Independence Day and the Monday Holiday Debate
The author argues July 4 should not be treated as a fixed Monday holiday. They note Independence Day falls midweek several decades and discuss historical signings and deaths tied to July 4 1826 and 1831 1872 1926. The piece toys with weekend alignments and celebratory mystique.
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Congress
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Monroe
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Jefferson
Monroe
Yoa
Cal
Privacy rights and political conventions under scrutiny
The piece discusses privacy threats from government and corporate data use, urging careful controls and rights protection. It cites Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr and his views on secure inquiry processes, responsible investigators, and limits on state power. It criticizes resort cities for conventions and argues for a compact venue focused on selecting leaders.
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Miami Beach
Atlantic City
Freedom and responsibility in a nation of rights
Kilpatrick argues the Declaration’s pursuit of happiness defines freedom as life and liberty with duties. He cautions public welfare rights misread as entitlements, urges acceptance of consequences, and stresses free press must bear risks and trials while upholding constitutional limits.
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Ashington
Supreme Court
Jefferson
Republic
New York Times
Burke
the Times
Otto Otepka
Joe McCarthy
Open Election War End Proposal By Thieu
Roscoe Drummond argues Saigon should unilaterally turn the 1971 national elections into a model of Thieu’s offer to the National Liberation Front. An international supervised vote with NLF participation could boost legitimacy, peace prospects, and South Vietnam’s survival, while risking rejection by Hanoi and Viet Cong. Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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Ashington
South Vietnam
Saigon
Nixon
United States
Thieu
National Liberation Front
Hanoi
NLF
Paris
Cambodia
Laos
Viet Cong
Vietnam
Burger Court Seeks Splendor and Budget Battles
Washington notes depict Chief Justice Warren Burger as more court prince than jurist as he expands official space and presses for a bigger budget. Report cites entreaties for entertainment funds and car rentals, while critics question vision amid landmark press freedom cases and procedural priorities.
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Ashington
Warren Burger
Supreme Court
King Arthur's Court
Burger
Burger Court
Congress
House
Potter Stewart
Byron
Stewart
Rooney
Washington Post
New York Times
William Glendon
Post
Pentagon
Glendon
Equity
Times-Post
Decline of 1971 Women Executives Cited in Roster
Carl Riblet Jr notes an 18 percent drop in the 1971 roster of women executives in industry and commerce citing marriage birth and domestic pressures as factors. The piece echoes proverb and aphorism reflections on gender roles and societal change.
Critics and faith in athletics stir campus debate
A reader challenges Supreme Court remarks on religion in federally funded gymnasiums and argues that religious influence persists in parochial colleges. The letter reflects on critics, personal resolve, and references to Jesus, Lincoln, King, the Kennedys, and Billy Graham.
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Burger
Kennedy
United States
U.S
Jesus
Abe Lincoln
Martin Luther King
Kennedy Brothers
Billy Graham
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Freedom and Security
Sam J. Ervin, Jr
North Carolina
Mr. Ellsberg
By James J. Kilpatrick
United Presbyterian Church
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Portuguese Africa
Commission On Ecumenical Missions
Southern
Africa
Presbyterian Church
Gulf
Atlanta
Presbyterian
Angela Davis
Agostinho Neto
Amilcar Cabral
Miss Davis
David Nolan
Martin Levy
Neto
Barbara Barnes
Nancy Freehafer
Cabral
Richard Leonard
William Waterman, Jr
Washington Star Syndicate
Wray
Roscoe Drummond
National Assembly
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
By Jack Anderson
White
Brooklyn
John Rooney
Bell-McClure Syndicate
Chief Justice Burger
By Carl Riblet, Jr
Dictionary of Opinions
the People's Forum
Religions
God
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