Desperate Hours and the Privacy Right Revisited
In a 1966 Supreme Court appearance Nixon argued for the right to privacy in the Hills v Life case over The Desperate Hours, a landmark clash of press freedom and individual privacy. The piece reflects on Nixon's critique, later tensions in Watergate, and calls for a renewed public balance between intrusion and civil liberties with a presidential push for privacy reforms.
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Ashington
States Supreme Court
Ricehard Nixon
Hit Family
Life Magazine
Hills
Time, Inc
Supreme Court
Louis Brandeis
Samuel
Leonard Garment
Nixon
Brandeis
Abraham
Lincoln
National Security Council
Sihanouk
Congress
White House
Credit-Bureau
New York ‘Times Service
Attack on Press Continues Old Egg Sallies New Smile
Washington columnist Jack Anderson reports on April 30 remarks by President Nixon urging "hell" for the press while the Justice Department indicts Boston Globe reporter Oliver Oliphant for alleged conspiracy tied to a Wounded Knee mercy mission. FBI errors, grand jury actions, and internal admin dissent frame a broader drive against reporters as Oliphant faces possible prison time amid questions of criminal intent and press freedom.
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Washington
Nixon
Justice Department
Boston Glode
Fom Oliphant
Wounded Knee
S.C
Payliament
Herb Klein
Oliphant
U.S
Inian
Boston Globe
White House
FBI
Boston
IBS
Indiet
Rainings
Les Whitten
Whitten
Anther
Word quirks and misuses in modern English lore
Theodore M. Bernstein surveys amusing phrase pitfalls and word choices. He cites examples where placement changes meaning such as door bell incident and a misread pajamas. He discusses viable versus prosecutable and foreign terms like axel and elef.
Open Pit Barbecue Sauce Wins Chef’s Endorsement
Edgar Herrmann, a Chicago hotel supervisor, says he stopped making his own sauce and uses Open Pit for years. He praises its consistent outdoor flavor and notes customers love it saying Open Pit is number one. The ad touts Open Pit’s distinct taste and outdoor image.
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Edgar Herrmann
Chicago
Elgar Herrmann
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Allinylan
Panty
Nyles
Why Cure
Costalicurs
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