
Editorials on Education Rights and Public Funds
A federal ruling awards over 50 thousand dollars to seven Hawkins County families who paid private tuition to avoid offensive public school books. The decision, opposed by the school board, is set for appeal as it raises issues of religious content in curricula and public funding. The piece argues for broader inclusion of beliefs and warns of a bleak future for public education. It also covers West Virginia proposing limits on public employee political contributions to bosses and clarifications of post election donations under law. The two bills aim to tighten definitions while upholding First Amendment rights and closing legal loopholes.
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Hawkins County
Tenn
U.S
Thomas G. Hull
Hull
Nat Coleman
Margaret Meade
Isaac Asimov
Hans Christian Andersen
Anne Frank
West Virginia Election Commission
Mary Ratliff
Charlie Brown
Brown
Kiwanis Endorses Teen Challenge for Bluefield Area
The Kiwanis Club of Bluefield pledges support to Teen Challenge led by Rev. James Nichols as it expands its alcohol and drug rehabilitation program in the Princeton area. The note urges land and facilities locally to house program participants and emphasizes democratic values and social concerns.
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Kiwanis Club of
Bluefield
Princeton
Teen Challenge
James Nichols
Illinois Governor Thompson Faces Urban Challenge Debate
The piece profiles Jim Thompson Illinois governor as he moves to Chicago to confront urban challenge rhetoric while steering a fiscally tight state. It notes his long tenure chief veto powers and interest in a possible national run, though he resists entering the race. It also discusses Illinois budget pressures and tax proposals framed around a potential income tax increase.
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Chicago
Jim — Oops
Big Jim — Thompson
Illinois
Thompson
Springfield
Adlai
Stevenson
LaRouchites
Mussolini
Cuomo
New York
Deukmejian
California
Jim Thompson
Manchester
N.H
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
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Russell Baker
N.Y
Kiwanis
Dave Hewson
United States
America
McDowell County
Ceck-And-Call
Iowa
Yonder River
Ioway
Bob Dole
George Will
The
Washington Post Writers Group
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