Life Span Policy Clash Over Life Support and Death Rights
The debate over removing artificial life supports from Carol Anne Quinlan pits pro life advocates against those who favor patient self determination. The philosophical core asks whether life ends by divine will or human law, with society divided on who may decide when life becomes unbearable.
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Grant Wood books spark debate on biography accuracy
University of Wisconsin professor James Dennis lauds his new Grant Wood study while criticizing the author Darrell Garwood’s 1972 biography Artist in Iowa. Garwood, former UPI and INS journalist, spent years researching Wood, including time in Iowa archives. some critics say inaccuracies exist, but Garwood’s work remains the only full biography to date.
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Powers and Veto Power Clash in Forum Letter
In a readers forum letter, Mr. Clark attacks President Ford for veto power, calling it too strong. He backs the situs picketing bill granting Meany sweeping control over workers and contractors, linking farmers and Ford in a critique of political influence.
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Views on Jesus era faith and immortality debated in letters
The letter-writers discuss how early Christianity preserved doctrine without mass media, the immortality of the soul, and possible afterlife divisions. They contrast two traditions: souls wait in Hades or await final judgment, with Tartarus for the lost, and speculate on Jesus return timing and humanity's long-term future.
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Crutches to the Editor Letter Debating Transcendental Meditation
A reader rebukes Mark R Rainbow's Oct 29 letter and condemns transcendental meditation as a false crutch. The writer asserts Jesus Christ provides true peace and rejects TM as a religion. He argues Christianity is a way of life and questions TM's truthfulness.
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Landlords Ban Dogs In Rentals For Cleanliness And Quiet
Readers react to Bette Heiden’s letter about finding housing with a dog. The editor notes sympathy for her and her chihuahua as owners decide to welcome them in new quarters while a book of home remedies is being compiled for preservation.
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Centered language issues and the has got usage
Theodore M. Bernstein discusses style questions from Judith Storman and Juliet H. Miller. Center on versus center around is examined, with center around deemed inappropriate. The piece notes got is often superfluous but common, used since Shakespeare, and more in speech than writing. Discomfit is explained as stronger than discomfort.
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Rockefeller doubts Ford as 1976 ticket shakes White House
Nelson Rockefeller’s withdrawal from the 1976 ticket signals deep doubt about Gerald Ford’s leadership and rising fear within the Ford White House. Rumsfeld and Callaway pushed to replace him as Rockefeller grew пунктedly unhappy with Ford’s New York City bailout stance and his attack on the state’s finances.
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Congress Paralyses Election Commission After Watergate Reform
The Los Angeles Times weighs Congress reaction to the post Watergate reform law. It argues lawmakers curb the Federal Election Commission by halting enforcement actions and shielding themselves. The piece likens actions to a Saturday night massacre and warns of voter reckoning.
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