Letter to Tim Sullivan on jury duty exile
Russell Baker humorously argues over a New York County jury summons while noting his move out of state. He lampoons jurisdiction, notarization demands, and the judiciary, praising New York’s past but rejecting the out-of-state exemption process.
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Tim Sullivan
New York County Court House
Tim
Manhattan
Oyez
Supreme Court
Rio Grande
New York State
Attica
Joseph Stalin
Abortion and the Court on Information Rights
George Will argues the 1986 Supreme Court ruling against state abortion information rewrites privacy and autonomy by restricting a state from informing women about risks, alternatives, and support, tracing a shift from 1973 protections of abortion rights to a broader ban on persuasive information. The column critiques the Court’s changing stance on state interests and physician discretion in abortion matters.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Blackmun
Brennan
Marshall
Powell
Stevens
Editorial casts doubt on Judge Casey over contempt case
Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Casey refused to step aside from criminal contempt charges against five United Mine Workers pickets he had found civilly guilty. Defense attorney Crandall urged removal, filing to the state Supreme Court Chief Justice Miller, who may reject or replace the judge.
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Kanawha County
Patrick Casey
Casey
United Mine Workers
Charlie King
Elven Mullins
Audrey Drennen
Dennis Holmes
John Yost
Jackie Nutter
UMW
Pg&h Coal Co
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Grant Crandall
Crandall
State Supreme Court
Thomas Miller
Miller
Cable firm urges customers to read by turning off TV
Massachusetts based American Cablesystems plans a bold illiteracy push asking 300000 plus customers in Massachusetts New York Illinois Florida and California to turn off televisions for a few hours nightly to read. Nancy Larkin cites 46 million Americans functionally illiterate and calls for planned viewing as corporate responsibility.
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American Cablesystems
Bluefield
Beverly
Mass
Massachusetts
New York
Illinois
Florida
California
American Cablesystem
Video Review Magazine
Nancy Larkin
Fear not, girls, here are some husbands
An unsigned column cites Yale sociologists and a Harvard economist saying unmarried women over 35 face slim odds. It suggests turning to available bachelors, listing Raunch Botts age 42, with a zoo job, as an example of a man seeking a wife who will read the funny papers.
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Yale
Harvard
Knights In Shining Armor
Notable oddball profiles reveal quirky life stories
A compilation of brief, humorous sketches profiles several colorful individuals with peculiar traits and lifestyles. Each vignette notes age, habits, profession, and unusual ambitions or requests in marriage, ending with a nod to Lewis Grizzard’s syndicated byline.
Daily Telegraph invites brief public interest letters
The Daily Telegraph will publish letters on matters of public interest. Letters must be short and include signature, address and telephone number. Pen names and anonymous letters will not be published. Names will not be withheld. Letters may be edited to fit space.
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