Open Court Principle Guarded by Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court ended Judge Osmundson’s order withholding the Linn county murder trial jury list. The decision defended open court rights and warned that sealing jury selection details risks eroding public access and open justice, asserting trials must remain observable to the people and that sequestering or closing elements could set dangerous precedents.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Robert Osmundson
Linn County
Iowa
Supreme Court
Rock Hudson to star in John Brown's Body at Paramount
A June six and seven presentation of Stephen Vincent Benet's John Brown's Body at the Paramount theater features Rock Hudson opposite Piper Laurie. The piece touts Hudson's enduring career and stage presence despite a pop culture image, promising a strong performance in a cerebral dramatic work.
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Stephen Vincent Benet
John Brown
Paramount Theater
Rock Hudson
Hudson
Piper Laurie
Universal
Derrick
Farnsworth
The
Paramount
Ford vs Carter in bitter nomination drive analysis
William Buckley examines why conservatives push Gerald Ford for the 1976 nomination. He traces Ford’s rise from vice president to president, argues his lack of visionary leadership, and contrasts him with Ronald Reagan. Buckley contends Ford’s appeal is inertia rather than achievement and urges a retreat to allow a stronger successor.
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Gerald Ford
Congress
Ford
United States
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Richard Nixon
Melvin Laird
Nixon
John Connally
New Hampshire
Oregon
Michigan
Mr. Ford
Reagan
Florida
Illinois
Washington
Ford Michigan crossovers temper Ford's home-state hopes
In Clinton Township precinct 10 Michigan a Cambridge Survey Research poll shows Ford leading 3 to 2 over Reagan among Republicans, while Democratic crossover interest favors Reagan two to one. Voters question Ford's vigor and the piece notes Carter's policy outline but finds substance lacking, describing the Detroit area view as favoring cautious continuity with a side dish of grits.
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MT. Clemens
Mich
Detroit
Gerald R. Ford
Ronnald Reagan
Clinton Township
Ford
Patrick Caddell
Cambridge
White House
Reagan
Michigan
Jerry Ford
Hollywood
Word play and teaching notes reveal language quirks
Theodore M. Bernstein comments on a misread National Tattler headline Keep Anecdote for Poisonings Close at Hand and explains word origins. He recalls a teacher of the year remark on teaching children and notes the distinction between anecdote and antidote. New York Times Syndicate
Budgeting battle over alley paving debate in city forum
The Gazette reports a plan to pave a one block alley between Fourth and Fifth avenues raising a $12,000 city share amid a $10,057 overrun. Renters and owners clash over who pays higher taxes and potential rent increases while advocates for gun control quote a prison inmate arguing laws fail to curb crime and may spur violence.
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Fifteenth
Sixteenth Street
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Cedar Hill
Noadridge
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William Simon
Arthur Burns
Alan Greenspan
Lican
China
Angola
Rhodesia
Washington Star Syndicate
By James J. Kilpatrick
Dixie
Jimmy Carter
James J. Kilpatrick
Rowlh and Evans
Robert Novak
Precinct 10
Motor City
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Rekan
Fengan
Theodore M. Bernstein
Helen S. Sharpe
Albany
N.Y
National Tattler
Johns Hopkins University
New York Times Syndicate
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Buddy
Howerd Hughes
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