Deceptive Tax Breaks and the Prayer Amendment
The piece argues that appearances deceive in Congress with a prayer amendment and a proposed personal exemption hike. It cites Senator Jack Miller criticizing inequities, showing that higher exemptions mainly benefit high earners while a uniform credit would be fairer, urging scrutiny of tax reductions.
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Congress
House
Senate
Towa
Jack Miller
Hawkeye State
Miller
Iowa
Afl-Cio News
United Auto Workers
Iowa Supreme Court rejects stillborn claim in fetus nonperson ruling
The court ruled a stillborn infant cannot support a wrongful death suit under current law, aligning with the nonperson status of the unborn. The decision limits homicide charges and inheritance rights for fetuses, challenging abortion opponents’ framing of abortion as murder.
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Iowa
State Supreme Court
Iowa City
The
Supreme Court
Lels
Political Patchwork Promises 1972 Presidential Year
The piece argues political divisions will worsen as 1972 approaches. It mockingly suggests blame will land on Republicans Democrats Wallaceites and splinter parties. The author cites the election year and ends with a satirical quote attributed to W. T. Sherman.
Secret report cites neglect of Indians by BIA
A six month sealed study accuses the Bureau of Indian Affairs of failing to implement Nixon's self determination policy. It warns organizational turmoil and staff distrust hurt BIA effectiveness, notes unfilled top posts, and fears job losses amid reorganization efforts.
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BIA
Department
Washington
Morton
Cardozo as Judicial Ideal in Nixon Era Appointments
Washington Star Syndicate discusses whether Benjamin Cardozo would be considered today for the Supreme Court. It surveys his views on separation of powers, trial fairness, and the balance of state versus federal authority, citing historical cases and court voting patterns.
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Supreme Court
Benjamin Cardozo
Cardozo
United States Senate
Fred Graham
New York Times
Nixon
Mr. Cardozo
Alan M. Dershowitz
Richard Revere
New Yorker
Court of Appeals
Margaret Sanger
Homer Cummings
Cummings
Hughes, Brandeis
Stone
James Jackson Kilpatrick
U.S
Arizona
Burger
Blackmun
Douglas
Brennan
Marshall
White
Harlan
Stewart
Black
Messrs
Powell
Rehnquist
Plea to Preserve Old Main at Coe College
A reader urges Coe College and its trustees to spare Old Main from demolition citing cultural heritage and the high cost of remodeling. The letter compares preservation to safeguarding artifacts and questions whether the liberal arts mission is upheld by discarding a founding building.
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Coe College
Old Main
Time Magazine
Chicago
Stock Exchange
William Shirer
U S Delegate Defends Against Racial Critics At U N
U S Representative to the United Nations Arthur A. Fletcher declares the United States abhors racial discrimination and favors open data comparisons on immigration income and minority status. He urges a dialogue among democracies with free presses and independent judiciaries and warns against lecturing from totalitarian regimes. He notes Hungarians and Negroes as examples and invites UN data sharing while urging candor over invective.
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Arthur A. Fletcher
U.S
United Nations
United States
South Africa
Soviet Union
Mally
Congress
Secretariat
Hungary
America
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Che Gedur Rapids Gazette
U.S. Supreme Court
Carl Ribiet, Jr
Penitentiary
White House
W. T. Sherman
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
By Jack Anderson
Bell-McClure Syndicate
William F. Buckley
Washington Star Syndicate
the People's Forum
U.N
U.N. Committee On
Switzerland
Canada
China
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